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*Addy And Her Abscess*

*Addy And Her Abscess*

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Horses get hoof abscesses…they occur for a bunch of reasons….. Usually they’re not considered an insurmountable problem….. …..they can be treated and healed….. But they are dramatic….. An otherwise sound horse can be dead-lame in the blink of an eye….. I had thought that we had the abscess under control after the last blacksmiths visit….. …..apparently not…or maybe this is a new one?….. …..whatever it is…it still needs treating….. Addy’s not a light-weight…even…

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~~~Claire’s Getting There~~~

~~~Claire’s Getting There~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** Claire continues to make a come back….. She’s had “Me-Time” for quite a few months now….. Finley was packed off to his father’s pasture at the beginning of summer for weaning and manners….. Brave provided a willing opportunity for both….. In the meantime….. …..Claire has had a chance to relax…..eat good food (all by herself)…..have extra yummy-scrumptious supplements and oils and…

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Getting Ready For Weaning

Getting Ready For Weaning

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*******Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel******* Finley has turned into a huge, robust colt….. He has a butt on him like an old-fashioned Quarter Horse….. He’s not lacking for groceries….. …..but Claire….. …..she worries me….. Finley’s healthy physique has come at a cost to her….. Claire’s a great mom….. She loves her son…..she tolerates his abuses and antics….. …..(he’s really obnoxious)….. …..she’s supplied him with more than enough milk & nutrition….. …..that’s reflected in how…

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Junior & Bubba

Junior & Bubba

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My daughters and I returned to the Florida State Fair this week for a fun day with none of our own animals being exhibited… It was the day for the Southern Draft Horse Association Pulling Competition Finals… In the past we would have been able to show our horses at the Fair… We would compete with our girls…….under saddle…..in halter class…..log skidding…..and in harness & cart… But no more…………. …..our competition was removed…….to make way for…….. …..Riding Lawn Mower Races……….

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Poppy’s Here!

Poppy’s Here!

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  Poppy has arrived at Mary Constance’s.     She walked off the trailer and took possession of all she surveyed. She sized up my daughter and took ownership.     Poppy is only eleven, but she has the maturity of a much older horse. And this is just great for my child and my possessive concerns for my daughter’s safety.   No wobbles, no disorientation. She just stepped down the ramp. She immediately got along with Claire and Chantilly…

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~~~**Poppy**~~~

~~~**Poppy**~~~

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      She’s on her way…               “Poppy” has left Kentucky…   She’s somewhere in Georgia now… Next, the Florida Ag (Agricultural) Station check-point…(because of the thoroughbred racing industry in Ocala, equine transportation into and out of Florida is very strictly monitored.) Then on through to Mary Constance’s… Poppy is my younger daughter’s new horse. Carefully sought out and selected. No one can replace Sonja.  We don’t want anyone to. But hopefully, Poppy…

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What We Do—–Horse Breeding——-(but wait, there’s more…)

What We Do—–Horse Breeding——-(but wait, there’s more…)

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We have draft horse girls. I took to heart a tee-shirt I once saw that said something like…………..I like draft horses because they make my back-side look small.          Not an easy feat. As a child in Ohio I remember laying on the ground by our side pasture fence with a big old brown horse on the other side.  (I now know as a Belgian Draft Horse).  I had my chin on my hands watching those big…

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