Adventures with my favorite horses
Looking back, I first posted about noticing Phoenix quidding some hay back in February. In that post I detailed out having Phoenix’s teeth power floated by one of my regular vets, Dr. Q. It seemed to help slightly then not…
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As I mentioned in my last post, I had a very strange experience with Ernie’s pre-purchase exam. First though, let’s back up to my decision making process regarding buying Ernie. If you remember back in December when he came on…
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Last year Phoenix had a lot of poop problems which I posted about as I worked to figure out what was going on with veterinary help. Posts on that are here and here (complete with interesting x-rays showing before and after…
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When we left off, I was waiting for culture results on some punch biopsies done on Stampede’s right hind leg. While the results weren’t super helpful, they did change our treatment direction. The only bacteria that showed up was staph,…
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Back on May 20th I came out in the morning to find Stampede starting a cellulitis flare up in his right hind. He usually has at least one a year, and we had one right around Christmas previously. So I…
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You know sometimes when life just seems to be going along nicely and you are taking care of your nice old men horses at home daily and riding your handsome #notachestnut a few times a week and working the minimum…
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On Tuesday my vet came out to give the boys their spring shots and general checkups, as well as do a lameness exam on Stampede. Both boys were good for their shots and checkups and the vet was happy with…
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On the eve of Stampede going to see the vet about his back (again), I thought I would do a quick update on him and share a video of his current movement so we can compare during and after his…
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Well everything went as intended, and I now own a large TB with a shaved stripe down his back. Got up early and hurried out to the barn to get Stampede all wrapped up for his road trip. Stampede got…
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