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The Silence of the Dogs continues..... The goat people quite possibly heard my hilltop rant (mentioned in earlier post), as the dogs seem to have greatly reduced their bark-a-thon sessions. Wonderful!! Also, absolutely NO barn boom box since I vented from our hill! It's been a huge improvement, go f...

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Josette, it's quite possible you suffered a mild concussion, so consider having someone at the barn (or around) when you do the wraps. Yes, it's a pain but let someone know the situation so you can have some backup monitoring. Also, important to keep a check on how you are feeling over the next day ...

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I like hearing all the perspectives on this type of situation. In our 'neck of the woods', one gets so used to hearing the local colloquialisms that it doesn't always stand out as unusual or disrespectful. For instance, a man might say, "that ol' boy ran like heck from that bull....". 'Ol ...

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Mom lives in Pasadena and according to her report, got 12" of rain. Not sure over how many days ;) . Her house must be covered by an invisible umbrella--she was high and dry during Harvey, too. Hoping to avoid any more tropical systems in her vicinity until after she is securely relocated out t...

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Yes, Piedmont, there's no point in having a LGD who doesn't know their job unless one wants a pure pet. We are on 173 acres, our house being exactly in the center, and are the largest acreage on our dead-end road. Yet the distances between houses seem so close due to property lines and hilly terrain...

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Thanks for the stories; it's no surprise to me that so many of ya'll have had these horrible experiences with dingdongs. I'll check but I seriously doubt there are noise ordinances in our county. We're in rural central Texas, with a STRONG agrarian cultural overlay and history in a state which tends...

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Our pleasant rural way of life became drastically, terribly altered one year ago when our neighbor sold her 11 acre parcel to some people from the City. Our property surrounds theirs on 3 sides. Their house and huge metal barn sit at the top of a hill, with my barn on top of the next hill over. Thes...

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The one time I used USRider in the 11 years I've had their coverage was a good experience for me. So far, no other emergencies, knock wood. I'm down to, maybe 3 or 4 trailer rides per year with my senior retiree. Could you switch to some type of coverage under another existing policy? Auto? Homeowne...

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Quality wool skirts....those you don't find anymore! For donations, women's shelters (or their related thrift stores) often need business attire for their clients to wear to job interviews as the clients try to re-start their lives and join the workforce.

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Great dress! There was a white/black storefront close to where I used to live in Dallas. Always on my 'stop in and take a look' list.

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I'll take the Ariat paddocks! (See your FC thread....)

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I'm a size 6 foot and will take the Ariat paddock boots

Also, what size is the purple Dover cotton sheet? 100% cotton or cotton/poly? Is it a turnout sheet or stable sheet? Can you describe features in more detail please? You can PM me if needed. Thanks.

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Love all the dress possibilities, esp. goneriding's 'Chelsea' style, as I tend to conceal upper arms these days. To be sure, I 'got' muscle under there, but it must visually compete with some skin and body tissue which refuses to remain young. Ah, youth...

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I agree that perhaps having someone else handle Miss A for the next visit might take "owner input" out of the equation--not unlike, the vet techs who could always successfully clip our dog's nails, yet we could not ;( Having said that, horses can be so used to THEIR routine and expectation...

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Thanks for the refresher course; important information to know, especially with these oldsters like mine.

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Thanks, WMW for the nite lite link--looks pretty cool. I like the idea! Although, I'm thinking that with 6 cats roaming the house, the lights would be going off and on like a marquis on the Las Vegas strip

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Thanks for input on "aging and flooring" concerns. I'm almost more concerned about her 'muscle memory' and what happens when she wakes up in the middle of the night and tries to navigate a new home layout before realizing everything is different. Mom is pretty spry for her age, still drivi...

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OK, lucky (or dumb) here, I've never seen a case of cellulitis, at least that I've recognized. I'd appreciate a brief tutorial, if anyone is willing. My oldster (just turned 28!), has had the occasional stocking up, especially if he has to stay overnight in his stall due to bad weather, but I've alw...

