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by Koolkat
Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: High Selenium
Replies: 6
Views: 2458

Re: High Selenium

From ^^^ article: "In the case of selenium, the label guarantee, which is “added” selenium, is listed in ppm = parts per million = milligrams per kilogram. The actual content will be slightly higher as there is naturally occurring selenium in the ingredients. The labeling requirement is based o...
by Koolkat
Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:48 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Orange Cornmeal Cake
Replies: 4
Views: 3060

Re: Orange Cornmeal Cake

Did you try it? It's very good (particularly after a day or 2), the cornmeal gives it an interesting texture.
by Koolkat
Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Trying something new (update)
Replies: 21
Views: 6180

Re: Trying something new

Saw this on the news recently and thought you might appreciate it. What a beautiful instrument is the French horn.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ga ... &FORM=VIRE
by Koolkat
Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:54 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Got my second jab today
Replies: 53
Views: 12661

Re: Got my second jab today

Had the 2nd shot on Wed, 3-24. My arm felt like a swollen log that night, but hard to differentiate between any other reaction and staying up until 2:00 am that night and 1:00 am last night. LOL. Gone hiking tomorrow!!
by Koolkat
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:21 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Trying something new (update)
Replies: 21
Views: 6180

Re: Trying something new

Sue B wrote: SO, I am now learning how to play the French horn! One week in, not only am I having modest success


In my scale of musical talents, this qualifies as a prodigy!!!
by Koolkat
Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:07 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: So what are you watching?
Replies: 166
Views: 74355

Re: So what are you watching?

And this was pretty amazing - The mare had lost her foal 4 days earlier (red bag delivery/dummy foal) and the foal had lost his dam to a prolapsed rectum a few hours after birth. The owner of the dam had "advertised" an open mare on FB and somehow their paths crossed, they were only 160 mi...
by Koolkat
Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:02 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: So what are you watching?
Replies: 166
Views: 74355

Re: So what are you watching?

Watching AMEND on Netflix - excellent. Who exactly is "We, the people" in the constitution? What is a citizen? XIV Amendment - Section 1 - All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state where...
by Koolkat
Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Orange Cornmeal Cake
Replies: 4
Views: 3060

Re: Orange Cornmeal Cake

That's the wrong recipe :o

This is the one that should be posted!

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ora ... meal-cake/
by Koolkat
Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:51 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Orange Cornmeal Cake
Replies: 4
Views: 3060

Orange Cornmeal Cake

Just wanted to share a dessert recipe that puts together quickly and also makes a nice visual appearance with an interesting texture. It definitely benefits from waiting a day to eat and gets even better on day 2. It's delicious with a sprinkling of raspberries! https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/o...
by Koolkat
Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:51 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Orange Cornmeal Cake
Replies: 0
Views: 1099

Orange Cornmeal Cake

In What's for Dinner and DDBD cookbook (which duplicated it here), that's enough coverage....
by Koolkat
Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:32 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: "What's for dinner?"
Replies: 808
Views: 547575

Re: "What's for dinner?"

Just wanted to share a dessert recipe that puts together quickly and also makes a nice visual appearance.

It definitely benefits from waiting a day to eat and gets even better on day 2. It's delicious with a sprinkling of raspberries!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ora ... meal-cake/
by Koolkat
Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:32 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Got my second jab today
Replies: 53
Views: 12661

Re: Got my second jab today

Please double check but our news reported that they recommend NOT having a mammo until several months after the vaccine. They reported a high number of abnormal mammograms when they are done shortly after the vaccine. However, there is so much false information out there so please research it. I ju...
by Koolkat
Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:12 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: "What's for dinner?"
Replies: 808
Views: 547575

Re: "What's for dinner?"

We had Rockabilly's wonderful Lemon Butter Chicken with a bit of pasta, asparagus, buttermilk rolls, and belgian chocolate ice cream. Yummy!!
by Koolkat
Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:06 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Got my second jab today
Replies: 53
Views: 12661

Re: Got my second jab today

Our second is scheduled for next week (Pfizer). DH had little effect from 1st, sore arm mostly. I had the sore arm, but also an intense fatigue the next day. We tried to do our hamster/treadmill hike (2000 feet elevation gain/1.5 miles up) the next day, and I turned around after 800 feet. That is a ...
by Koolkat
Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:05 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Little pleasures.
Replies: 6
Views: 2285

Re: Little pleasures.

for me that little pleasure is hearing content horses munch hay. sometimes after chores are done and the hustle and bustle of the day are done, I just sit listening to the sounds of chewing. I think I harks back to when I was a little kid and would go into Reds stall at 4 in the morning, milking ti...
by Koolkat
Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: Sweet Itch season is almost here..any suggestions!
Replies: 48
Views: 23698

Re: Sweet Itch season is almost here..any suggestions!

