All Blog Posts Tagged 'horse blogs' (297)

The Dreaded Cribbing collar

Here is a topic that everyone can relate to, the dreadful habit of cribbing. And I have an aversion to cribbing collars that a lot of people use, as I have seen horses have swollen heads from them being adjusted too tight, and also there is risk of damage to the oesophagus. It can also create pressure in the bones of the neck, creating nerve pinches and even sometimes nerve damage. Horses can also get caught up in fences in them, and break their neck. So hence I never use…

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Added by P.Ann Turner on March 26, 2010 at 1:43am — 3 Comments

The Truth About the Pecking Order.

Much alike humans, horses develope a pecking order. A pecking order tells a horse what his place is in the herd. For an example of a pecking order would be: A new stallion just came into the little geldings padddck. He is immediatley expecting to be the alpha male but another horse has taken that spot.: This horse will either be excluded or attacked. A horse must except his place in the pecking order.…

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Added by Annie Maulucci on March 16, 2010 at 8:48am — No Comments

Blanket wearing on chest

I am having issue with my winter blankets wearing on there chest. I think i had the blankets too loose at first so I have tightened them up. Any suggestions on how to stop this? It has worn the hair off

Thanks in advance

Added by liz keyes on February 14, 2010 at 2:36pm — 1 Comment

Photo Update on Kingsley's hematoma

Pic. Turn out today. Waiting to come in. "Bored now!"

Kingsley is recovering slowly from his latest trauma. I decided against riding him today just in case but the hematoma is almost fully gone from the girth area. There is still some thickening to the muscles but the vet said it might feel like that for a long time if not… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on January 29, 2010 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Kingsley's Rehab Week 11: 21 minutes

FULL STORY OF KINGSLEY'S REHAB FROM WEEK 1: REHABILITATING KINGSLEY

His majesty managed to lose 5th pair of overreach boots in just as many months. The mud is so bad that they probably just got sucked into it. Winter like the one we have… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on January 26, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments

"Don't Panic"...

... those were the first words in a message from our barn owner... so what do I do?

That's right, I panic.

My boyfriend and I drop everything and we race to the barn. We arrive at the barn to find The Squirt looking quite unconcerned.

The Squirt:

"Munch munch. Do I really have to come in? Can't you see that I'm eating?"

*head disappears into bale*

"Munch munch."

*Wanders to other side of bale as 'Mom' approaches*

"Munch munch. I don't… Continue

Added by Ferrous on January 18, 2010 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Thank God for Mid Atlantic Equine Medical Center

My beloved healer horse, Spring Thaw had a bit of an emergency last week/this weekend...

He started swelling on Thurs 12/17, local vet Dr. Fazio came out and found a puncture wound in the fatty pocket above the eye (don’t know name). He flushed it and gave iv antibiotics, ban-amine, and bute.

Dr. Fazio came Friday AM to check it and it was worse and pussing, he wasn’t willing to mess with it and said to get him to clinic for x-rays, etc.

Friday. 12.18.09 Spring… Continue

Added by Christianna Capra on December 21, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

X-rays done...

Every time I get Kingsley out of his stable I hope for some miracle to happen. I hope to see him moving with no sign of discomfort, loose and supple like any healthy, sound, happy 5 year old horse would. But of course, it's not as easy as that.

After a lot of lost time with previous vets we went for a completely different Veterinary practice and Kingsley is now in hands of a back/spine focused vet.

Richard thinks Kingsley shows very classic… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on November 16, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Conformation Catastrophe!

How many times have you heard "what do you think of my horse's conformation?". If you know llittle about judging conformation, you likley will click the "back" button on your browser. Well that is why I am here with this blog post today!

I was NOT a conformation expert before, but I had some freinds tell me about this lady that had written books and really dug deep into the myths and facts of equine functional conformation. Her name is Judy Wardrope. She is located in the Edmonton,… Continue

Added by Rachel G on October 16, 2009 at 2:16pm — 2 Comments

All Horses Are Diffrent

Horses come in many kinds,

And some are very hard to find.

Some are for races,

cause they ride at different paces.

Some like hay

in the day.

Some are white,

and ride at night.

Some are mean

and don't like to be seen.

Some are sweet

and like treats.

Horses come in many kind

and some are hard to find!