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Mom had a meltdown after reading the rigid-core vinyl plank manufacturer's 'care and maintenance' info. She misinterpreted it to mean the floors could not be vacuumed (?!). Declared that she cannot have this type of flooring and was ready to abort the entire relo mission. I calmly related my convers...

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Beautiful! Reminds me of a Texas indigo snake.

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Over the years I've had to modify my gelding's vaccine protocol. As a youngster he could handle a 3-way (or more) shot each spring with no adverse reactions. After he started having a variety of reactions to the shots, I pared down the number of vaccinations he gets, based on his exposure potential ...

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Fifty years ago today I was 9 years old, sitting in front of the TV with my family, watching the broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Dad had one of those old reel-to-reel tape recorders going to record the sound. He was a computer technician at NASA; started with them before they even had the M...

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Thanks for all the input. We meet with a general contractor (female) this coming week to go over the 3 things we'd like to have done to the house. We'll factor her input in to our threshold for destruction :) Based on what I've read, I'm pretty sure the closet and room doors could all be undercut a ...

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Mom isn't too worried about the threshold height changes between flooring material, since her current home has some. And I know the doors would need undercutting but that pales in comparison to the chaos/dust of busting up/removing all the tile. The two guest bedrooms (+/- 10' x 12') are currently c...

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My 87 y.o. mom has finally come around to the idea of relocating (5 hour drive) to be closer to us. We're under contract for a house for her now and she told DH, "...I'm going to start a new life!". We'd been chipping away at this with her since Dad passed away in 2014. Fingers and toes cr...

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Who has done this successfully? We're under contract on a house for my 87 y.o. mom; she has finally consented to leave her house of 50+ years to move 250 miles to be near us (that would be another thread ;) ). House is circa 1993, standard ranch-style, very nice little 'hood, 3 br/2 bath, single sto...

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Jingles for a benign pathology report. Did your doc feel this was skin cancer? Two years ago, DH had a tiny black dot removed from the back of his neck which came back desmoplastic (?sp) melanoma. Dermatologist went back and did more resection. So DH is now a 'statistic'. His melanoma might recur, b...

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DH and I bought our first house in 1993. Realtor took us to a classic "Leave it to Beaver" style, red brick, white trim, dormer windows, two story, majestic live oak trees in the front yard. The interior was a 1973 time warp with sculptured mustard yellow carpet, lime green kid's bedroom u...

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Use a damp hand towel and a tiny bit of MicroTek shampoo for entire face. Rinse the towel and go back over her face a few times with a few more towel rinses. Follow up with MicroTek anti-skank spray--put this on a small puck sponge and wipe specific scurf areas and leave to dry. Best to do after rid...

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Last week my oldster saw the eye vet again (6 mos. since his first visit and biopsy). Vet did another excision --I guess this is the correct term--because the bleb in question seemed to have re-formed. I feel the vet got more material removed this time around compared to the initial biopsy; followed...

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When I retired my gelding several years ago, he quickly developed anhydrosis. He'd always been a good sweater when in work. Beer didn't help; nothing did, really. Over the years he's gone back and forth from sweating in the "usual" places at the "usual" times, to waiting for an h...

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Josette I feel your pain (see description of my oldster's reactions up at the top). In my experience, the rabies vaccs are the toughest on horses. If you didn't start pre-medicating pony with banamine a few days before this vaccination, I'd suggest that protocol for the next shot he's scheduled to g...

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During an awesome trip to Sedona last week it became apparent that our dependable, years-of-world traveling, excellent condition LLBean pullmans might not be up to the job anymore. The little wheels on DH's piece began to come apart in the Flagstaff airport :D And we were likely the only folks still...

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Our strictly indoor cats get rabies annually, given by vet, although this year we're delaying a few months till house guests and trips are all done. One of our vets implied that if someone gets bitten/scratched by one of our cats (unlikely but possible), we'd be in a better position from a liability...

