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Post by winterlakesfarm on Apr 3, 2007 13:34:19 GMT -5
Parelli does that too LOL He offers his hinds every time she walks by it is hilarious!
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Apr 3, 2007 14:47:43 GMT -5
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Post by slew on Apr 3, 2007 14:49:29 GMT -5
hey, did you put road fabric down under the gravel ?
I am having a hard time with my "clowns" picking it up and pulling it, digging at it......you would think it was a new horse toy.
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Post by schwung on Apr 3, 2007 14:51:44 GMT -5
Slew, you have to bury the ends, or, what I did was use the plastic camping tent spikes and tamped the fabric down with those every few feet.
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Post by schwung on Apr 3, 2007 14:52:46 GMT -5
Chelsea, he looks great in his jammies! How is he standing on those hind legs now (Hannah asked me that yesterday and I wasn't sure if he is starting to stand more comfortably yet or not)?
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Post by diamondindykin on Apr 3, 2007 14:53:34 GMT -5
He looks good in green ;D
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Apr 3, 2007 14:54:49 GMT -5
I do not see a change yet....they visually look a lot better but are real sore still in the heel bulb area. And yes there is fabric under there but it has held up well....even with Toad ripping around on it!
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Post by slew on Apr 3, 2007 14:56:14 GMT -5
good idea........I had buried the ends, but the devils dig, expose a portion of it and then voila.......it must be dealt with......dig some more, give it a bite......pull real hard.
I will try the stakes....although I am sure they will pull the stakes...if they can grab any sort of edge.
I used to have the wide vinyl fencing that takes the big staples.....but guess what.......all the staples were systematically pulled out of the posts.....and the fence was hanging,
so embarrassing.
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Post by Angel62197 on Apr 3, 2007 16:05:44 GMT -5
He looks so cozy! And happy. Can't wait til his poor feet get better.
Is the gravel thing something y'all do on the west side to battle the rain and mud?
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Post by hooti4me on Apr 3, 2007 16:57:25 GMT -5
He is getting that sparkle back. He has the cutest face. Cute place too, looks like horsie paradise to me.
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Post by averyacres on Apr 3, 2007 16:57:29 GMT -5
He looks great!!! I love the plaid. Yes, gravel is a great thing to battle the mud with. Not cheap though, but well worth not having the horses standing in mud! Being a new horse property owner, I am learning the tricks of how to be as mud free as possible.
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Post by averyacres on Apr 3, 2007 17:04:53 GMT -5
My silly kids are doing a similiar thing. We also put the tie downs, but I have found a few that have come up, and that makes me really nervous of one of them stepping on them; however, I am getting another load of gravel, so hopefully that will solve that problem. How many inches of gravel do you have down? hey, did you put road fabric down under the gravel ? I am having a hard time with my "clowns" picking it up and pulling it, digging at it......you would think it was a new horse toy.
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Apr 4, 2007 10:54:37 GMT -5
I put about 4-5 inches of gravel let it settle and then put more down. In fact I had my hubby put more in last night again in the spots that were getting packed down from wear. I have 8 acres and a 1/4 mile gravel driveway so we went through about 40 yards of of gravel this winter. Ugh. Putting the fabric down is a "must" to keep that expensive gravel from sinking in and needing to be re-done every year. I still need to take down the fence around the paddock out back of the barn and do the fabric and gravel out the back doors of the stalls.....it is nasty back there! They have the stalls open during the day to get out of the mud and 1/2 of that paddock drains well and stays pretty dry but I still feel like a bad mom when I see that muck out there! It is my last major fabric/gravel spot to do...then just a few "spot" jobs by gates and high traffic areas.
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Post by averyacres on Apr 4, 2007 12:15:52 GMT -5
I need to put more gravel down for sure! I am getting another shelter area set up, so that will be another project area for gravel...never ending, but it is so worth not having them stand in mud in the area where they eat, etc.
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Apr 5, 2007 10:27:05 GMT -5
We are making slow but steady progress with JR's feet. I have seen him multiple times now standing squarely on his black back foot without the fetlock being cocked forward to get pressure off his heel. His white foot he still keeps cocked forward at the fetlock. I have also seen him standing resting his white foot completely. This does not change with a boot as his poor heel bulbs are very sensitive and I think the boot irritates them. I think I may turn him out in my sand round pen this weekend to see if I can get him some relief and to maybe dry those feet out even more. They are vastly improved from when Dr. Hannah, Jaime and Juliane first saw them. No more pus and blood, they are fairly dry as Margo(Juliane's farrier) did a great job of paring away the diseased frog and opening up the area to make it easier to treat and for the solution to get to the affected area when he is soaked. I do smell thrush when I pick out his feet but it no longer hits you the second you pick up his foot......you have to pick it out before you can smell it now. I think as soon as I no longer smell thrush I will start painting his soles with a toughener. I do not want to do it now as most of those are fairly irritating and he is too sensitive still for that. I have had a bit of luck with using "the sauce" a commercial hoof sole toughener. Does anyone else have a recommendation? I want to stay away from the old school turpentine type remedies as his tissues above the hoof in the heel area are so fragile still.......
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