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I agree, Coloredhorse! It has been delightful the last few days. I am basking in it :)

Ah, I can understand where you are coming from there. My one and only baby is from my once-in-a-lifetime-absolutely-amazing-godsend mare. For years I couldn't bring myself to breed her because I...

I think the disconnect here is that the folks who know a lot about breeding know that there is no way on Earth that they could encapsulate what you need to know about breeding in an internet bulletin...

Years before I discovered McNasty, I used Texas Pete. Again, it was yearlings, though. (Someone else's yearlings, in a boarding situation, I might add.) If you're dealing with a baby baby,...

Fair enough. I have only used it to deter a chewy yearling. I guess it might not be a great thing for a true foal who's still nursing and generally spending time near Mom's tail.

McNasty spray

You are thinking of the Dex Suppression test, which used to be the gold standard of Cushings tests, but not anymore. Now it's preferable to just check ACTH, insulin, and cortisol, with ACTH really...

Well said, archieflies. I, too, was blindsided by the vitriol of that post. I don't think anything you said warranted that kind of venom. And I agree that just because some of us 'did it all'...

I disagree. When I was looking for scholarships, I found many more horse-related ones than NHS-related ones. And I was President of my NHS.

Also, every admissions rep I ever talked to said that...

Yes, I drove. No, I didn't have brothers/sisters in my age range. We had an NHS meeting immediately after school once a week where we planned for whatever community service project was going on or...

That was certainly the case with my alma mater - the University of Virginia.

BUT, I don't think it's really a matter of having to choose one or the other. I was the President of my school's...

Murph, hope your little one is still doing well. I have a three year old who was about 60 pounds at birth. Mother is 16h and father is 17h, so I was definitely surprised to see such a tiny little...

I agree wholeheartedly. I think punishment is usually counterproductive with horses. I prefer to just keep on going with the program, so that the horse learns it's not worth the effort to...

Zara is three today! Here are some pictures of her on Chronicle of My Horse.

Ha! What a funny coincidence :)

The other one that's just popped into my head is 'Quiet Riot'. So that brings my list to:

Quark
Quality Control
Quiet Riot

Quality Control?

Quark!

Shadowfax! or perhaps Snowmane.

Those who have the box stall in front: in a pinch, could you fit 2 15 hand-ers up there? I am always thinking how great it would be to have the option of moving all 4 horses at once in an emergency....

Yikes, that's scary. I have seen a horse have a seizure before (not because of Roundup), and it was... I can't think of an appropriate adjective... It was really scary. That horse turned into a...

My mare was 16 when she was bred and 17 when her one and only foal was born. She got pregnant on the second try, had an uneventful pregnancy, and had a very easy delivery. Her foal was quite small,...

Windfall CB! I could not be any more pleased with my Windfall CB filly. He definitely shortened the back/neck and complimented the already good hind end/excellent temperament.

I have a Zara :) In her case, it's a shortened version of Jahzara. (She needed a J name. Jahzara = 'blessed princess' in Swahili.)

Look at foreign languages. English is not very helpful for Z...

Agreed. Do whatever you can to not wean her for another couple of months. If that means bringing Mom along to Wyoming, fine. If it means leaving them both where they are, fine.

Also, I am a...

Actually, Hocus Pocus sounds kind of good, too.