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  1. Totally know what you mean :) ! If they don't have sufficient muscling along the topline then it's not very comfortable. If their withers are very prominent, it's also uncomfortable :) I rode bareback up in the hills for four hours with some friends of mine last year. Some of the gals had never met me and where really surprised to see me riding like that (riding in a sidepull, which I later switched from to the rope halter he was wearing). The horse I was riding was extremely comfortable to ride bareback though. A good topline, a smooth mover and just as steady as could be.
  2. Actually many vets have an office and the horse can certainly go to them :). I actually prefer taking my horses over to my one of my two vets (depending on the situation) since they have a nice facility and all the tools we may need, plus it costs me less :). They do carry many things on their vehicles, but not everything. I'm actually taking my horse into the vet office next week for an exam and possible x-rays due to a lameness that has presented itself.
  3. It depends. Its a condition where the laminae separate from the hoof wall. Please read up at the link on how to treat it. It is not as simple as just putting shoes on a horse and saying its okay to ride. I'm presuming he is talking about eggbar shoes...if so, no way. There are much better methods to treat it depending on the severity. An excellent farrier working in conjunction with the vet who can do radiographs is important. Thr hoof has to be strengthened, trying to keep the toe back as far as possible (with trimming) to encourage heal first landing of the foot. Padding and booting the horse to encourage more comfortable movement helps and getting their area bedded down in deep footing for cushion. Also no sugars or starches in feeds and no grasses (hi in sugar content) , hay yes, grass no. Once the horse is comfortable light riding can be resumed as it does encourage blood flow, but boots with pads will probably still be needed. The horse will need to have its feed intake monitored to prevent further reoccurances.
  4. My kids are definitely getting challenged. We are using the Earth Science with worksheets, quizes and I picked up a lab book and got it all meshed in. My kids love the interactive stuff. Makes the text come alive. My son wasn't ready for Chemistry yet and neither was my dd (I wanted them to do it together), but they should be next year so we decided to go with Earth Science. THey are learning a lot already
  5. Oh and there are ways to measure for saddles. Many good saddlers online have videos and explanations on how to do wither and back tracings. A good quality saddle will cost a fairly good bit unless you know of a knowledgeable horse person that can help you. I kept a cow and horse together. They weren't really friends but they tolerated each other. One of my geldings, when he was a yearling, had a cow as a pal. He loved that cow, lol.
  6. Bareback is fine. But trust me you don't want to do it all the time. The horse has two serious issues going on. Founder is a hoof/feeding issue and is directly related to sugars consumed by the horse (much of which is in the grasses) I recommend some further reading to understand what you are dealing with : http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/animal-diseases/horses/founder-laminitis-in-horses No one should be riding the horse until the horse is fully recovered. Which could take up to a year. Cushings is another thing entirely and is managed differently than founder http://www.aaep.org/health_articles_view.php?id=340 They didn't have Pergolide available when our pony had cushings. We had a different med, but it did help. I wouldn't buy any saddle right now for this horse until both conditions are under control. The founder really being the more serious of the two at this point.
  7. The fact that you can wear a shirt from fourth grade makes me grin :) I am still very small, but I can assure you that I probably could not wear a shirt from when I was in fourth grade...I was tiny then lol
  8. Until a person has worked in pet rescue/rehabilitation, then one has a harder time understanding the true nature of animal overpopulation and the extreme lack of homes for the ones waiting. Why should 'I' allow more kittens to be born when I knowingly a) cant keep them all b)cant find good homes that I can assure will spay/neuter them c) cant drop them at a shelter because many times they're already full. And why do I need to put that on them. If I take an animal in, its my responsibility to make sure I can stop further uneccessary reproduction and either care for it, or try and find it a hopeful permanent home. Unfortunately the emotions need to be removed from the equation. edited: don't know where that smiley came from
  9. I don't prefer it, but if she is just at the beginning, then yes I would do it. I've worked in rescue long enough. More kittens born are definitely not needed. You'll be doing mama cat a favor too. Longer, more peaceful life, and better health since she's not having to raise litters back to back.
  10. Well here at our house dad has a saying: "You need to work smarter, not harder". When they dont want to educate themselves, then they are told to do a cleaning item . There is never a shortage of them :) and if they complain or are rude, they'll keep clening. They are normally humbled within a few hours and get back to their studies with a bit more vigor :)
  11. We have one. He is 10 yrs old named Pichu. He is a bit goofy, not quite all there, very leery of strangers, sometimes runs from us ;) . He is a lynx point siamese with blue eyes and medium length hair. He is of course short legged, small body and shaped like an egg from front to back. Only weighs about 5/6 lbs. Munchkins are really a genetic anomally, I've known about them for some time. He was a kitten from a friends litter on her farm. He didnt look like any of the other kittens thats for sure. He seems to attract fleas, but not real bothered by them. No i would never buy one. There are enough cats out there to adopt if I want one. We always seem to have enough cats anyways :). 6 at the moment....
  12. Oh my gosh, thats funny, but so not funny too. I wonder what they think about when there is an irrational fear like that. Jeaux is 16 and has had a rough year...a colic episode and a rather long seizure on top of that, a stomach ulcer (treated) and his normal silly slightly nervous self was turned up a few notches. He's now on ulcer guard meds and a calming supplement. It has definitely brought his anxiety down.
  13. Margaret, I have another one here as well who also has some QH in him. Mosly the QH sire gave him more bone, because when you look at Jeaux you can see the saddlebred in him: big shoulder, neck ties in higher, longer head with well proportioned ears that tip a bit inwards like an arab :) . And he can go go go like an arab :) . He is more of a snorter/blower than a spooker :) which is nice.
  14. We are leaning towards Kaiya too. Sounds interesting and it's unusual. We already have a Jeaux (Joe) and a Luka here, so we can't have any names that start with those consonants. I also like names starting with hard consonants. They seem to hear it better out in the field when we call. Funny alilac! But no. LOL.
  15. She is very graceful when moving. She is quite sweet and decided in that last photo that the scratches I was giving weren't quite enough when I quit. So she made my arm useful, lol.
  16. She is a sweet 3 yr old Saddlebred/Arabian cross. An endurance hopeful if she is not flighty. She has been under saddle, lightly, for a year already. Now it's time to teach her the finer points in becoming a great riding mount :). Her gear/tack color is actually purple, but seeing as I'm waiting for much of it to arrive, she'll have to wear my gelding's blue tack ;). Our biggest obstacle right now is figuring out her name! Our short list includes: Teagan, Kaiya, Gracie, or Stella. Isobella has also been thrown in there :)
  17. not feeling sleepy...but need to sleep :)

  18. No K9 does not restrict the access of logging onto the computer, but that's what the password is for on the admin account. All other accounts should be set differently and with a different password. I was under the impression that it was more about the internet usage than just the logging on of the computer. K9 is great for any internet stuff and it does work well for that once you understand how it works.
  19. THat sort of discussion is a regular thing at my house with my DD, lol. I have been really getting good at not engaging :) She has always been a highly charged child.
  20. I am down that road about 100 miles and it's been a nightmare. K-9 web protection is a nice free one online that you can set a lot of controls with (all sorts of filters) and it does use them. It is all password protected. Keep your passwords changed weekly and never let her see you log it on. Keep the computer in the main room of the home where you will be. I've told my kids that if they can't make good decisions and stay within safe boundries then we'll help them do so by monitoring. It's a big fat pain in the you know what, but we are the parents and it's our job :( Hugs to you!
  21. Spiced pear butter. Like spiced apple butter, but with pears. Very Good. I even mix pears and apples if I dont have enough of one or the other
  22. Oh and as for the quantity versus quality argument, quality every time. Its a rediculous argument. I am not about to drag the life of my pet out, indoor or outdoor when they are old, just because I can.
  23. Seriously...Not in your hay or your barn? Is your hay in a locked vault and your barn in a bubble? Before I had barn cats (the two in there are part of the 6 we have that are vaccinated and fixed, as all cats we've had on the property are) we had mice. All feed is in rodent proof cans, hay up on pallets, on a concrete slab, in a nice metal barn, kept very clean considering its a barn (on pallets to ward off moisture since I live in the humid south). Before we had the cats, we had mice. Its just the way it is. They make nests in the hay since its warmer there. Brought the cats in, less mice, but still we find the occasional evidence...it darn near impossibble to keep them out...its just the way it is. Yes, I do take very good care of mine, but many times its people who dump their animals out near us because "oh, they have a barn and can use a cat"...no thanks! Why should I have to fix their mess?! Yes the average lifespan of a wild cat is lower, but an outdoor domesticated cat is higher than that...its all a crapshoot really. The ones outdoors are doing as nature intended. There is nothing wrong with that. And no one is saying that just because we live in the country we do not have to take as good of care of our animals. Heck, i even raise our own meat to eat because I abhor the current practices of factory/large scale farming. We buy from local farmers when possible or grow our own. Off topic....anyways as it is I see nothing wrong with keeping them in a shed temporarily. I find it worse keeping them in a tiny bathroom with nothing to do. Unfortunately for the OP, she didnt catch an issue before hand and is now kittenless for the time being and one may pass on earlier than wanted. I'm sure she feels guilty enough about that, but circumstances being what they are, there is not much she can do about it. She has learned an unfortunate lesson
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