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Comment by Rose Cook on June 5, 2011 at 11:15pm

Well you can tell summer is here when the new 2011 foals arrive . Yesterday a friend and I visited Tina Morrison of Morr-mcNaughton Canadians in Caistor Centre to see her 4 day old filly out of Pineview Velour Magic and Dreamchaser Duc Rhett. What a adorable filly with her two white hind boots and her little star. She pranced around Magic as mom watched with pride. This is what it's all about folks. Keeping the breed alive!!! If everyone stops breeding PUREBRED Canadians than  I am afraid the Canadian breeds numbers will dwindle back down to Endangered.Way to go Tina and John for a job well done. I posted a pic of this stunning filly in my profile for everyone to see. Enjoy :)

Comment by Queenrider on June 2, 2011 at 8:27am

I have an indoor arena so I continue training my big boy.  Hopefully I can get him to his first dressage show soon. I have started teaching him about hacking and that is this summers' goal.His spooks are much smaller now.

Comment by Rose Cook on June 2, 2011 at 1:27am

Finally we have been able to get out and do some riding in the training corral. Tomorrow we are planning on riding out in the back 20 acres. The horses seem to really enjoy the  activities in the barn of everyone tacking up and moving out. They looked so good all shiney without all that winter coat. They made me proud to behave so nicely with our new riders. I hope everyone else has had the chance to get out there and RIDE :)

Comment by Cyndi on May 22, 2011 at 5:28pm

Just a short (I promise!!) p.s. to my other post...

They recommend that you use the rice root brush when you use the Rose' Conditioner, but it's pretty costly.  I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a bamboo bath brush and it works wonderfully!!  Even when I don't use it with the Rose', I run it over my mare when I'm done grooming, and it gets rid of the dust marks left behind by other brushes.  She is all shiny and purty  ;o)

 

Comment by Cyndi on May 22, 2011 at 4:54pm

Hi Sherry  :o)

I had an awful time finding it too...mostly because I could never remember what it was called.

Here's the Premier site.  The Rose' Conditioner is a lot cheaper on their website than what I paid!!  In April of 2009, I paid $32.95 for the 1 quart bottle (instead of the gallon).  The Texas website advertises that same bottle for $19.95!!!  Even with shipping from the US, you'd think that'd be cheaper than buying it in Canada.  But if I recall correctly, the gentleman I talked to in Texas said it's a lot of work to get it across the border.  Don't know why that is.

http://www.premierequineproducts.com/

Here is Glover's website.  There was rumor that they closed, but I just emailed them the other day and I got a reply from Barb.  They don't have the prices on their website, so it may be best to email for a price beforehand, if you decide to go ahead and order the conditioner.

http://www.gloverequine.com/premier.html

Hope you are getting the beautiful sunny weather that we have right now.  Great day for a ride!

Comment by Cyndi on May 21, 2011 at 9:29pm

Sherry, if you are in Canada, the only place I know of that you can get the Premier Rose' Conditioner is at Glover Equestrian in Boissevain, MB.  The company is based in Texas, but you can't get a hold of them via computer, you have to call them.  Their website defaults to a US state or zip code.  I called Texas, got Glover's number, and placed my order a couple of years ago.

I contacted Glover Equestrian about whether or not the lovely rose scent attracted insects, but she said that they never noticed that it does.  If the bugs are bad, they spray the horses with repellent anyway.

I used Rose' Conditioner the other day (I purchased the "heavy duty" spray bottle when I ordered the concentrate) and it was so nice to work with.  The bonus is that because you mix the concentrate with water, if you get it on your hands it makes your hands nice and clean and fragrant  :o)

The concentrate was about $36 when I bought it.  I don't know if it's more now.  If you call Texas, you may be able to order it for less because of our dollar value, but shipping will cost more.

 

Comment by Rose Cook on May 17, 2011 at 10:41pm

Gee wiz Sherry. Thanks for sharing your experience with the olive oil.

The grass is growing so fast and lush. The horses can smell it over the gates. I hand walk them out for a taste and they are loosing interest in the dry hay. Just a warning to all that Buttercup is coming up. I had a mini that Coliced and the Vet said it must of ate some Buttercup. I now go thru the property and dig up any Buttercup before I start putting them out to Pasture.

Comment by Queenrider on May 16, 2011 at 8:52am

The supplement I feed my horse contains kelpmeal which will keep your horse black.  I just order a bucket and have them deliver to me at work.

 

http://www.bio-ag.com/livestock/horses/equinecstasy.html

Comment by Cyndi on May 15, 2011 at 12:11pm

I'll have to check out Spot On.  Telesis has a product called Neem and Aloe fly spray, which I've used and really liked, but my local supplier isn't carrying it anymore (he's changing direction and getting out of retail and more into training), so I'd have to order it from the US.  Right now I'm using a German product that is applied with a sponge.  For Fan's face, I use a natural product that I purchased from the Natural Horse Network site.

Not sure if this will help with the ringlets, Rose, but I have used a product called Premier Rose Conditioner, which is a leave-in product that can be applied on a wet or dry horse.  It made Fan's mane and tail sooooo soft, and is supposed to encourage growth. 

Sherry, I was at a barn for a short time that had a HUGE problem with burdock.  It would take me at least a half hour to comb out Fan's mane and tail every day.  Not what you want to be doing when you only have a limited time to be at the barn  :o/   She has an abundance of forelock, so she ended up with the "prickles" of the burrs in her eyes, and her eyes still watered for at least a month after I left that barn.  She also had an allergic reaction to the burrs between her hind legs and had a rash from her hocks up to her butt.  I used Cowboy Magic on her, but the barn owner was offering to supply all the boarders with baby oil.  I didn't take her up on that offer, and after reading your post, I'm glad I didn't!  I still have Cowboy Magic left over.  I don't know if it's the same for everyone, but I find that Fan's mane is rather brittle when I use Cowboy Magic.

Comment by Rose Cook on May 15, 2011 at 8:42am

Thanks Cindy; I did see that disscussion and I have heard of Black as Knight. I like the more natural approach. Worth looking into. Now if any one knows of a way to keep their tail hairs from spinning and turning into tight ringlets. Even after brushing them out they soon spin back.

Fly season is here and I just thought  others might like to know that the last two years I have been using that Spot On fly treatment and I really like the results. I Buy mine in the States, much less expensive.

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