Recent content by pepperhill

I'm so glad you gave the Bluestem club a try! It is a good club and growing quickly. I believe they are putting on another one mid August if you want to try another one. I had a scheduling mixup and didn't get entered......much to my disappointment, but I did get to watch some of the R show...

So, 8 days after Abby had the first two puppies, she gave birth to 3 more, perfectly normal and full term puppies! They are all happy and healthy and doing very well. sounds like the right and left horn information was right on the mark. I guess we will never know what caused her to go into...

We have a Papillon that is due to have pups on June 6th. This is her 4th litter and she usually has 2 to 4 pups on the morning of her due date, like clockwork. Last Sunday, 15 days early, we could tell she wasn't feeling well and she proceeded to give birth to 2 live, preemie pups. They only...

I use the Desitin!

I am a huge fan of Missing Link. There are two formulas, the regular and the one for joints. We were given a quarter horse several years ago that was a high dollar horse in the western pleasure arena. She kept randomly going lame in the front and after Xrays, specialists, and a number of...

Just a couple of thoughts: I'm sure you have inspected the other horse you got for lice as well, right? If one has them they probably all do. And, you might pour a little vegetable oil over her hay or in her grain if you've decided to give it. The oil will add fat calories which will not...

I really try not to clip as that coat is there for bug protection as well, but there are times when it seems to be the right thing to do. I, too, do the partial clip....necks, upper legs, that sort of thing. I almost worry more about them getting too chilly at night than I do about them...

I have 2 or 3 mares that do this every year. In fact I added it to my log of "foaling signs" for these particular mares. Mine seem to do it a week or two before they foal. I always figured as they got close to foaling the hormonal changes made them a little confused!! I even had one that we...

She's a doll! What fun!

OH! Well done!! Well done!!! I am a sucker for a buckskin pinto! Congrats!

I'm glad to took the plunge! I would have had to "save the world too"!!! I guess some of us are just like that! Those feet might not take that long to turn around. Sometimes I am amazed at how quickly feet can be fixed. Especially if you stick to the 2-4 week schedule faithfully. There is...

They always drink slower from a bucket or pan. Plus, you have the added benefit of gravity since her head will be down. Is this a bottle baby? I guess I always think mothers milk is best, but if she is already drinking milk replacer, then by all means, put it in a bucket. Can't hurt to try...

As a farrier I can tell you that you start to lose your window of opportunity for correction at about 2 to 2.5 years of age, depending on what the correction is, because the bones etc start to harden into their permanent shape. After they harden you will make the horse hurt with dramatic...

Update I just got on and read all your posts from last night. I appreciate your kind words, but anyone would have done the same if they had seen the situation. Mare and baby are back home now. Momma is a bit sore from all the efforts that were made and the 2 hour trailer ride she had to go...

Sad update. Vet can't get leg to stay in place. It is very difficult to get it back into joint without breaking it and then before she is even awake from the anesthesia it pops back out again. He tried twice and within half an hour both times it slipped back out. She will probably have to be...