It’s that time agian! I ordered Emma a Boett sheet this year and am hopefully excited. I've already moved her to the pasture that I can keep mowed down to 3-4 inches which helps and I started putting her fly boots on before i turn her out. For two seasons I only turned her out during the least bugg...
by Koolkat
Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:15 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Godspeed, Beetle
Replies: 20
Views: 6122

Re: Godspeed, Beetle

So glad you got to spend extra time with him in his last year. Eleven years is not a short life - for a dog. Much too short for you...condolences.
by Koolkat
Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:54 pm
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Topic: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?
Replies: 36
Views: 10859

Re: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?

p.s. Do not feel guilty when offered a vaccine. Just get it done! Frankly, that is what is needed in this moment of challenge. For sure. It's not just about getting ill, it's also about breaking up "chains of transmission" and also the race to eliminate potential for more deadly mutations...
by Koolkat
Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:28 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Second trot
Replies: 56
Views: 12357

Re: Second trot

Lipsmacker, the first video is interesting. The first trot he is out behind, but it would look a lot better if the rider didn't push the horse quite so much. The second trot he is also out behind and it looks like the rider is pulling him up rather than pushing him up from behind. I think both trot...
by Koolkat
Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:11 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Hard to sit trots
Replies: 54
Views: 12128

Re: Hard to sit trots

But CdK also said with a supple lumbar..............I think he is simply separating the "lower trunk" from the "upper trunk". And that's what I was referring to relative to the rider having to "work" also. Work is a relative term, when you're physically fit, what is wor...
by Koolkat
Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:45 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?
Replies: 36
Views: 10859

Re: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?

Quit waiting for our healthcare providers to let us know what was going on after signing up and got on-line and did our own hunting. Viola! We're both scheduled for next week through RiteAid!

DH said he's never been so excited to get a shot, LOL.
by Koolkat
Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Hard to sit trots
Replies: 54
Views: 12128

Re: Hard to sit trots

I wouldn't dispute that ^^^ relative to use of back, but that's a different variation on a theme (ETA: The context is a "jackhammer trot" issue). Western pleasure horses shuffling around comes to mind. That horse still isn't giving you a place to sit either. Beyond that, I was OK with thos...
by Koolkat
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Hard to sit trots
Replies: 54
Views: 12128

Re: Hard to sit trots

Rip is fairly along in his training so he can go from half steps to medium trot or WT in lateral work like SI or HI. HI transitions are more difficult but we do them a good bit. We do all the classic engaging work of skipping gaits or RB to trot and canter etc so he’s plenty strong enough to do thi...
by Koolkat
Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Guess the Score
Replies: 51
Views: 16992

Re: Guess the Score

covid moment
by Koolkat
Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:41 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?
Replies: 36
Views: 10859

Re: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?

Koolkat my sister is in your group and lives in Snohomish county. She has received her her first vaccine. You may need to go to a different county if your inventory is low. Check in with all the usual pharmacies. SInce I retired last month and am 63 1/2, I am in the lowest tier instead of 1b essent...
by Koolkat
Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Hard to sit trots
Replies: 54
Views: 12128

Re: Hard to sit trots

I use to ride a Friesian/TH cross that had a trot like a jackhammer. He was pretty to look at with all his hair and his high neck set and front end movement, but he had a very wimpy hind end. It took about 3 months (I only rode him once/week, sometimes twice - his owner was a hunter/jumper type with...
by Koolkat
Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?
Replies: 36
Views: 10859

Re: So, how's the vaccination schedule going in your state?

We're on the waiting list in WA state and so far it's living up to it's name......We're 1B (over 65). I was watching a news story the other night about signing up for vaccines (mentioning many of the same problems as noted above). It was rather striking how it matched up with voting rights issues.
by Koolkat
Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:57 pm
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Topic: Just need some cyber hugs
Replies: 28
Views: 7754

Re: Just need some cyber hugs

I'm so sorry, Sue. It would seem to me that not being able to be with her when she passed would make closure a little harder, besides all the other issues. I hope your family can find a safe way to navigate these waters. We're all sending DDBD mojo your way.
by Koolkat
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: DeKunffy definitely rode!
Replies: 38
Views: 8088

Re: DeKunffy definitely rode!

direct release into a turn. I thought this was Hartwig Steenken, but the photo says it's Alwin Sckockenmohle https://images.app.goo.gl/PndmRPeRJSehCBKz6 I love this picture. The rider's body has turned into the direction they are heading, rock solid through the leg, without disturbing the horse in ...
by Koolkat
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:17 pm
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Topic: When do you consider a horse dangerous?
Replies: 47
Views: 9783

Re: When do you consider a horse dangerous?

Does anyone remember from udbb the long history of one poster who bred a dangerous WB mare I believe and she did end up putting that horse down after exhausting a long difficult time trying to get that mare safe. I posted a long reply to this thread but took it down. I mentioned that ^^^^ mare (Tes...
by Koolkat
Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:51 am
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Topic: Paying for a car
Replies: 14
Views: 4621

Re: Paying for a car

Kyra's Mom wrote: I had a Prius C aka the gutless wonder. I found a decal for the back window...0-->60...Eventually :lol:. Susan


I suspect that referred to the miles per gallon..................

#mypriusisawesome ;)
by Koolkat
Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Am I being too picky about Daughter's riding instructor?
Replies: 34
Views: 7986

Re: Am I being too picky about Daughter's riding instructor?

