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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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Strangles immunization reaction

Last post by Hayburner « Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:56 pm
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by PaulaO » Sat May 30, 2020 6:03 pm

I know I am overreacting and need the collective wisdom to tell me so. Miss A. had the intranasal strangles vaccine yesterday. Today she is bit mopey...

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Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:56 pm
Feeding adjustments: no more alfalfa

Last post by lorilu « Fri May 15, 2020 10:41 pm
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by blob » Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:49 pm

The barn I have my two is going to stop feeding alfalfa. Horses will still have free choice grass hay and get lots of turnout with grass.

Both of...

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Fri May 15, 2020 10:41 pm
SI Injections

Last post by lorilu « Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:01 am
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by StraightForward » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:30 am

Had the vet out today and she talked me into an SI injection for Annabelle since she is palpating very sore in that area despite all the bodywork,...

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Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:01 am
Lameness and Ulcers

Last post by StraightForward « Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:00 am
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by PhoenixRising » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:28 pm

Well,
Last week Phoenix started presenting with mild lameness. Seemed to be getting worse instead of better so Sunday we made the decision to have...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:00 am
Ocular squamous cell carcinoma?--Final UPDATE?: (scroll down)

Last post by Srhorselady « Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:55 pm
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by texsuze » Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:58 pm

Yesterday, I noticed a tiny, gray "bleb" in the outside corner of my oldster's eye, on the sclera. DH sent photos to the equine vet at our...

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Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:55 pm
scoop on poop - fecal transplants in horses

Last post by texsuze « Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:24 pm
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by Koolkat » Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:36 am

Good to see this approach is being utilized for horses:

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Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:24 pm
favorite muzzle for mini?

Last post by lorilu « Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:51 pm

by lorilu » Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:51 pm

Mini needs a muzzle now that it's time to get a compressed pasture bale for the big boys. I have never used one before.... how do you measure? Which...

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:51 pm
Cancer in sinus cavity - experiences

Last post by LeoApp « Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:21 pm
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by silk » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:44 pm

Any first hand experience with this?

My 25yo mare has had a snotty nose for an extended time. It started as a cold (the other horse got it, too) but...

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Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:21 pm
Grain-free?

Last post by blob « Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:05 pm
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by blob » Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:54 pm

Do any of you have a horse that is in active work/training--rides of 4x or more a week and where there are training goals of some sort or...

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Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:05 pm
Shows and clipping

Last post by musical comedy « Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:56 pm
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by blob » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:23 pm

I normally don't clip my horses in the winter. There are a few reasons for this, but the main one is that my barn will put/take off blankets at...

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Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:56 pm
PSA: Neck Problems

Last post by Ryeissa « Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:25 pm
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by musical comedy » Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:45 am

For anyone interested, this is a story about my friend's horse.

My friend imported a huge 18.2 just turned 6 year old. He came with xrays and she...

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Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:25 pm
Soaking food

Last post by Quelah « Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:22 pm
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by Benatus » Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:58 pm

Hi all...I've moved Albert to a smaller facility right next door to my old one. The great thing is the price, the run, the turnout, and the access to...

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Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:22 pm
Nutrena feed--ingredient list now changed

Last post by Srhorselady « Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:01 pm
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by texsuze » Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:52 pm

My oldster has been doing fine for the past year on Nutrena's Safechoice Special Care. But I just noticed that at some point within the last 3...

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Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:01 pm
Ariel and the farrier, part 2

Last post by LeoApp « Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:10 pm
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by PaulaO » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:41 am

Yesterday was farrier day. Last week I had the BO instruct me in giving an IM shot. My plan was give her 2.5 cc of Ace an hour before. Friday I...

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Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:10 pm
Reg-u-mate?

Last post by Chisamba « Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:14 pm
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by Hayburner » Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:00 pm

What month do you typically take your mare off Reg-U-Mate for the winter?

I'm running pretty low and I'd rather not buy a new bottle until spring,...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:14 pm
Horse with no tail?

Last post by Chisamba « Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:51 am
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by boco » Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:05 am

So, I’m going to a rescue on Sunday to meet a horse that sounds great for me, but due to a pasture accident, has no tail. Not like a little draft...

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Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:51 am
Do your horses have hay at all times?

Last post by khall « Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:18 pm
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by musical comedy » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:01 pm

I'm curious. Do your horses have something to nibble on 24/7, be it hay or grass? If not, how many hours pass without any food.

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Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:18 pm
Lumbosacral instability

Last post by khall « Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:59 pm
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by musical comedy » Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:27 am

For whomever is interested. I have a friend that sends me this kind of thing. While it is true that some horse issues are behavioral, some are caused...

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Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:59 pm
Gel Dormosedan

Last post by Kirby's Keeper « Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:47 pm
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by PaulaO » Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:34 pm

I'm considering giving Ariel this for her next farrier visit. Miss A. is not the best patient when it comes to shots so I figured sticking the gel...

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Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:47 pm
Need people with experience on orthopedic issue

Last post by Sue B « Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:09 pm
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Attachment(s) by Tsavo » Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:49 am

The mare did really well during the PPE. Sound and healthy. A few issues...

On the fronts bilaterally, he writes,

"She toes in slightly at...

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Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:09 pm
Ariel and the new farrier

Last post by PaulaO « Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:41 pm
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by PaulaO » Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:21 pm

I used the same farrier for 3 years. Ariel was no problem for him. He ghosted me so, I used the barn farrier and she totally misbehaved so on went...

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Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:41 pm
rehab for shoulder injury: what would you do?

Last post by blob « Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:34 am
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by blob » Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:28 pm

RP fell down in pasture about a month ago and hurt his shoulder badly. The injury is behind the shoulder blade so we don't know exactly what we're...

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Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:34 am
Slobbers (I think?)

Last post by musical comedy « Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:24 pm
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by musical comedy » Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:58 pm

So yesterday evening I see some wet on the floor in a couple places that puzzled me.
Again this morning I saw it, it was a tiny puddle in a couple...

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Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:24 pm
Mane and tail help needed

Last post by Hayburner « Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:00 pm
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by Hayburner » Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:52 am

My Andalusian mare has a very thick mane and a tail that is finally coming in fuller and thicker. Her mane is fairly easy to manage and can be quite...

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Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:00 pm
Vaccine reactions

Last post by dasher « Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:31 pm
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by blob » Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:12 am

My mare gets horrible reactions to vaccines, or to any injection. She's also awful about getting them done, which makes the pain worse.

She gets...

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Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:31 pm

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