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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 2, 2007 16:00:56 GMT -5
Pony. Pony. He looks like a PONY.  But then again, anything less than 15.2 or so looks teensy to me. [MOFORAB, ha ha ;D ] |
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Post by Buena on Mar 2, 2007 16:05:36 GMT -5
Buena, would recommend having him tested for IR even if he's shedding? Is that easy to do? If I remember correctly the only time that it isn't good to do the tests is the fall. But I might be wrong. The absolute best place for information is pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquineCushings/ and there is an offshoot just for PNW folks at pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CushingHorses_PNW/I have an NSH here that is Cushings/IR, that's the only reason I know about that kind of stuff. She's foundered twice, and hopefully that will never happen again, due to her wearing a grazing muzzle any time she's turned out on ANY grass. She had the best feet ever and now they will never be the same! But, there is also just keeping his management within the parameters without spending the $$ on actual testing. That is what I probably would do for a horse of advanced age where you don't know the history. All horses actually benefit from being on a low carb diet. You just have to monitor them very closely once they are borderline pudgy... But even a skinny horse can have a laminitic episode if you aren't careful. It can happen seemingly overnight! That's what happened with Ariel's last one. |
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Post by jaybird on Apr 6, 2007 15:04:29 GMT -5
BUCKY UPDATE! First off, I've got to say that I have gotten really attached to the little bugger. He is sweet and gentle and quiet and just the funniest looking little guy...I'll post some pictures as soon as my camera battery recharges. He has been shedding copious amounts of hair for several weeks now, and isn't even CLOSE to being done. The other day I glanced at him and it looked as if he was rubbing all the hair off of his shoulders, and then I realized that what I was seeing was not patches of skin, it was patches of short, dark HAIR -- his summer coat! He is going to look like a completely different horse when he is done shedding. He lets me stand next to him and pull out handfuls of hair, and big rastafarian-looking matts...and he is just so calm and patient about the whole thing. With the heat we are having these past 2 days, he must be so uncomfortable in all that hair, so he seems to appreciate my attempts to help. He had his feet trimmed a few weeks ago, and was good as gold for the farrier. He made my other 2 horses look like rank amatuers, in fact. He shares quarters with Oliver, and I turn the three of them out in the pasture together. The big horses push him around a bit (especially Jay..his idea of fun is to chase his friends and attempt to bite them in the butt) but Bucky stands up to them pretty well. He can throw a pretty good double-barrel kick for an old guy. But once in a while, I catch them all standing quietly together, Bucky with his head next to Oliver's flanks like he's being protected. It is so cute. No real problems at meal times if I be sure there is a separate pile of hay for everyone. If one of the big horses drives him off his pile, he just moves over to a different one, easy as can be. He really gets on well with other horses, even a couple of goofballs like my two boys. Bucky isn't as active as they are, but he will sometimes join them in a romping session, and trot or canter around just for fun. I rode him briefly one day...put Jay's dressage saddle on him, and tried to use's Jay bridle as well, but that was way too big, so I just rode him in a halter. He didn't want to do anything but sort of frantically trot from one fence to the other, clip clop clip clop...I felt like the world's biggest kid on his back. I could not get him to walk at all, just trot and canter. He had a lot of energy, but he didn't really seem all that happy about the situation, so we didn't do it for very long. It was pretty fun though. And keep in mind, I'm a big gal, so I may have been too heavy for him. Anyway, I am really enjoying Bucky, and I hope that he is happy here as well. Last night I walked out to the barn and kinda surprised everyone (they were all snoozing out behind the barn) and Bucky nickered at me. That was cool.  pictures to follow...you'll have to see the terrible hack job that I did to his forelock with a pair of dull scissors...good thing horses don't have mirrors. He is too cute! |
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Post by kahluacowgirl on Apr 7, 2007 0:29:31 GMT -5
Don't be too hard on yourself JB... forelocks grows back...eventually  |
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Post by slew on Apr 29, 2007 22:26:52 GMT -5
Just a quick update to tell you how adorable Bucky is.....and sweet and gentle.....
I got to see him at Jaybirds Hilton Hotel for Horses........
I love him....he is the best old boy around!
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Post by jaybird on May 7, 2007 18:47:24 GMT -5
Since it is downright warm out today and since he has FINALLY finished shedding, Mr Buck got a bath today! As with everything, he was good as gold, even though he's no big fan of the hose. Look who's gorgeous:   "Yes, those are dapples on my butt! Would you please leave me alone?"  Two shiny boys.   "My tail is my best feature!"  |
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Post by jaybird on May 7, 2007 18:50:59 GMT -5
Indulge me for a moment here.... Buckie in winter:  Buckie in spring: |
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Post by schwung on May 7, 2007 18:57:42 GMT -5
Wow, he shed out a beautiful dark bay. And love the banged tail....now he looks like a dressage horse wannabe! Now we want to see you riding him! ;D
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on May 23, 2007 19:07:56 GMT -5
Bonnie is sticking to guns about him being some kind of pony.....next she be saying he's a morgan mini cross, at 15hh....lol.
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Post by slew on May 23, 2007 21:13:27 GMT -5
a pony he ain't>... I have seen him.....she just wishes he was.  |
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Post by kahluacowgirl on Jun 3, 2007 0:46:51 GMT -5
Buckie is such a cute little guy... got to play with him a while last night (and didn't really think of him as a pony until I got off Jay). He looks very cute western, very spunky and energetic. I think I can safely say he was a gamer in his lifetime but I would not limit him to that. Bonnie did have some buckets set up in a barrel pattern and he pocketed and turned without cue. Never any buck or silliness, just a lot of prancing. He has a nice california headset when he's collected. Buck started out a little nervous and cautious of what may be asked of him but he slowly relaxed when he realized we weren't going to make him do anything crazy or push him past his comfort zone. |
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Post by slew on Jun 3, 2007 9:18:17 GMT -5
He still isn't a pony......
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Post by schwung on Aug 1, 2007 1:29:53 GMT -5
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Post by cat67 on Aug 1, 2007 8:57:21 GMT -5
He was definitely a gamer in another lifetime. I needed a chain!  He was dying for the real action to start. Look at his cute ears - he was thrilled to be back in the show ring, just did not know WHY we were going so slow! |
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Post by shekaberry on Aug 1, 2007 11:56:42 GMT -5
I have got to say that the pictures do not do him justice. He is a really cute horse (sorry JB, he is not a pony!) with a very expressive face, you can see what he is thinking. Just a happy go lucky boy.
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But then again, anything less than 15.2 or so looks teensy to me.
He was dying for the real action to start. Look at his cute ears - he was thrilled to be back in the show ring, just did not know WHY we were going so slow!