IMHO, any instructor that would have a child handle/ride an animal that isn't safe (beyond the usual caveats) needs to be left behind. That is not good judgement.
by Koolkat
Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:36 pm
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Topic: Is anyone else having a hard time with all of this?
Replies: 60
Views: 20476

Re: Is anyone else having a hard time with all of this?

Happy 46th!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Koolkat
Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:56 pm
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Topic: Has anyone been on a plane recently?
Replies: 10
Views: 3459

Re: Has anyone been on a plane recently?

Air quality on planes is quite good. The airflow is from the upper sides and top (the little air vent above your head) to the floor and along the floor to the exhaust. Airflow is ~3 feet/second. The air is "diluted" (~60%) with outside air with each cycle/circulation and the "recycled...
by Koolkat
Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:35 pm
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Topic: Cataract surgery next week
Replies: 22
Views: 7270

Re: Cataract surgery next week

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=i+can+see+clearly+now&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3di%2bcan%2bsee%2bclearly%2bnow%26form%3dANNTH1%26refig%3db59db896f6504f93b6a6280519f1f780%26sp%3d1%26qs%3dLS%26pq%3di%2bcan%2bsee%2bclea%26sk%3dPRES1%26sc%3d8-14%26cvid%3db59db896f6504f93b6a6280519f1f780&view=detail...
by Koolkat
Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:28 pm
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Topic: Private investigators, "dormant funds"--scam or no? Updates...
Replies: 20
Views: 6509

Re: Private investigators, "dormant funds"--scam or no? First update...

The "dept of unclaimed property" in Florida fell under my younger brother's jurisdiction for quite a few years before he transferred to consumer protection/banking regulation with the state. The amount of assets in the account were huge (not surprising in Florida, given the retiree populat...
by Koolkat
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:04 pm
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Topic: Our Long Awaited Arrival!
Replies: 16
Views: 5757

Re: Our Long Awaited Arrival!

What a sweet little bundle! And that last shot, I had no idea a newborn could smile............. :D
by Koolkat
Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:22 am
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Topic: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!
Replies: 20
Views: 6580

Re: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!

If Chao really objected to Trump's actions she would work with her fellow cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment. Well that's a good point. And now the Betsy De Vos has also resigned, I do wonder about the politics of extracting oneself from that debate. Chao, of course, has the McConnell con...
by Koolkat
Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:08 pm
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Topic: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!
Replies: 20
Views: 6580

Re: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!

I'm no fan of McConnell, but his wife resigning as Sec of Transportation is meaningful (beyond being the first cabinet member to do so), I think. As to the other stuff, America needs to get its ducks in a row. Trump may be a buffoon, but the next one might not be.
by Koolkat
Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:39 pm
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Topic: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!
Replies: 20
Views: 6580

Re: To the US citizens from Georgia. You’re welcome!

Two words - Stacy Abrams.

Ding dong, Donald's gone!!!
by Koolkat
Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:19 am
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Topic: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Replies: 10
Views: 3863

Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Wishing everyone a joyous and merry Christmas!
by Koolkat
Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Gratuitous pics of your horse(s)
Replies: 48
Views: 13720

Re: Gratuitous pics of your horse(s)

Hello Rockabilly! To post pics - hit reply. Look below this big white box to the 2 tabs options/attachments. Click on attachments and then add files. It will allow you to browse your files where your pics are stored. I always have to condense my pictures or will get a message that file is too large....
by Koolkat
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:02 pm
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Topic: Lewyn and I went to states (pics)
Replies: 12
Views: 4559

Re: Lewyn and I went to states (pics)

You both look terrific, what a lovely beastie he is! Just looking at these pics speaks to what a great coach you have. Congrats!
by Koolkat
Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:45 am
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Topic: Duck Dilemma
Replies: 6
Views: 3215

Re: Duck Dilemma

Life has improved somewhat for duck since pal died (at least it got someone's attention besides mine) and we visited (Thursday). It got water that day (and food, I assume) and I threw it a handful of duck food too which was bought a couple of weeks ago. It's water was almost gone yesterday (noticing...
by Koolkat
Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:44 am
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Topic: Gratuitous pics of your horse(s)
Replies: 48
Views: 13720

Re: Gratuitous pics of your horse(s)

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by Koolkat
Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:18 am
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Topic: Duck Dilemma
Replies: 6
Views: 3215

Duck Dilemma

Yet another animal neglect thread. Ugh. Our neighbors down the road have a long history of animal neglect. I'll spare you the details, suffice to say we've seen a lot of calves die, small animals, and the horses......(I intervened with the last horse and the county got involved. It was a very smart ...
by Koolkat
Fri Dec 11, 2020 3:42 am
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Topic: Horse abuse and vet behavior
Replies: 8
Views: 4402

Re: Horse abuse and vet behavior

Thank you everyone for your thoughts. And Quelah, that's a good nugget of advise.... Someone got a horse rescue to come look at the horse. Apparently they had a good county connection and took it away..... Someone said it might only be temporary, so the story is not over yet. I'm hoping the owner wi...

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