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Tyra Taking Names

Tyra Taking Names

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* When a new horse is added into a pasture…there is always a political shake down with regards to the equine hierarchy of the group….. Actually the same thing happens with other livestock too…cows…dogs…goats…chickens….. And quite often the new kid on the block enters in at the bottom of the ladder….. But…not so with Miss Tyra….. When Tyra arrived a few weeks back…the mare’s pecking order was inevitably going to change….. …..(look at that…

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~One More Clydesdale~

~One More Clydesdale~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* I just looked down at the tee shirt I’m wearing right now…and it says “Boss Mare”….. I suppose that’s true…but on a farm…it’s important to establish who’s in charge….. I’d like to point out…in addition to being boss mare…I’m also alpha bitch…but if you know me…you know that already applies….. …..(someone’s gotta do it)….. Pepper and Crimson are firmly ensconced here on our little farm already….. I’ve got my Clydesdale mare (Pepper) and…

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When In Doubt…Electrify

When In Doubt…Electrify

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Draft horses are big….. Everything is over-sized…they are tall…they have big hooves…big barrels…big heads…and big butts….. …..and even when they do something small…it ends up big….. All horses rub and scratch…to one degree or another…(especially in the summer months)….. You always need to look for the cause of any excessive rubbing………….the weather…skin conditions…bugs…and yes…worms….. There are lots and lots of potential causes….. When they rub their butt cheeks or tails…your first go to…is…

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~~~The Fox Hunt~~~

~~~The Fox Hunt~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** There are just a couple more Hunts in this year’s Hunt Season….. Then there’s the All Florida Meet…(which is open to members of other Hunts)….. And then there’s the Hunt Club Ball…and then that’s it for this Season of Fox Hunting….. From what I understand…several foxes were actually viewed this Season…but still the vast majority of the chases were the ever abundant coyotes….. Those guys are so fast…it’s good aerobic training for the…

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~~~He Came Back!~~~

~~~He Came Back!~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Well this IS good news….. Our new blacksmith actually returned for the mare’s second trimming!….. He seemed committed last month when he first came to trim the girls….. But you never know where blacksmiths are concerned…especially when it comes to trimming the big horses….. As I’d posted before…Montana quit on us…and from the horse-gossip I’ve recently heard…he’s quit on blacksmithing entirely….. However…we were able to find and hire Arizona as our new farrier……..

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~Arizona & The Girls~

~Arizona & The Girls~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* The mares were compliant…(Thank God)….. They stood nicely for our new blacksmith…they didn’t lean on him…or take naps on his back…or squish him…or nibble off an ear….. I knew Pepper was good with blacksmiths…but I was unsure about Crimson…up until now (apparently) she’s only been a pasture pony….. But all’s well that ends well….. No harm…no foul….. Arizona has taken us on as new clients…and will come back again for other scheduled visits……..

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Blacksmiths Aren’t What They Used To Be

Blacksmiths Aren’t What They Used To Be

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* It wasn’t easy….. But we found one….. Our past blacksmith quit on us….. After Claire and then Brave passed…a little bit of time went by…but not much….. When I recontacted him…our farrier said he’d been ill…after an exposure to glyphosates…(not the first time we’ve heard that)….. ~~~Don’t Get Me Started On Round-Up and Monsanto and Bayer~~~ My farrier had a single occurrence Grande Mal seizure…and after that…he decided he was only going to…

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Horse Health Re-Visited

Horse Health Re-Visited

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** We brought Pepper home this last December….. She had been at Mary Constance’s farm….. When we brought her home…just to be on the safe side…our veterinarian (Doctor Stevie Wonder) pulled some blood for baseline bloodwork….. …..just to keep on file…as a history…to refer to….. Doctor Wonder intended to compare her blood again…in about six months time…for any changes….. Well…that was the plan….. This last April…while Pepper was getting her annual shots (West Nile…EWT…etc)…and…

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~Pepper Comes Home~

~Pepper Comes Home~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Finally….. After such a long time….. I have a Hunt horse again….. I can’t tell you just how happy that makes me…I can’t stop grinning….. Mary Constance has been Hunting her for me…giving her experience…and mileage….. She told me that she even requested one of her lesson students to get on and off Pepper fifty times…in the clumsiest way possible….. …..the young lady dragged her foot over Pepper’s rump…poked her in the ribs…hung…

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~~~A New Hunt Season Is About To Begin~~~

~~~A New Hunt Season Is About To Begin~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Here we go….. …..the difference with this year is…I think I might just be ready…(if my breeches still fit)….. This coming 2024-2025 Fox Hunting Season is about to begin….. It starts with Mounted Hound Walks…then progresses to the Business Meeting…then Cubbing Season….. There’s a mare named Pepper that I can Hunt…(of course she’s a Clydesdale)….. Mary Constance has her now…she’ll be introducing her to the foxhounds at the first Mounted Hound Walk….. Hunt…

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