I did a search on fly spray on the equestrian info page because I thought there were some fly spray posts recently?? Couldn't find them...

SO. I have a Curly gelding with a short appaloosa type tail, and this year his mane got bacteria in it and most of it fell out, so he currently has about an inch of mane. :(





He is turned out with one other horse and has a fly mask, but still often suffers from bug abuse. This week has been particularly bad - I guess because of the humidity? I have been using Equisect fly spray or Eqyss (the stuff made from chrysanthemums I think?) but yesterday I pulled out the big guns and bought ENDURE - the sweat resistant fly spray that you apply really thoroughly once, and then supposedly it works for 5-7 days. The bottle says 'it binds to the horse's hair with a unique conditioner.' Hmmm...

So, QUESTIONS:

Have other people used Endure? Good or bad results? How many horses / how many times could you apply it using one bottle? (I think I went overboard, but used more than half a bottle spraying just 2 horses, whups.) I don't think its very cost effective, but at this point, I would settle for just plain effective.

Has it really helped horses you've had that were particularly susceptible to flies?

Other fly sprays / products you recommend for poor tail-less Sage? I wish I could give him a fake tail!! (One that would actually work, I mean...)

Thanks for sharing!

The "One Armed Bandit & Co." performed at my local rodeo and rode through the parade. Very interesting. Quite bizarre.

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This is our new foster mare, Stormy. She is in her MID 30s. I haven't seen her yet, but I almost don't believe it. She's incredibly healthy. She will be at our house this weekend living with my two geldings.

Her owner wants to keep her but she had to find her a new home because she broke her back! But she can afford to pay for her feed and care, so it won't cost us anything for her to live here. I just figured I'd share and show that at least some horses get a sanctuary :)

I have a 9 year old bay Quarter Horse... His registered name is Keyhole Sassy Doc and if I change if what should it be????? I would like to keep the keyhole in it. (He has a brand of a keyhole on his hind end)

Sire:Bostons Tea Party

Dam:Docs No Sass

One of the horses I work with hates having his legs touched. He's fine with brushing, but if any real pressure is applied (leg wraps or trying to pick up his foot) he starts stomping and kicking. I've used leg ropes to help with picking up his legs (without luck), used the end of a lunge whip to touch his legs all over (this did work after about 30 minutes) and have sprayed his legs (body, too) with the hose (he is okay with this).

I'm at a loss as to what to do next. I really, really, really don't want to tie his foot up (for his safety and my own, as he seems to think he's dying if something gets wrapped around his leg). Ideally, I'd like to throw some splint boots on all four legs, throw him in the round pen and let him figure out that stuff touching his legs will not kill him. Though, at this point, I don't think it's possible to put anything on his legs.

When I used the whip to touch his legs he didn't try to run from me, just stomped and furiously kicked or pawed. Eventually, he just stood there and flinched a little when I moved to a new leg. He's not generally spooky, maybe a little weary of new things, but not a "oh my god, that's going to kill me! I must flee!"

I blame the owner because she didn't do much in the way of messing with his feet or head/ears when he was a baby (she breeds Paints, this gelding is a breeding stock, and I guess she just figured she was going to sell him before having to deal with any issues like this).

Anyone else have experience with this problem? Advice?

Also, another client has a horse for sale that I'm falling in love with more and more each day. I mentioned that I really like him and she said she would be interested in working a deal. I snapped a couple (literally, two) pictures of him the other day. ( what do you guys think? )

my paint gelding, cash is 4 and his front hooves are really bad. they crack easily and are dished. we put moisturizing stuff on them, feed him a hoof supplement with biotin or something, keep shoes on and be as careful as possible but they aren't getting any better. he is such a good guy, super calm and i really want to get his feet better! any suggestions? thanks a lot :)

update! 7/19/08

we had some xrays done and cash has laminitis.

