Adventures with my favorite horses
Time to catch up on the Stampede saga! So last Saturday (not yesterday, the week before) when I got on Stampede for my flat lesson I thought he felt a bit strange, and when I started trotting he was pretty…
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A collage of Stampede’s right front hoof as the hole from his monster abscess that popped in February grows out. I’ll be so glad when this thing is all grown out and the pony has a normal looking hoof again….
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This post will just be a jumble of random things going on that are horse related lately! Firstly, I got helmet monograms. I hate to follow trends generally, but I really liked this one and couldn’t resist. I’m not sure…
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Still in thought about the last show of the season and the show season overall, so a post on that is yet to come. Figured I’d give some other updates on the boys now! Firstly, I found out last week…
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You would think I would know better by now. I have been taught the lesson of following my instincts so many times from my horses, but sometimes I just fail to do it. In this case, the lameness vet had…
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So far this week has been much of the same with Stampede. I did hop on him Sunday for a walk/gimp around the indoor. Yesterday I got out to the barn to find his leg had gotten quite puffy again…
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It’s been a weird week. I think I will tackle my post by items above to mix it up a bit! Diapers and duct tape – Well the roll I was on seems to have ended with one of my…
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It just doesn’t seem like it should be Christmas time already. Phoenix The abscess finally burst on Tuesday, so P is happily back in action. I will be heading out to ride him shortly. Since he ended up with a…
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Phoenix had a block of his hoof done when the vet was out and that made him sound, so we x-rayed the hoof. It was strange because normally abscesses are black in the x-ray (full of infection and puss), but his is actually…
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After seeing this question and answer thing on numerous blogs, including Equestrian at Hart, I decided to join in. Splurge or save: 1) saddle: definitely splurge 2) board: hard to get a good barn in the area, so a bit…
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