Hi Sissi can you please contact me urgently about your miniature horses you used to have in New Zealand i have quite a few of them and need you help with Envy, sheokes bucks private envy, i also have flight, sunshine, and the foal from spotty man i think he was going to be special editions lucky shot, so please contact me ASAP
How many times do you wash her? Mayb she could be irretated with the shampoo you use. It's a possibility ,right!?! Does she actually wear out the hoods and rip them?
My geldings always play fight and rip each others manes. My "superstar" gelding lost most of his mane from that. Since he's a really refined Arabian type mini I clipped his bridle path a little longer than I normally would. It still looked ok and a lot of people do clip longer bridle paths. Depending on where the hairloss is, would that be a possibility?
try a strand of electric fencing around the paddock, she deffinatly won't continue to rub! The rubbing though may be caused by itchy dry skin. bathing with a moisturizing or medicated shampoo may help to sooth the skin and prevent rubbing. My geldings rub all the time during the spring, the both have dry skin. I use a shampoo called Cowboy Magic Rosewater Shampoo and it's amazing! Leaves the skin healthy and the coat super shiny! You could also try adding flax, mineral oil or corn oil to you horse's feed. They help keep the skin healthy to prevent dry itchiness. In the meantime for a show depending on what u do, braiding or banding the mane may work
I've learned a lot of my training through trial and error. I bought an unruly yearling colt with zero ground manners and no idea how to lead. He is now coming 3 and is on fire in the halter showring! Here's a few things I've learned and used in training:
baby steps are key. My sessions are only about 10 mins long. When setting the legs, I pick a hind leg to start, usually I pick the hind left. using the "4 Corners System" (common with showing Quarter Horses at Halter) I place the hind left. I put slight pressure in the back left corner of the halter ring and "rock" the horse back, moving his weight to the left hindquarter. He moves his foot according to the pressure on the lead rope. The I set the hind right in the same way. Slight pressure in the back corner of the halter ring, he moves his hind right back. Sometimes you will end up "rocking" the horse back and forth until the hind legs are even. It may take some time for him to catch on...patience is key. I do the same steps when setting the front legs, accept i slightly rock the horse forward. To get that nice stretch I gradually place his front legs farther forward, which stretches the hind legs. For head setting, I use a small handful if grass to catch my horse's curiousity. Hold the grass a few inches above his nose. He should reach up for it, stretching or arching his neck and perking up his ears. If grass doesn't work for your horse, anything will do that will catch his curiousity...hats, lead rope etc. these can also be done in the show ring without penalty.
Here is a typical training outline I use...Baby
Steps:
Session 1: square hind legs, stand for a couple seconds, reward, then walk on and find a new place to stand, set hind legs again, etc.....
Session 2: square only front legs, stand for a few seconds, then walk on, etc...
Session 3: if first 2 sessions went well review with your horse and try setting all 4 feet. If he still needs more work, go back to session 1's lesson and re
The other choice are Mallow, but you can also find anti-ulcer herbs online. If I was you I would not be feeding him all those things at once, I would do maybe a double dose of MSM and then White Willow bark, and the Slippery elm, for at least one month so you can see if it's working. If you feed everything at once you cannot tell what is working and what is not. Rice bran oil is not always the best choice because Rice bran is very high in phosphorus, and because of that can be hard on the kidneys. The more processed something is, the harder it is for the horse to metabolize it, so try for good quality flax instead, just grind your own every day, it's wonderful for thickening up the joint fluid, is anti-inflammatory and realy good for lots of things. Try to stick to one pain medication and one joint supplement at a time, for one month without adding anything else, so you give the body a chance to absorb it and know if it's doing any good, cheers, Ann.
At 11:54am on February 7, 2010, P.Ann Turner said…
Yes he's pretty funny. Such a huge horse, but he's great, and gradually getting over being afraid of everything!
At 11:51am on February 7, 2010, P.Ann Turner said…
HEllo Sissi,
good for you, a good vitamin/mineral supplement should help, I just cannot imagine a young horse like this with such problems. You should also be feeding Slippery elm if you are giving him all those anti-inflammatories, as they are very hard on the gut and can cause ulcers. You need to feed about 1 tablespoon a day and soaked in hot water so it turns kind of greasy. It helps to protect and coat the mucous lining of the stomach and intestinal tract, and you can feed it forever, it will not harm the horse. Good luck,cheers, Ann.
At 10:58am on February 6, 2010, P.Ann Turner said…
Helli Sissi,
I have read about your pony who is only 10 and has bad arthritis so he's lame and can't be ridden. This does not sound right to me, have you had x-rays done to see that it really is arthritis? I have been doing body work on horses for 25 years, and we run a rehab facility here in BC Canada. I too am a Dressage rider, and short listed for the Pan Am games in 1990. Check out my website at www.witsendfarms.com. I have been talking to Geoffrey Pannell about a possible trip to Australia in May for the big Equestrian conference, maybe if you come with your horse we can see what is going on? Take a look at some of the case histories on my site, you will be interested to see what you find there, cheers, Ann.
