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He may have an infection starting from the IV site used for the catheter for fluids.

I use old water troughs that don't hold water any more. They work great as hay feeders, and you can generally find people willing to give them away.

I have many Northern winters under my belt. Chop a hole big enough for them to get their heads in, and remove the ice you have chopped. Long rubber gloves are great for this. Leave the rest of the...

Yep, Jack Meagher's the man. Look on Amazon for this book. Easy to follow, clear and precise.

Liz

Modular home may very well affect the deal. If the house and 5 acres would appraise for enough to collateralize the loan, they may be able to survey off 5 acres.

If it is truly a "modular" home...

After squirting in my eye one time (not on purpose, I can assure you) I can attest it burns like h***. I've also had the reaction of horses frantically rubbing their neck on the ground after given an...

With my horses that are stiff-backed, I always lunge them without being bitted up for several minutes. Often you'll see them stretching their own back by lowering their head and neck while trotting....

I always have more than one vet I use. One is great for teeth, another is the best lameness man in the area, another is a surgeon, etc. Then there's those vets I don't really trust that well, but...

I didn't realize draft horses were such lightweights! My little 800-900 pound Arabians always require more tranq than other horses. I teased my vet about crazy Ay-rabs, he just laughed and said it's...

I used this for my arena fence a couple of years ago. It lasted about 3 weeks before it frayed in our Oklahoma winds. Granted, I used the "economy" strapping, but it really whips in the wind.

Liz

Stablized rice bran.

Check her temperature to see if she is running a fever. She could be coming down with a respiratory infection.

Liz

Thank you all for your replies. I know that I do tend to be a bit of a "control freak", so I needed another perspective on this. This issue had come up before with this boarder when her friend showed...

Here's the situation. I run a small, private boarding facility. The owner of the property lives alone in the house, and I lease the barn and acreage from her. I try to keep only 3 to 4 boarders, and...

I like to reply to these people that my board is $1000 per month, and if you want your horse to be fed, it's $2000. Generally they say that sounds reasonable and will ship the horse in a week.

Liz

I would not feed this hay at this point. Freshly baled hay has not finished curing, and in my opinion, why risk it? Can you buy a few bales at a feed store to feed for a couple of weeks? Also, I...

I used this to fence my outdoor arena. It's made of webbing, sort of what they used to use for old timey lawn chairs. It lasted about 3 weeks before it frayed in our Oklahoma winds.

Liz

The bad news is now that you've been wormed, you probably start to gain weight...:winkgrin:

I have heard the sounds of frogs actually sounding like a woman screaming.

Liz

Have to agree about never buying a 2-horse without an escape door. In case of emergency you may need to get to a horse's head. I bought one a few years ago, and after one episode of the horses...

Your saddle sounds great! Although the pelham is a legal bit, you will very rarely see it in main ring competition. I've found that most judges don't place "different" all that often! Should be fine...

I second the grain in water. Works every time for my very picky princess. I will usually put a handful of grain in the feed tub, then add about 1/4 gallon of water and let her eat that. Repeat. You...

You might want to pull them off of it at night, and manually pull some hay from the bale to throw to them so they would not be without hay all night. I have round bales out for some of my horses;...

Snort!!! Seriously though, I have an Arabian mare that does this, and her daughter does the same thing. A great trait to inherit, in my opinion. I take the hairs at the side of the tail, and make a...

My NSH mare would do this. Her stall door was a dutch door so I hung her bucket outside of her stall. She could reach through and drink, but it was somewhat more difficult for her to pick the bucket...