tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post3539115072355703788..comments2024-03-29T03:54:36.711-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: "hakuna your tatas, emma"emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18768143880821656332023-02-26T17:40:56.456-08:002023-02-26T17:40:56.456-08:00What if you taught him to use those animal communi...What if you taught him to use those animal communication buttons that are all over TikTok with cats and dogs? I'm pretty sure I've seen videos of horses using them too. I've been mulling over grabbing a set for Gwyn just so we can have lots of brain work with minimal physical movement for those bad rehab days.Amy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177528984549810273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-92173866738480762762023-02-16T19:03:50.517-08:002023-02-16T19:03:50.517-08:00oooooohkay so i thought *i* had the market cornere...oooooohkay so i thought *i* had the market cornered on Kings of the Dings omg.... but that's like, every single little just-serious-enough-to-cause-a-problem-but-still-not-so-serious-the-horse-won't-be-fine type thing on the list.... sheesh!!! for real, tho, at least having the horse get out really really helps with their own physical condition (aside from the whole "grew 2 inches" thing omg). charlie's sole is starting to do weird and surprising things so we're hopeful that means it'll do whatever it needs to do sometime soon, fingers crossed!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-479764567046428142023-02-16T09:47:33.012-08:002023-02-16T09:47:33.012-08:00I feel you on the time off. I had sore back/sore ...I feel you on the time off. I had sore back/sore feet/xrays showing thin soles/heel thrush/leg sliced open/strangles in the barn. So from November to now he's been ridden exactly once for a saddle fitting. And he grew almost 2 inches so now we are looking at saddle fitting again. Basically starting over from zero. Except he's been able to go out the whole time so we are not looking at the same consequences as stall rest. Heal quick, Charles!<br />Betsy in WI Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62770309429292193982023-02-15T08:21:04.409-08:002023-02-15T08:21:04.409-08:00dude... i'm so grateful for the diminishing mu...dude... i'm so grateful for the diminishing mud right now.... glad you are able to get out at least a little bit, tho agreed i'm not sure many horses would be cool with the whole logging situation, eek....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89800323730481125372023-02-15T08:20:19.139-08:002023-02-15T08:20:19.139-08:00if you are curious about what we are doing for thi...if you are curious about what we are doing for this particular injury, or what the vet had to say about Charlie's sole, i actually posted the whole report right here: https://fraidycateventing.blogspot.com/2023/02/let-tigers-take-me-charles-probably.htmlemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12649690181385332422023-02-15T08:19:06.016-08:002023-02-15T08:19:06.016-08:00thanks -- yea honestly i'll just be happy to g...thanks -- yea honestly i'll just be happy to get back on and go places with him again. he's a pleasant horse to spend time with, even on the ground just changing wraps and whatnot, but he's definitely bored and definitely eager to get back to turnout and wandering! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18769055143133676422023-02-15T08:17:50.615-08:002023-02-15T08:17:50.615-08:00oh. my. god UGH -- like what on earth does somebod...oh. my. god UGH -- like what on earth does somebody have to be thinking to say something like that? i'm so sorry, that's just so thoughtless.... we all make the best choices we can with the information we have, and Irish is one of the luckiest horses i know of, having an owner who gave him dignity and grace rather than risk unnecessary trauma or horror....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-79791086363269618002023-02-15T07:03:03.685-08:002023-02-15T07:03:03.685-08:00I feel like this could be an entire blog post &quo...I feel like this could be an entire blog post "things people have said". I literally had a friend say to me last week "I was telling my friends about you putting Irish down because you were worried about the ice. But he would have been fine this winter so you didn't have to do it". Like, WTF?TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16487720373938064802023-02-15T05:52:51.322-08:002023-02-15T05:52:51.322-08:00Poor Charlie! Those hoof bubbles are kind of frea...Poor Charlie! Those hoof bubbles are kind of freaky. With Improving Weather and Diminishing Mud over here, I'm trying to get Bird back into something resembling shape but they're timbering next to our usual work area (so loggers yelling, chainsaws running, trees falling over, log skidder bopping around, log truck being loaded, etc). Bird has seen the loggers previously and it was OK but they were quite a bit further away, behind trees. Now they are "closer" and NOT behind trees anymore (because they cut those trees down) and he just... can't. *sigh* Road work it is. I'll fetch out the neon reflective vest.which_chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944558109074440312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23394074286307285962023-02-14T21:16:50.256-08:002023-02-14T21:16:50.256-08:00I had a moment of panic for you with the bubbling ...I had a moment of panic for you with the bubbling ooze video and then I read the caption. Phew! <br />Phantom had a chunk of her sole come off at a farrier appointment after an abscess. I wish I could tell you about what I did for it, but I can't remember - which means it was a non-event. I have a feeling that a wee bit more of Charlie's sole is going to come away than the half of Phantom's though.<br />The hills thing is also useless to me - there's no hills out here in the prairies!Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6969108684422582482023-02-14T18:33:58.443-08:002023-02-14T18:33:58.443-08:00I think he looks pretty good all things considered...I think he looks pretty good all things considered in that gif! You're doing a great job, I know how frustrating this is, and how freaking long it takes. <br />Rehabbing also sucks. Sending good juju for all the patience as you get through all of this.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37602015500235082062023-02-14T18:31:56.912-08:002023-02-14T18:31:56.912-08:00You should have punched her. People are the worst....You should have punched her. People are the worst.