Cool, that's good. Sounds like a lot of fun! I try to take my horse out on trail rides every once in a while to get him out of the arena but sometimes he gets very excited! lol
Hi Sisi, We have had a lot of old horses and ponies in our riding school that have kept a useful life due to apple cider vinagar( 1\4 cup each feed) and light work.
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Hi Sissi can you please contact me urgently about your miniature horses you used to have in New Zealand i have quite a few of them and need you help with Envy, sheokes bucks private envy, i also have flight, sunshine, and the foal from spotty man i think he was going to be special editions lucky shot, so please contact me ASAP
Zebediah is his name and he is a great dane.
nice horses!
Hope my info. helps!
try a strand of electric fencing around the paddock, she deffinatly won't continue to rub! The rubbing though may be caused by itchy dry skin. bathing with a moisturizing or medicated shampoo may help to sooth the skin and prevent rubbing. My geldings rub all the time during the spring, the both have dry skin. I use a shampoo called Cowboy Magic Rosewater Shampoo and it's amazing! Leaves the skin healthy and the coat super shiny! You could also try adding flax, mineral oil or corn oil to you horse's feed. They help keep the skin healthy to prevent dry itchiness. In the meantime for a show depending on what u do, braiding or banding the mane may work
I've learned a lot of my training through trial and error. I bought an unruly yearling colt with zero ground manners and no idea how to lead. He is now coming 3 and is on fire in the halter showring! Here's a few things I've learned and used in training:
baby steps are key. My sessions are only about 10 mins long. When setting the legs, I pick a hind leg to start, usually I pick the hind left. using the "4 Corners System" (common with showing Quarter Horses at Halter) I place the hind left. I put slight pressure in the back left corner of the halter ring and "rock" the horse back, moving his weight to the left hindquarter. He moves his foot according to the pressure on the lead rope. The I set the hind right in the same way. Slight pressure in the back corner of the halter ring, he moves his hind right back. Sometimes you will end up "rocking" the horse back and forth until the hind legs are even. It may take some time for him to catch on...patience is key. I do the same steps when setting the front legs, accept i slightly rock the horse forward. To get that nice stretch I gradually place his front legs farther forward, which stretches the hind legs. For head setting, I use a small handful if grass to catch my horse's curiousity. Hold the grass a few inches above his nose. He should reach up for it, stretching or arching his neck and perking up his ears. If grass doesn't work for your horse, anything will do that will catch his curiousity...hats, lead rope etc. these can also be done in the show ring without penalty.
Here is a typical training outline I use...Baby
Steps:
Session 1: square hind legs, stand for a couple seconds, reward, then walk on and find a new place to stand, set hind legs again, etc.....
Session 2: square only front legs, stand for a few seconds, then walk on, etc...
Session 3: if first 2 sessions went well review with your horse and try setting all 4 feet. If he still needs more work, go back to session 1's lesson and re
The other choice are Mallow, but you can also find anti-ulcer herbs online. If I was you I would not be feeding him all those things at once, I would do maybe a double dose of MSM and then White Willow bark, and the Slippery elm, for at least one month so you can see if it's working. If you feed everything at once you cannot tell what is working and what is not. Rice bran oil is not always the best choice because Rice bran is very high in phosphorus, and because of that can be hard on the kidneys. The more processed something is, the harder it is for the horse to metabolize it, so try for good quality flax instead, just grind your own every day, it's wonderful for thickening up the joint fluid, is anti-inflammatory and realy good for lots of things. Try to stick to one pain medication and one joint supplement at a time, for one month without adding anything else, so you give the body a chance to absorb it and know if it's doing any good, cheers, Ann.
good for you, a good vitamin/mineral supplement should help, I just cannot imagine a young horse like this with such problems. You should also be feeding Slippery elm if you are giving him all those anti-inflammatories, as they are very hard on the gut and can cause ulcers. You need to feed about 1 tablespoon a day and soaked in hot water so it turns kind of greasy. It helps to protect and coat the mucous lining of the stomach and intestinal tract, and you can feed it forever, it will not harm the horse. Good luck,cheers, Ann.
I have read about your pony who is only 10 and has bad arthritis so he's lame and can't be ridden. This does not sound right to me, have you had x-rays done to see that it really is arthritis? I have been doing body work on horses for 25 years, and we run a rehab facility here in BC Canada. I too am a Dressage rider, and short listed for the Pan Am games in 1990. Check out my website at www.witsendfarms.com. I have been talking to Geoffrey Pannell about a possible trip to Australia in May for the big Equestrian conference, maybe if you come with your horse we can see what is going on? Take a look at some of the case histories on my site, you will be interested to see what you find there, cheers, Ann.
How many horses do you have???
Brianna
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