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by Chancellor » Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:27 pm » in The Observation Lounge

I believe that with the font size larger, I have accomplished all the requests that were on the old thread save being able to embed youtube videos....

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beet pulp alternative/picky eater

Last post by Moutaineer « Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:53 pm
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by blob » Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:54 am

RP has been a challenging one to find a diet for--pretty much any pelleted product whether a grain or a ration balancer disagrees with his digestive...

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Controlling Cushings meds, diet exercise - experiences?

Last post by Ryeissa « Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:13 pm
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by Josette » Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:14 pm

(I corrected the post title from EMS to Cushings based on lab results. I do not think my guy has IR with normal Glucose and Insulin levels. Please...

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Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:13 pm
Piggy's laminitis journey

Last post by Quelah « Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:41 pm
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by goldhorse » Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:10 am

We went back to Davis today for a recheck at 5 weeks. The vet and farrier were very pleased at how sound he was at the walk and his ability to pivot...

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Help! Overheated or anhidrosis?

Last post by Chisamba « Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:17 am
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:34 pm

Not Lynx but a family member's horse. She went to go get him for a ride from the pasture and he was breathing extremely heavily. He was warm but not...

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Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:17 am
Vaccine reactions

Last post by heddylamar « Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:14 am
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by heddylamar » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:56 pm

This is a new reaction experience for me. I gave the all-in-one vaccine on Saturday — right shoulder, from the manufacturer that my super sensitive...

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:14 am
hoof resources

Last post by Chisamba « Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:02 am
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by blob » Tue May 31, 2022 12:05 pm

I consider myself a fairly savvy horse person when it comes to a lot of horse care things. However, one big gap in my understanding is feet. I can...

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Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:02 am
Tripping after farrier and Holy heck look at this heel

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Mon May 30, 2022 5:51 pm
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Attachment(s) by Lipsmackerpony88 » Sat May 28, 2022 8:16 pm

Lynx has started tripping recently after farrier was here. And looking at his feet he's got a heck of a lot of heel on the left front which is where...

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Mon May 30, 2022 5:51 pm
Body Clippers-What brand?

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by goldhorse » Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:35 pm

Ok, I am going to bite the bullet and buy some body clippers for my Morgan who insists on growing a yak coat even though he lives in California. And...

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What to do?

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by demi » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:05 am

Rocky has a crack in her forth molar back, on the left. I have used a fully mobile (he advertises as such) equine dentist for several years that is...

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Mon May 09, 2022 12:41 pm
barefoot transition woes

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by blob » Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:12 am

I pulled MM's shoes a little over a week ago. She is sound and seems comfortable but the top layer of her hoof is chipping off where the nail holes...

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It never stops, crossing hind legs?

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:28 pm
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Attachment(s) by Lipsmackerpony88 » Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:48 pm

It never stops with horses. Lynx is now doing this weird thing with his right hind leg, where he's really toeing out and placing it really under or...

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Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:28 pm
managing grass allergies

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by blob » Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:25 pm

MM's allergy tests came back and unfortunately the biggest triggers seem to be just about every type of grass that grows in the area :( --...

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Sat Apr 02, 2022 8:20 pm
Me feeding straight ingredients to help . . .

Last post by Tanga « Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:38 pm
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by Tanga » Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:42 am

I never like to feed just a bunch of stuff because I don't know what works, so I'm always trying ingredients to see what will work.

On my quest to...

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Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:38 pm
Alternates to flax?

Last post by Moutaineer « Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:05 am
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by Tanga » Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:06 pm

Any suggestions. I've been feeding flax, either whole seed or stabilized ground, for a long time for weight, coat, feet, etc. and think it helps. The...

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Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:05 am
Cough/hay dust allergy

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:24 pm
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:27 pm

Lynx developed a cough over the weekend. No discharge or snot. No fever or lethargy. Eating fine. Acting great actually.

But definitely is coughing....

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Armchair DVMs, diagnosis help

Last post by PaulaO « Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:18 pm
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by PaulaO » Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:12 am

Friend’s horse is named T. December 20 T had a minor colic. Treated with Banamine, everything came out fine. Pun intended. Two weeks later, another...

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Hives

Last post by Canyon « Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:53 pm
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by Moutaineer » Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:31 am

Help! I'd really appreciate the thoughts of the UDBB "hive mind" on this problem.

Potters is on his third round with hives since I have...

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Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:53 pm
Horse looks awful on lunge but fine under saddle

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:08 pm
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:08 pm

This is something that has confused me for a while now. Lynx just looks awful when you throw him on a lunge line most of the time. He has no forward...

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Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:08 pm
best shine/shimmer shampoo or spray

Last post by Ryeissa « Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:00 pm
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by blob » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:32 pm

This is a frivolous question, so forgive me...but...

RP is a light strawberry roan. He has a fun color for sure, but one thing is that he never...

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Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:00 pm
Changing my feeding program and looking for input..

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by TTFN » Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:07 pm

Good morning everyone, I have 3 horses ranging in age. My oldest 24 has been diagnosed with Cushing's. So I am trying to simplify my feeding program...

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Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:16 pm
Rehabbing the mild stifle strain

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Attachment(s) by Lipsmackerpony88 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:32 pm

So at the end of May, my 4 year old suffered a mild strain in his stifle due to horrid mud. We are working with multiple vets (including two at CSU.)...
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Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:19 pm
Encouraging drinking away from home

Last post by heddylamar « Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:15 pm
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by StraightForward » Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:41 pm

Next weekend we'll be hauling ~4 hours away and staying two nights for a show. This will be Miss Annabelle's longest trip, as I realized she was born...

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Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:15 pm
Odd sweating stains

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:02 am
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by Tanga » Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:41 am

I had noticed this on Quinn before and I just figured it out is the way she is sweating on her left hind. I thought she had a weird coat pattern...

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Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:02 am
filling a hoof crack

Last post by blob « Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:32 pm
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by blob » Sun Aug 29, 2021 12:26 am

RP has a hoof crack on his front hoof that I've been trying to manage. It's not that long right now and I'd like to keep it that way, so we can trim...

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Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:32 pm
Joint Maintenance?

Last post by Kyra's Mom « Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:50 pm
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by Kyra's Mom » Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:17 am

Almost 2 years ago, Kyra came up with a small effusion in her right front fetlock. None of us (myself, Straighforward who was riding her at the time,...

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