Search results

I had my first scare tonight. I went out and gave the boys a mini carrot, actually 2 of them each. I gave Pippin his, then gave O So his. Waited a few seconds and when I though Pippin was ready for his second one, I tried to give it to him. I bunch of slobber came out of his mouth with brown...

I was reading another post and someone had mentioned a sealed milk jug with rocks in it as a good toy. That got me thinking, what have you or someone else you know, made toys out of? I made a toy out of Halloween plastic pumpkins. I put a treat down at the bottom then fill it with hay. The...

I have this plant/weed growing in my yard where my pool was. I was curious on what it is. Could it be poisonis(sp)? I am still trying to figure out what may be causing O So's bout with loose stool. I really think it is his teeth bothering him, but just want to rule out this plant as a possible...

I gave the boys a bath the other day and loved how Pippin looked right after his bath. He is dry in the pic. I sure wish O So would shine like that! I think O So has the kind of coat that just doesn't get shiney. That's ok though, I love him anyway. Pippin My farrier thinks he is a dwarf...

I gave O So his first dose of Sand Clear today at lunch time. Since then he has been basically squirting out water. It is brown water, some times there may be a little bit of digested hay, but mainly water. He hasn't had a actual bowel movement since I gave him the Sand Clear, just the water...

Hey everyone. O So is cutting in some new teeth. I was wondering if that could cause him to have diarrhea? Reason I ask is he has had it off and on for 2 weeks now. Meaning I noticed it, then it started to get solid again, then it got loose again, on and off like that for the last 2 weeks. I...

Hey guys. I signed up for the 60 day challenge that Purina is haveing. They sent me a coupon to save an x amount, (think it is like 10 bucks or so) on two bags of feed. Problem I have is I don't go through a bag very fast. I am guessing one bag last me about a month give or take a few days...

My feed store that had that great hay mid winter last year, finally got some of it back in. So we went down today to buy 10 bales. Got there and looked at it and it wasn't as nice as the last stuff. I am guessing because of what cutting it is now compared to what it was when I last bought it. I...

Today we finally started working on the rails to the "small scale" arena! I have been trying to get hubby on this project for a while now. We got 2 sides up today. Only need to put one side up tomorrow and make a gate. Then we need to find fill dirt. At least the rails will be up so I can do...

I went to PetSmart yesterday and found some dog treat dispensers on discount. After debating for a while I finally decided to buy a couple to see if they would work for the boys. I think they will work under supervision, but they probably wont last to long with their hooves. They had a great...

A while back ago I clipped O So's belly. It was to cold to do all of him. I then tried to clip Pippins belly. He didn't like that at all. He kept panicing so I quit. So I figured I would just let him shed on his own. He was doing pretty good on it, but still had most of his sides and belly that...

Thought I'd share some pics I took of the boy's one day at the stables. This was about 3 weeks ago. The first few pics are of what is normally the "event trailer parking" area. For obvious reason, it can't be used till it dries up. LOL The boys like it when it is like this though! LOL Although...

I am still working on my arena. I am hoping to start getting the poles and rails put up soon. I would start on it myself but I have to wait for hubby to cut my poles (they are currently in the shape of a T. ) I am using my old pool deck poles for the arena poles. So doing a little recycling...

I am at the show and I found a class I really like! Liberty! That looked like a lot of fun!! I took a video I wanted to share of this one horse, he was awesome, but I can't get it to load on YouTube for some reason? Besides, I don't know if I am allowed to post a video of someone else's horse...

Ok, this may be a dumb question, but does it matter if a horse is a stallion or a gelding when it comes to it's mane and tail growth? Reason I ask is because when I first got O So, his mane and tail were long, his tail rubbed the ground. I clipped about a inch off one time and it grew back fast...

In a recent thread about hay, I mentioned I had an idea for a slow feeder. My main problem was finding the wire mesh in the shape I wanted it. I can visualize what I want, but didn't know where to get the mesh. Well, I found something that might work. It should be fairly easy to find. I actually...

Today it was finally not raining, and I decided to try to load O So and Pippin into the bus for the first time. It went so well I decided to take them to the stables. They did really well on the ride there. I really like having the divider in the stall. I can be a little less forgiving on stops...

I decided to start a new thread because my other one was more of not being able to find hay. This one is about finding it and wanting to show quality between the two. This is the hay I bought from the Elverta store. It is the stuff that my guy's clean up every scrap. Close up pic. This...

I made my own hay nets out of some sort of fishing net or something. It was made of some sort of soft material. It had 1 inch square holes. I decided to hang 2 of them to give the horses something to do in their "sacrifice" lot. It isn't really big enough for them to really get any good playing...