Look after the one you have

as not the life, height and age

will last forever....but......

The love...will always… Continue

Added by Timika F on June 5, 2009 at 2:40am — 4 Comments

Chloes progress

We took Chloe to jump in Herefordshire yesterday and she qualified Hip Hop for the Scope Festival Staffordshire England Chloe has now qualified two ponies and we are extremely proud of her Hip Hop she has on loan and her own pony Jet

Added by Anne Marie Turnbull on May 17, 2009 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Sydney CDI ***

Hi all, I'm new to all this but wanted to share my experiences at the Sydney CDI, I went with two other NZ'rs Ottillie and Lisa, they competed small tour and we did the big tour. It was really great, I have an Irish Hunter who is NOT designed to be a dressage horse but we did ok, we had a couple of costly mistakes in both lines of changes in both the Int II and GP tests… Continue

Added by Karen on May 17, 2009 at 1:00am — 4 Comments

Were Back

Sorry to have taken so long to return to action. The virus that has plagued so many people over the last two or three weeks threatened to "take" us - as we had a good day followed by a bad day - but through it all we managed to get three horse shows and tournaments in.

The May Tournaments at Spruce Meadows were a great success as the unpredictable Alberta spring weather raised its ugly head. Evie had made a quick trip to Nelson, B.C. the week before May I and as she flew over Spruce on… Continue

Added by Evie Frisque on May 16, 2009 at 10:15pm — 1 Comment

Lesson Time!

It's been a funny week, I had a small FM flare up and that is just about starting to settle down. I feel like I have been trampled by a herd of horses at the moment, which is really annoying and very painful!

My lesson went well, though I wasn't as focused as I have been the previous weeks. I think because I was in a flare, it was messing with my concentration.

Pink was so good, bless him, he had a good warm up by my instructor in the previous lesson, so I didn't have to… Continue

Added by Cat on May 16, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

What do you know...?

... About the Fjord horse?

Since so many people are asking me about my horse I thought I would make a blog about Fjords. The text is copied from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord_horse) and http://www.fjordhorseint.no/default.asp but the pictures are mine (unless anything else is written) If there is anything else you would like to know about fjords, please ask… Continue

Added by Hannah on May 16, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

May 9/09 - Competition season looming

Well a couple of weekends later than normal the 2009 competition season is starting to gear up. Tomorrow mother and Loosi head to the Queen's Bush Training Ride where Loosi is used as a demonstration horse for the vetting etc. My dad acts as timer and my mom is planning on riding all 3 loops 15-18 miles as drag rider. My mom will get the last few miles needed to achieve her next mileage milestone with OCTRA - 1500 miles.

I get to stay at the farm on mare stare!!! Spring is due…

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Added by Diana on May 9, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Great Day!

I usually like to write up my blog on the day of my lesson, but I was so tired and in an awful lot of pain that day so I had to go to bed when I got home and rest up. I took a strong painkiller with my afternoon tablets and that knocked me out for a few hours. When I woke up I was still in a lot of pain and I was concerned that the FM would flare up and cause me grief. The last thing I want is a major flare up that would knock me out of the competition on 21st May. You are probably think,…

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Added by Cat on May 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Quotation Of The Month - May 2009

"On the back of a horse you will find Paradise."
~ Stella A. Walker

Added by Suzanne on May 8, 2009 at 10:54am — 1 Comment

My First Blog

Hey Everyone,

China and i had a school at Geoff's (April) and it was HEAPS if fun.I was with Amber, Alyssa, Andrea and Laura. We did show jumping and lots of XC(Cross Country). In Show jumping we jumped, easy stuff like cross rails and straight bars, But then we got to the slightly harder jumps. Like a water box. I think that what it's called. It's like a wooden… Continue

Added by Timika F on May 8, 2009 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

The Thinker

The horse in this painting was patiently waiting to be lead to the show ring at the Fiesta Midwest Andalusian show. As her decorative bridle rosette ribbons twirled in the breeze, I had to wonder what was swirling through her mind.

Anyone who owns horses knows they are great thinkers. It seems mine are usually thinking, 'What's for supper" or something food related. But Sorpresa has proven to be a deep thinker and planner. Usually after… Continue

Added by Karen Brenner on May 7, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments