Mrs Sweepy Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Lovely pics She looks so much better without her big fat belly . AND wheres all this snow you have been telling me about for the last few months You been telling me porkies Dogman xxxxSuzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Miss Suzy even the land of ice and snow is aload to thaw out for a few months of the year. However I do still have two spots of ice left in the hay yards where I fed all winter, and it did snow last Sunday NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It has been along 48 hours or there abouts. I went out and did chores around 3pm yesterday afternoon and all was well. Went out to check the horses around 6 pm and find Maddy....the Haflinger gelding cast in his stall. I slipped a set of lines on his legs and flip him free only to notice that he has been rolling in his stall in a few other spots aswell, so right away suspect that he has colic and start walking. Well walked until 11pm during which time he was looking not bad with lots of stomack noises, only slight temperature...4'C.....and not trying to lay down often. After 11pm his guts went quiet and he was showing a fare bit of discomfort in the flanks. Called in the vet......if you lot think I am small, this Young Lady is 4' even and thin as a rail........She was out in 15 minutes, gives a pain killer shot and we did a rectal to find a football size impaction. Well out comes the stomack tube and 2 1/2 litres of oil mixed with some water. Tube in through the nose and oil down the stomack to mix with the blockage. We finished up with 2 litres of fluides via IV, some more exercise and another rectal exam. With the dreaded words "try to have a trailer ready for first thing in the morning and we will take him up to the Veterinary Teaching University." "I dont think he will pass this on his own" off she went to a nice warm bed. My bed consisted of two saddle pads thrown on the barn floor and a blanket over top. Spent the night 1/2 hour rest, 1/2 hour walking with Maddy. Vet called at 6am to see how he was doing...what can I say alot of gas and lots of stomack noises (both good signs) but no movement of the blockage. With a promise to be there for 10 / 10:30 we hang up. Have a quick cup and then back to walking. 7:15 am rewarded with the biggest greenest most lovliest pile of horse sh...........manure I have ever seen soon followed by two more at 8am and 9:30am. Not entirely out of the woods, but a lot better than we were. The rottonbugger is on a bran mash rashion today with some light exercise and alot of scoldings Have been up for 52 hours now but should be having a nice long nap in about another 6 or 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi mate. Both my 2 daughters were into horses, show ponies, 12.2 hands upwards to 15.2 over the years, did all the big county shows, and won quite a few. It helped a lot, as my wife is a qualafied riding instuctor, we had a big merc wagon carried 4 horses tack area, plus living accomadation. We used to go all over the country, loved it, but all good times come to an end, your kids grow older and thats life. Sold up about 7 yrs ago. Happy family times, still go to the odd show as spectators, I will root some pics out and put them on, when the wife shows me how to do it. Cheers Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Are you Still in bed asleep Mr Flock So Hows Maddy today. xxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berthaboo Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 mmmmmmmmmmm ladies and jodhpurs this is one of many things i want to do before i die would love to be able to ride just never got round to it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Are you Still in bed asleep Mr Flock :blink: So Hows Maddy today. xxxSuzy Sleep whats that.....highly over rated I am sure... or am I Maddy is doing well today though still on light rations much to his dislike. That two week old little Ba***** of a colt, Jester on the other hand, cleared a four foot chain link fence today Needless to say started out there at 6am and decided to come in for lunch at 7:30 pm I am sure there is a GOOD reason why I work with animals just cant think of what it is right now NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thier is Mr Flock They better them people. xxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Here is one of Jester at 2 1/2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Iv grown up horse riding as has silver pigeon. We dont currently own our own yet but my sister has one called sid and silver pigeon has taken a unloved and abbandond horse called red under her wings and is helping him ! Sorry I dont have photos ATM but will try to get some up ! Update - last thursday my siser lost her horse sid to acute collic. He was fine at 10pm but at 7 am was found on the floor in agony, on the vets arrival and inspection he said it was the worst he had ever seen and sid was sent to the big pasture in the sky . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Sorry to hear that Salop Sniper. Collic is the number one killer of horses and is a nightmare. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Just out of interest, we have got a retired race hose on loan at the momment which my daughter is riding, doing very well, but he does get very stressed out when traveling, presumably still thinks he's going racing, any way he's a bit of a fussy eater, and as said before a bit stressy and always very very grumpy after competitions, so we looked into stomach ulcers, causes, clinical signs etc etc, any way to cut along story not so short, the wife took him to the horse vets today to have him scoped, guess what, the poor sod's got a belly full of ulcers. So now he's on gastrogaurd (I think). so with a bit of luck this will sort him out and he will start putting a bit of wieght back on, we also have to change his diet and try and get him to eat more forage, easier said than done, still he's a cracking horse and worth the hassle, the treatment last's for nearly two months, one syringe per day for 28 days and then half a syringe for 30 days, it's a bit like worming paste, the one good thing is that it's come to light at this time of year and so the horse can almost be out at grass 24/7, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) The wife is a dressage instructor and on her own horse competes at inter 2. I have done a bit of jumping in the past but far to busy shooting these days!! I have seen a number of horses that dont like the trailer and throw them selves on the ground and are generally unhappy with traveling. Not nearly so often with lorries. Most of the time some one has diriven to fast especialy round corners with the horse in the back. Just slow down a bit for a few trips especialy with acceleration and braking as well as the cornering. The bikers will hate you but if it sorts your horse out and rebuilds its confidence it has to be worth it. Dave Edited May 9, 2009 by Devilishdave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 The wife is a dressage instructor and on her own horse competes at inter 2. I have done a bit of jumping in the past but far to busy shooting these days!! I have seen a number of horses that dont like the trailer and throw them selves on the ground and are generally unhappy with traveling. Not nearly so often with lorries. Most of the time some one has diriven to fast especialy round corners with the horse in the back. Just slow down a bit for a few trips especialy with acceleration and braking as well as the cornering. The bikers will hate you but if it sorts your horse out and rebuilds its confidence it has to be worth it. Dave I know tell me about it, we've had alsorts here, we had a pony who, once he'd travelled on the lorry point blank refused to go back on the trailer, But poor old saucy, if you had one ulcer it would be bad enough but he's got a belly full of them, there was some new figures come out a month or so ago were they recon nearly all race horses (over 95%) have stomach ulcers, and most competition horses at what ever level will also have ulcers, As for riding myself I used to jump at county level, then the kids came along and the more they did the less we did, and now since the diagnosis on my back I wont be riding again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Update on Saucy, just over a week on Gastrogard and he's tucking into his feed like theres no tomorrow, phew we were getting a bit worried there, now he'll start putting wieght on, plus he's out on Dr green best thing for 'em ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted May 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Mark jump on here and have a brouse around: http://www.thehorse.com/TopicSearch/Default.aspx http://www.thehorse.com/ NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Have you heard they might be banning jump racing in Australia, all together. I read it in some magazine today probably Horse & Hound They had some big meet in Victoria and one or two horse were killed, so the governing body is getting together to see if jump racing should continue. any way NTTF that's quite a handy link you posted there cheer's ps the very story I was on about is on that site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdeep Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I like riding ladies in jodphurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I had to have Old Jazz put down today. He was born on the farm 36 years ago and was always the one you caught aride back up to the house on when you got tired of walking out back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 RIP JAZZ ! 36 years that will be a fair amount of service he`s given to you over the years ! Remember Jazz for the happy and funny times you will of shared together ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshotshooter Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 here a youngun that was born early summer only hours old in the pictures my lot love there horses and go to many shows in grannys horse lorry down south and up north they love it happy days kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshotshooter Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) my sarah with another sorry dont know what the horses or ponys are dads main dealings is to fix the lorry from time to time Edited June 27, 2009 by hotshotshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshotshooter Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) and a few more happy days Edited June 27, 2009 by hotshotshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR1960 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) My daughter and missus have had them for years and i've always been around horses, sadly since we split we've got to lose the horses. My daughter on Razzle Dazzle Edited June 27, 2009 by JR1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 My other half does the dressage bit and Grand Prix level. Pic here of her reason to live & breath!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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