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If you fly into El Paso, you'll find lots of outdoor activity right here in the great state of Texas :) Guadalupe Mountains National Park https://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm Hueco Tanks State Park (rock climbing/ hiking) https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/hueco-tanks Franklin Mountains State Park htt...

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DH and I are going to Sedona, AZ to visit friends in early May. First time in a few years we've done a trip together, what with critter care and travel preferences. With elderly cats, elderly horse, and a sick chicken right now, odds are stacking against me for having a relaxing trip, or perhaps eve...

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FWIW, I bait my electronic traps with the cheapest peanut butter I can find, tucked back into the corner of the trap near the "hot plate". Doesn't take much, but my country mice prefer fresh PB; if it starts to dry out I touch it up with more fresh PB. Mice can be very cheeky....

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The electronic traps I use have a green light that starts blinking once a mouse has been zapped inside. As long as batteries are working, they indicate something inside (or not). I have used the no-kill capture traps but one needs to stay vigilant and release the offending rodent before they succumb...

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Good on you! Don't forget to ride 'with purpose' each time you cross the bridge. And focusing ahead to the other side of the crossing keeps your vibe going forward and not stressing about the bridge itself. One barn where I boarded had acres of wonderful trails, which included a large concrete bridg...

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Seconding the electric traps, sold by either Victor or D-Con (can't remember), usually at Tractor Supply. Four (AA?) batteries, self-enclosed death chamber, hinged lid to dump mouse body wherever you want without touching or even seeing it, if you work it right. I've been using one in my chicken run...

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Free, if you can pay S/H. Must take entire lot of accessories: Two (2) black show bows with attached hair nets (similar to those at State Line Tack). Black grosgrain ribbon, gold horse head accent, French barrette clip. One net is black lace, the other net is heavier black netting. Three (3) hair ne...

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Paging Xan---did you survive

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Hers seemed to be the perfect pony world--being loved, well-cared for to a solid age, able to reach the potential of her talent while happy to do so, and teaching kids riding/respect/responsibility. She'll be the horse your daughter will keep in her heart forever. RIP Sera.

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Yesterday I hauled my oldster for his 3-months-since-last-chemo check up with the eye vet. Vet wasn't too concerned about the tiny little bump in the area of the original lesion. He noted it doesn't "look" like cancer-- I totally get this type of 'gestalt' observation, so hopefully good ne...

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BTDT ;) Get SO to fetch some take out sandwiches for lunch (and you'll open some cans of soup!) and take out for dinner. And cereal for b'fast. Folks don't like it? Then don't bother coming back for a few more years! The "pre-onslaught prep" is what wears me out--cleaning house, cleaning g...

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We are Hidden Ridge Ranch. We wanted to use the name of the road we are on, which also includes a "Ridge", but someone else already claimed that name. Our house is located on a ridge and is hidden from view from the road, hence the name. One of the very first names we considered was "...

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This article describes recycling silo bags, but I'm not sure if they are the same type of plastic as shavings bags. I reuse my TSC shavings bags for garbage bags, but they still end up in the landfill :( https://www.hayandforage.com/print-article-1364-permanent.html On a related topic, the soil and ...

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Heck, at least you stop at stop signs :shock: DH is the King of Rolling (no)Stops. He must be color blind because he can't see red or yellow ;) Other folks, after riding in the car with him, have remarked on his tendency to slow-roll through such intersections. He hasn't yet decided to proceed throu...

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Is she chewing/gnawing like the proverbial beaver, or is this cribbing? My oldster started eating tree bark, dirt, dead limbs, somewhat casually, as well as putting his teeth on the hay manger in his stall. No true cribbing observed. CBC with mineral analysis and whatever else that is generally test...

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Hmmm, methinks you could sell some tack and it would pay for the new guy! Has anyone actually verified those numbers of pieces of tack you are claiming exist?

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