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Last post by Chancellor « Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:31 pm
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by Chancellor » Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:31 pm » in Dressage Training

If you are really a horse person and want to join this board, I suggest using a horse-y related username or something that people recognize from the...

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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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Roaring

Last post by piedmontfields « Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:43 pm
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by khall » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:03 am

Anyone ever dealt with a horse that roars? Rip was scoped recently for his cicatrix which was better thankfully but now he is showing grade 1...

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Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:43 pm
PP Skin &a Allergy Supplement

Last post by Hayburner « Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:15 pm
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by Hayburner » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:38 pm

Comparing PP to Ultra Cruz skin and allegory supplements. Both suggest feeding 2 scoops per day. I have listed the amount two scoops would provide....

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Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:15 pm
Strange infection

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I was out of town for a few days. When I came back I noticed MM had a hairless spot near her throatlatch area. She's an itchy horse and often...

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Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:42 pm
DAK oil

Last post by Hayburner « Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:26 pm

by Hayburner » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:26 pm

Just checking to see if anyone is using this brand of oil for general overall health, including skin allergies?

Since flax oil is temperamental in...

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Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:26 pm
Masterson method at home course

Last post by Hayburner « Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:03 pm
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by blob » Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:43 pm

Has anyone taken the at home masterson method course?

I'd love to learn more about bodywork--not to replace a professional, but to supplement...

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What would you do?

Last post by blob « Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:33 pm
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by blob » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:13 am

MM and I have been working on changes for some time now and they are still late within the stride more often than not. My instructor has reached a...

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Joint support/maintenance

Last post by Ryeissa « Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:56 pm
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by blob » Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:16 pm

Curious for those that have had horses in a fairly robust work through teenage years--did you use an injectable joint supplement? Do you thin it is a...

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Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:56 pm
Laser removal of "eyeball" cyst: so far so good....

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by texsuze » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:48 pm

Here I am once again, posting on the Vet forum :roll: During a post-squamous cell check up by the eye vet (back in April), the vet mentioned a cyst...

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Senior horse nutrition

Last post by Backyarder « Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:29 pm
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Hi, can someone point me to some good info on feeding the senior horse ? 27 yr mid Hanoverian in low level work. He’s suddenly started dropping...

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Still Itchy

Last post by blob « Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:04 am
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by Hayburner » Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:15 pm

My poor mare is still quite itchy! This started at the end of July.

Tried Benidryl, hyroxyzine and now switched to Zertec.

Also purchased...

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standing close behind

Last post by Hayburner « Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:07 am
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by blob » Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:42 pm

I've noticed that sometimes MM stands with her hind legs quite close together (hooves basically touching). She never halts close behind under saddle,...

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Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:07 am
Ugh....horse nettle in hay

Last post by heddylamar « Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:00 pm
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by ironbessflint » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:25 pm

Seeking opinions on horse nettle (with berries) in some of my hay.

Although a pain, would I be okay to pull it out as I feed it, and hope any...

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Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:00 pm
Tension from injections and robaxin?

Last post by blob « Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:09 pm
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by blob » Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:32 pm

MM does not do well with her vaccines. She typically gets swelling and soreness. But to make matters worse she also really, really hates them and...

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4 year old tense when lifting hind leg

Last post by khall « Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:51 pm
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:29 pm

This is my first post here! I've been a lurker for awhile, it seems like a great place compared to some other forums.

I was hoping for some fellow...

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Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:51 pm
Equiderma?

Last post by blob « Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:25 pm
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by Hayburner » Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:23 pm

Anyone use the shampoo and conditioner for a horse that is super itchy right now?

I read the instructions and they suggest leaving it on for an...

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Best Deworming Routine for High Shedder?

Last post by blob « Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:23 pm
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by PhoenixRising » Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:31 pm

Phoenix has always been what my vet calls a high shedder, but it's getting annoyingly bad.

Over a year ago, maybe even two years ago, I started her...

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Annabelle Needs Some Jet Fuel!

Last post by StraightForward « Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:36 pm
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by StraightForward » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:13 pm

We were a little on the struggle bus with the energy level today in our lesson. It was hot, but not THAT hot. Now that we're upping the work...

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Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:36 pm
Boost immune system

Last post by Hayburner « Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:01 am
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by heddylamar » Thu May 21, 2020 11:29 am

The vet and I were discussing options for treating Maia with an immune system booster. She only knows of one for equines — an injectable, and the...

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Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:01 am
I hate nasty ticks and bugs :(

Last post by heddylamar « Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:11 pm
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by heddylamar » Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:52 am

The swelling from Anzia's nasty tick bite has deflated ... but the bite itself resembles a volcano of oozing blood and puss (I have pics). Overall,...

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Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:11 pm
Bug bites and udders

Last post by heddylamar « Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:22 pm
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by blob » Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:08 pm

MM is really sensitive to flys/bugs and gets pretty eaten up in the summer. She currently wears a boett sweet itch blanket and a fly mask, so she's...

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:22 pm
Colic last night...some jingles, please

Last post by Moutaineer « Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:34 pm
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by texsuze » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:37 pm

After walking my retired oldster in from the far pasture yesterday, he ate his first course of dinner and started on some hay. Uneventful. I'd...

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Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:34 pm
Facial scurf

Last post by PaulaO « Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:54 pm
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by PaulaO » Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:20 am

Ariel has a few hairless patches on her face. I’m chalking it up to scurf. I don’t wash her face but do use a very soft goat hair face brush. Any...

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Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:54 pm
Standing wrap or no standing wrap?

Last post by blob « Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:11 pm
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by blob » Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:33 pm

I am taking MM to a show next weekend. Any time MM doesn't get ample turnout, her hind legs stock up quite a bit. So, typically at shows she gets...

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Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:11 pm
NIRS versus wet chemistry for hay analysis?

Last post by ironbessflint « Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:11 pm

by ironbessflint » Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:11 pm

We're baling tonight so in a few weeks I'll be getting ready to send in a new round of hay samples for analysis. Does anybody have strong opinions...

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Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:11 pm
Wheeze/Whistle When Riding

Last post by PhoenixRising « Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:05 pm
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by PhoenixRising » Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:50 pm

Tuesday Phoenix started this whistle/wheeze sound when working. She didn’t have it Sunday, and had Monday off. No nasal discharge at first, but now...

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