Horse Care – Page 5 – Virtual Brush Box

QR

I’ve mentioned it passing [CAA Repercussions]. I want to state it outright. We have solved Milton’s NQR. (Greg modifies this with – to the extent one ever can with a horse. He doesn’t want Milton to feel the need to rise to a challenge.) For years we’ve been wondering if Milton is Not Quite Right.Continue reading “QR”

Cookie Ball!

Nose-It! Equine Ball Flat Fill Treat Dispenser via Amazon (not available direct) I don’t usually buy cat/dog/horse toys. I am concerned they will become unused, decorative lumps of plastic. We bought what we call the “Cookie Ball” after watching Bliss and Jewel play with theirs at CAA [Show Report]. At one point, Bliss heard JewelContinue reading “Cookie Ball!”

Rodney’s Feet

Right hind – still has remnants of puffiness above his fetlock from the trailer kerfuffle two weeks ago [Dubious Future]. Rodney’s tell for pain is acting scared of people, for example getting more headshy. In this case, the front end never registered a problem in the back end. So, I never worried unduly. (Worrying aboutContinue reading “Rodney’s Feet”

Cindy Sez

… that I am done with my computer work for the evening. … that I should have finished my post before the storm blew in. … that it’s a good thing I have a wireless iPad. But seriously folks, tropical storm Cindy is headed our way. We’ve been having rain for daaaaays. Fortunately, we hadContinue reading “Cindy Sez”

Time Out for Routine Maintenance

Last week was weirdly full of appointments for horse & human. All routine. Dentist. Farrier. Eye doc. Vet. Everyone’s fine. Between house rules (day off for shoes), travel time (dentist & eye doc) and recovery time (eye doc & vet), not much got done. That’s okay. Rodney’s one tiny jump [!] will carry me forContinue reading “Time Out for Routine Maintenance”

Show Names

Vet has come. Blood has been drawn. Names have been chosen. Registered Name: Major Conn [Real Name] Stable Name: Milton Show Name: Monochrome Rainbow Registered Name: none Stable Name: Rodney Show Name: Double Solitaire Despite my love of data, I am not doing a retrospective of Rodney’s aborted show names over the years. I amContinue reading “Show Names”

Sand Colic?

We continue to pursue the shadowy NQR in Milton. Our latest effort is a week-long treatment for sand colic. We don’t have sand or even sandy soil. OTOH, Milton is big on picking up every last iota of feed. I have no doubt he ingests a lot of dirt. Perhaps there is a component thatContinue reading “Sand Colic?”