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Whooo Hooo --- congratulatons Kay & hugs and scritches to Tease for finally coming around. I sometimes wonder if the new mommy's aren't totally bewildered and somewhat afraid of their foals - I know that I have a couple of mares that were scared to death of their newborn baby and had to get a...

A friend of mine had a mare that went thru this and was also having trouble with her mare's appetite. What really seemed to help was about 20-30 cc of Karo syrup just before she took her out to graze or offered her any other food. For some reason the Karu seemed to kick start her system and...

Oh Kay I am so sorry that you are going thru this - I am not sure what sedative you are using, but perhaps the very could prescribe something that lasts a lot longer - I used dormosdedan in a pinch with a first time mare that was not letting her foal nurse - the baby was kind of a preemie, and...

Raspberry leaf is the primary ingredient in Mare Magic which is often used to "soften" a mare's heat cycle - I do believe that it can also help regulate the cycle, but I was warned that it also can tend to make the cycle less obvious, (less "strong) so not necessarily what you would want for a...

Might still be in transition - I know it is late for that, but some mares aren't paying close attention to the calendar this year. Another thought is that the mare might be having non-ovulating folicles develope - the only way you can check this out is thru an internal ultrasound -- they are a...

It took a week of vet oilings - yep, 7 total to get him totally cleared out -- never forget that week I was soo scared that I was going to lose him

Amy - try another enema and see if she will keep it in long enough to help. I kind of go by the way they carry their tails. If they are holding their tail up that is a sign that something isn't moving as well as it should, if there is a lot of flicking going on, again, another sign of an...

Aaaaahh what a little cutie -- and I am seeing a bay, might go bay roan like her mommy. That is the color that most of my bay's are born looking like

Amy you will be fine - Stepper is an old pro. Glad to hear that Leia is going to come an sit with you - it is always nice to have an extra set of hands & eyes. Keep me posted and call if you need to Stac

Hi Seattle -- I am not sure if you actually live in the Seattle area - but I live just 30 miles east of Seattle out in Duvall. If you would like to give me a call I can point you in the best direction for feed/vet/farrier, etc that seem to work well for miniatures. I have been breeding minis...

Hi Mary Trust your seasoned stallions - they know when everything is "right" There is a lot that comes into play with a mare - far more than just "peeing and winking" - her folicle needs to be of the optimum size to ovulate, her cervix needs to be soft, her uterus needs to have edema, and on &...

If you give the Luytalyse shot be ready for her to get really sweaty and kind of colicy acting. The first time I gave this shot I did not know what the effects were going to be and I pretty much freaked out. The affects will last about 1-2 hours USUALLY ! ! !

We run our farm as a business and I have been fortunate to have sellers allow me to make payments - had they not, I probably would never have been able to get into this industry. I do have to question Dr Taylor's comment about "the biggest mistake that people make in the businee is that they...

HI Robin We live in the boonies also - Hughes Net is satellite and they work pretty well - not as good as a DSL or cable line and not as good as Clear - but since we don't have much choice, we are stuck with HughesNet -- customer service is marginal to say the least, but at least I can get on...

I would take it one step farther and suggest that the most "viable" club would be AMHA - AMHR & ASCP -- of course it would be a big job, but in the longrun I truly believe that is the direction that a successful longterm club is going to have to be -- don't get me started on my opinions on...

Hi Folks - Here is the scenario Mare is ASPC/AMHR Stallion is 2 yrs and is ASPC only but will easily hardship into AMHR next year If I breed the ASPC/AMHR mares to this ASPC stallion, and he hardships into AMHR next year, can the resulting foal be "grandfathered" into AMHR - or does it need...

KayKay Are you inside my head again! I feel much the same and have been tarred & feathered for even broaching the subject -- but, YES, these days we DO need to think outside the box - or better yet, all nest down together to pull thru this economy - never ceases to amaze me about how narrow...

I feel like I need to inject a thought into those who are looking at a Hardship show - I know that I was the one who turned on that lightbulb - and I still believe it is a great way to get the horses to qualfying shows with less expense --- BUT BUT BUT - let's also remember the Clubs that...

Might try looking into the Draft Horse Extravaganza in Sandpoint,ID if it is still going on - I know that is a big draw. The NWMHC used to show at the AppleCup in Wenatchee and also at a couple of the other fairs over in Eastern WA. I know that we worked really hard to get into the Spokane...

For those in the Spokane-ish are the lowest cost way to put on a show is to ask to put on a Hardship show (both AMHR and AMHA offer those) and to throw in with one of the fairs so that your cost of putting on the show is really only the price of the judge/s and ribbons/trophies. This is how the...