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-86053099293786790842023-02-14T15:12:57.763-08:002023-02-14T15:12:57.763-08:00Uhhhhhhh excuse me WHAT? Omfg why are people like ...Uhhhhhhh excuse me WHAT? Omfg why are people like this tho. Like. Oh ok great input. Super actionable. Guess I’ll just go dig a hole for my beloved longtime partner bc he doesn’t match what the text book says is ideal. Too bad so sad, thanks for the memories Peebs!! <br /><br />Like. Ffs people. Sometimes a filter is healthy omg. Sorry people said that to you!!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85904413562615850312023-02-14T14:49:46.136-08:002023-02-14T14:49:46.136-08:00I hauled Peebs up to Cinder's barn for dental ...I hauled Peebs up to Cinder's barn for dental day last week and one of the other boarders was picking apart Peebs' conformation. I introduced him as my older, retired gelding and she goes on about his lack of top line and how long his back is. I was ready to punch a bitch. It's so irritating when people offer "advise" on your horse's condition or rehab. onebudwiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967852439049356110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68264044165703516622023-02-14T09:02:55.978-08:002023-02-14T09:02:55.978-08:00omfg hahahahaha pretty sure you just #nailedit
ch...omfg hahahahaha pretty sure you just #nailedit<br /><br />charles agrees 1,000% that i should use this time to offer up platters and buffets of all manner of 'exotic' snax (in fact, he may or may not have gotten into my reeses pieces this weekend...), plus finally seizing our moment to dive into the world of trick training i always muse about.... pretty sure charlie would like to be one of those animals that paints pictures haha. hmmmmmmm :Pemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24153132779792640662023-02-14T08:50:07.908-08:002023-02-14T08:50:07.908-08:00Since you said no unsolicited advice, here's m...Since you said no unsolicited advice, here's mine. You said no hill work. Have you tried rolling up a hill? I mean, you'll be really strong after.<br /><br />In all seriousness, how about feeding him random foods and having him rank them. It's almost Easter and Passover (at least now that valentine's day is over in grocery store land). What does Charlie think about matzo? Or bad kosher for passover desserts? Or Easter candy? This is the content people want to go along with hoof picture. We need food along with hoof pictures.<br /><br />And, if all else fails, teach Charles tricks and you can join me and Nay and we'll be 2 bay thoroughbred trick pony circus with a random jiminy distracting everyone from our disaster... Since I'm not riding right now, I should get on that trick thing to give Nay something to focus is sad brain on... I'm only half kidding with this suggestion. And the food one. Sarah (threechestnuts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17295039309380470750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-4644383307359998052023-02-14T08:11:11.619-08:002023-02-14T08:11:11.619-08:00oh lord, i make zero promises about the 'ragin...oh lord, i make zero promises about the 'raging alcoholic' thing, definitely already halfway there on 'raging' ha! jk jk... sorta...<br /><br />for real tho, you might be on to something with the equine peloton..... that might call for a little MS Paint magic.... ;Pemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39719471620080149482023-02-14T07:44:49.364-08:002023-02-14T07:44:49.364-08:00OMG, have you tried walking up hills? Also, xyz su...OMG, have you tried walking up hills? Also, xyz supplement will work magic. And maybe getting him the equine peloton. <br /><br /> LOL, sorry could not resist. He looks pretty good all things considered. I also admire that you have not yet become a raging alcoholic. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62863679768761582042023-02-14T07:26:57.700-08:002023-02-14T07:26:57.700-08:00LOL!!! i swear, people literally cannot resist goi...LOL!!! i swear, people literally cannot resist going on and on (and on and on and ON OMG) about the benefits of walking and hill work like they just discovered the god damn cure for cancer.... like srsly, we know, guys. it's cool. (bUt HaVe YoU tRiEd WaLkInG uP HiLlS BaCkWaRdS??!?)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16309108887922688552023-02-14T07:18:49.998-08:002023-02-14T07:18:49.998-08:00Honestly he looks sounder than I expected him to i...Honestly he looks sounder than I expected him to in the video. So yay for that! <br /><br /> Also, I almost choked on my drink laughing at the comment about "walking" and "hills" lolSusannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67116165306517629982023-02-14T06:27:05.802-08:002023-02-14T06:27:05.802-08:00thank you!! and honestly... i thought so too. i ac...thank you!! and honestly... i thought so too. i actually sent that video to my vet to be like, "i think this is normal-to-good, am i crazy?" and she completely agreed, esp given the size of the original abscess.... i'm kinda secretly hoping that charlie will sorta suddenly go sound again when whatever is happening inside his hoof finishes forming. we'll see, i guess! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39475511786931953772023-02-14T06:24:56.406-08:002023-02-14T06:24:56.406-08:00ugh i like my pony plush and well upholstered !!!!...ugh i like my pony plush and well upholstered !!!! :( emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70472927247088894612023-02-14T06:24:15.531-08:002023-02-14T06:24:15.531-08:00omg i was like "somebody quick come video thi...omg i was like "somebody quick come video this!!!1!" lololol.... this was the first time that i could push down on places so far away from the actual hole and still see that bubbling. could be way off, but my hope is that this means that whatever is happening underneath is finally forming? and yea, omg, ugh, flattering light only from here out! (and maybe some purina outlast too, just to cover all the bases.....)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-60294366967810975992023-02-14T06:20:44.724-08:002023-02-14T06:20:44.724-08:00Emma you have all my sympathy - as someone who has...Emma you have all my sympathy - as someone who has rehabbed a large horse from extended stall rest. It is daunting to watch the whole system "collapse", so to speak. For what it's worth, I thought Charlie looked great in his gif. Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348396578251983461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80818079128346411052023-02-14T05:26:46.474-08:002023-02-14T05:26:46.474-08:00Awww poor guy. Also I love how Charlie's body ...Awww poor guy. Also I love how Charlie's body shape on his worst days looks like mine on their regular days lolroothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.com