Recent content by SugaryCharm

For me, this is a timely topic, as I am currently dealing with a broken ankle. My biggie was acting a little spunky under saddle so I got off and started lunging him. I was trying to get him loping without bucking and being a nut when he lost his head and decided to leave town. Knowing...

I looooove a good snowcone--the kind with soft, finely shaved ice instead of the "pellets" you find at some of the snowcone stands. It makes a huge difference IMO. "Wedding cake" used to be my favorite flavor, but has recently been replaced with "tropics" with cream (vanilla coffee creamer)...

Was he ill or acting "off" at any time before the spots appeared? Late-in-life white spots like the ones pictured are sometimes a byproduct of fungal infections. If you do a Google image search for "horse fungal white" there are a few pics of big horses displaying this phenomenon. Sometimes...

I am curious about this too, as I was going to order some for my horses until I read a couple reviews on Jeffers that said it burned their horses! EEK! I'd rather deal with ticks than chemical-burned hide...

I agree that any feed change should be made gradually, if possible, so you might taper down your grain feeding (over the course of 3-7 days) before your trip and then slowly start them back on it (if you are going to do that) when you arrive. In reply to your electrolyte question, SmartPak has...

I'm sorry to read of your loss--that sounds like a lovely tribute to your grandfather. I love to watch all kinds of baby animals grow--bunnies, chicks, horses (of course!), puppies, kittens...they are all a joy. Very cute pictures! I especially like the one of the chick hiding in your hen's...

I think with regards to equine companions (either donkeys or ponies), it depends on the size of the mini as well as the size of the companion. Putting a 48" pony/donkey in with a 35" mini is a little different than putting the same pony/donkey in with a 28" mini. Regarding goats/sheep, I'd say...

Did the mare come to you with this problem, or did it start recently? My mares started (I'm guessing) rubbing their eyes a few weeks ago, resulting in outer eye area swelling/inflammation but without the accompanying inner swelling your mare has. I went the Vetericyn route and also now make...

We're OK...though we did have one of the smaller tornadoes pass about 4 miles north of us. That was a little scary. Has anyone heard from REO? I believe they are in the central OK area that was hit the worst. Hoping everyone is OK!

Bravo--that was really neat! I liked the song choice too--what is the name of the song/artist?

While we're on the subject of encysted strongyles and tapeworms...I read somewhere that there is a season (don't remember which one) when you do NOT want to worm for encysteds because if you do, too many will release at once and could make the horse ill? I hadn't heard that before but was...

Marty, that is an unfortunate story that occurs in numerous variations all too frequently. I am all for getting new people involved with equines (and I realize there is a certain learning curve involved; kudos to anyone making an effort to educate themselves) but the ones like those in your...

Thanks to all who responded and/or shared a story...now I feel a bit silly for agonizing over the decision so long! I think it was a combination of factors that was making it so tough to decide, including but not limited to my "big plans" for the mare, feeling like a "failure" as a handler for...

Chanda, did you add any sweetener to your smoothie? I think there is normally quite a bit of sugar added to commercial smoothies so just yogurt + fruit might be a bit shocking if you're not used to it! I hope your calf pulls through. I laughed reading about your "horse poop dust!" I've...

I have been weighing the difficult decision to sell one of my mares. The logical part of me says that it is time to sell her and move on, as I often do not enjoy handling her (personality clash, grumpy/aggressive, stubborn mare) and she has injured me a couple of times now (out of aggression...