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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on May 23, 2007 16:25:39 GMT -5
Here another pic of the beauty Ginger.
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Post by schwung on May 23, 2007 17:25:55 GMT -5
Oh wow, that is a STUNNING photo!!! I LOVE IT!!!
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Post by huskiesnhorses on May 23, 2007 18:14:00 GMT -5
Suitable for framing that's for sure!
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Post by pdevlieg on May 23, 2007 18:36:02 GMT -5
Tina - Ginger is looking just Fabulous! I love her sweet alert expression.
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Post by safehorses on May 23, 2007 18:48:40 GMT -5
This is a great week for me...new photos of Ginger and Oliver...those two are my absolute faves!! She looks sooooo good! I think that's another Cover Girl shot.
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on May 23, 2007 18:52:58 GMT -5
Peri, she is the absolute sweetest,kindest mare ever, it's a shame her former owner did not take care of the knees when she was younger. My vet said she must have run barrels or used as a hard working ranch horse. Both knees are very bad. I keep her as comfortable as possible with treatments. I guess stall rest and supplements would have worked wonders when the injuries occured. grrrrrrrr.
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on May 23, 2007 19:00:08 GMT -5
Thanks Safehorses, she was always one of favs too, so Imagine how thrilled I was when Bonnie unloaded her at my house. It's been a 18 months of joy having her with us. We adore her. Last winter she fell in the deep snow and could not get up due to slipping with the blanket on. She also was on a hill when it happened and slid down the hill. It was a terrifying moment for me, Neil and I ran like crazy to get to her. Neil has incredible love for her also I never seen him run so fast, he got her up, and she is never allowed out of the paddock in the snow again...
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Post by slew on May 24, 2007 0:34:26 GMT -5
she looks gorgeous!
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Jun 29, 2007 15:56:50 GMT -5
Ok, so we all know Ginger has the worst knees possible on a ambulatory horse, I do everything possible to keep her as painfree as possible and she gets around fairly good, in fact, last week she saw something in the trees that got her running"yikes" I get terrified when she runs, but she was so gracefull and looked lame free, she was a beautiful sight. Well Tuesday when it got so warm those knees were swollen on top of the arthritis, Her vet recommend a dose of bute to get the swelling down and it worked great. Bute is not something I ever give on any kind of regular basis ever. The problem is now, she felt so great, that she is back to trying to kill Sione again. Ginger is a funny old gal, in her day she must have been the queen of the pasture. Ginger is a big mare close to 16hh and does show the signs of being a old gal, but in her day she must have been a vision of extreme beauty. My girls cannot live in the pasture during the day due to Gingers alpha attitude and last night Neil had to get up at 1:00am to stop Ginger from trying to kick down Siones stall. Any horse whisperers here that might give me some insight on how to get Ginger to accept Sione? I've had Sione for months now.
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Post by jaybird on Jul 14, 2007 23:47:51 GMT -5
I love the new picture, Tina - I just posted it on the Placed page on the SAFE website. You know, if you wanted to write the story of Ginger's rescue and adoption, I'd love to create a "Success Story" page for her.
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Post by cat67 on Jul 15, 2007 0:41:53 GMT -5
Take them both on a long trailer ride together with no other horses. I swear that will bond any 2 horses. It's like magic.
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Oct 5, 2007 17:48:58 GMT -5
As most of you know, Ginger has been lame most of the summer, good days and bad days, I had the Vet out twice, and both times he determined that her arthritic knee was getting worse, the last time she was trimmed was a disaster because she would not lift her foot, I switched meds and did everything possible to keep her comfortable, I decided that I would not allow her suffering to continue if symptoms got worse, on Wednesday she was full blown hopping and head bobbing, I called the vet, he could not come until late in the day, so, just to be sure since I dont always trust the vets, I called her farrier out also, it turns out Ginger had a huge undiagnosed abcess, we soaked and soaked and gave her bute, the farrier trimmed away a portion of her hoof, she has white line separation from the abcess, but after a few days of soaks and the trimming, and the boa boot, Ginger is now walking better than ever. I've read a lot of abcesses lately, and I know that they had be difficult to determine, but now believe its been the root of all her problems these past few months. Ginger will be trimmed once a week and wear the boa boot, all sugers removed from her diet effective today. I promised Ginger a safe and happy life here, deciding when her quality of life is poor enough to send her to greener pastures has been very hard on me, but it looks like she is going to be just fine now. Please jingle for a speedy recovery for my girl. Tina edited to add: the knee is better than its ever been.
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Post by jaybird on Oct 5, 2007 18:22:34 GMT -5
thank god it was something that you can fix! so happy to hear this, tina!
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Post by schwung on Oct 5, 2007 19:56:37 GMT -5
Oh, what a relief!! I am so, so glad to hear that Ginger will recover!
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Oct 5, 2007 20:28:29 GMT -5
I remember our Cat67 saying it most likely was an abcess back in the summer, but it was missed twice. Poor Ginger, it blew the size of a quarter against the outer hoofwall on her front left foot. What a differance a day made, now its the long treatment to follow, but Ginger is such a special mare with so much heart and will to live, she is walking much better already. My farrier had to lay on the ground to do the trimming of the hoof wall today. Neil was a trooper allowing Ginger to place weight against him, I held the lead rope coaxing Ginger not to move. What a day.
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