I'm doing a lot of hypothetical planning, which includes some very out-of-state trailering. So far, most of my excursions have only been a few hours away, and I'm good enough with directions that I never have much trouble finding my way back to a major highway, even if I get briefly "lost." (We like to say, you're only lost if you don't find the way back. Otherwise, it's just exploring. ;D) But if I'm going further than that, I'd like to have more than a Mapquest printout, a compass, and a Hail Mary.

A while back I borrowed a friend's Tom-Tom, because I was going to pick up a second horse on the way back from a show. While it got me where I needed to be, it was... interesting.

Heading into an area we affectionately call "Pennsyltucky," it sent me through back road after back road. Which is fine, if you've got a normal passenger car. However, when you've got the Big Truck and horse trailer, and you're winding up the side of a mountain, the 170° turn into a 45° slope that ends in a covered bridge only 11' high? Yeahnotsomuch.

The way back home, Tom-Tom and I had a knockdown drag-out fight after it insisted I should cross a bridge to get back across the Delaware River. Tom did not realize: the bridge had a height restriction of NINE FEET, and a weight limit of THREE TONS. Holy unsafe spaces Batman. Thankfully there was juuust enough room by the side of the road to turn around before hitting the bridge, 'cause WOW.


Anyway: Is there a GPS that can give you trailer-friendly routes? I only got a brief tutorial on Tom-Tom before heading out, and spent half of my drive home on the shoulder (Pennsyltucky says, "What's a shoulder?") trying to teach myself how to re-direct the route. Thank god for being semi tech-savvy.

If nothing else, I am a member of AAA and can ask them -- but we might want to invest in some kind of GPS in the nearish future anyway.

Thanks guys!

Hi everyone! I am considering selling my 5 yo TB mare this fall or next spring, and I'm trying to get an ad put together for her. In the process, I'm trying to choose the best photos to use in an ad for her. Here is my favorite, and the others will follow under the cut. Feel free to let me know what you think of her in general, too. She's about 15.2 hh, for reference.

Minnie Trot 1:


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Note: I will also have at least one conformation shot of her (still to be taken, I want to braid her for it) and one with her free jumping, probably around 3 feet. She's not doing that under saddle yet, but she's cleared 4 feet on her own before.

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to edit in HTML. When did that get changed?

Hey guys. I've just recently purchased a green broke Hanoverian mare who has only been off the farm maybe once or twice in her lifetime (she's seven!). Since I have plans to show her in the future, I've decided to take her to a small show that I'm taking my other guy to this weekend, just to show her the sights and hopefully get a good ride in the warm-up ring. I wouldn't call her spooky, she's not a difficult ride, but just from having her move in to our barn the past few weeks, it's taken her awhile to really settle into things - she's just a bit anxious and nervous in general (running up & down the fenceline for no reason, things like that).

So, the point to my post! A friend recommended Omega Alpha's Equine Calming Formula (otherwise known as "Chill"). She claims that it was great for settling down her green horse when he was starting to show, without making him too dopey. It doesn't show up on drug tests because it's herbal (or something like that).

Just wondering if anyone has heard good or bad things about it, or tried it for that matter. I have no idea how my mare will be at the show, but if she is acting silly it might be worth a shot. I really want her to have a positive experience at her first horse show. My other guy has the total opposite personality - he usually gets super lazy and relaxed at shows more than home - so I'm totally new to this angle of horse ownership :P

All tips are appreciated! Thanks.

Hiya,

could you tak a look at these photos of my 16 year old Througherbred mare and give me some info on her conformation and a few tips to make it better:

     

I'm not a big one for random video posts, but this lady seems to be pretty good at sidesaddle:

Our equestrian team is in need of some bonding upgrades. I'm trying to think of some fun ways to get everyone involved and having fun and getting to know everyone. So first I'd like to hear your fun bonding ideas. It can be ANYTHING crazy/normal whatever, not related to horses at all even. We already have a big/little sister/brother program going so ideas for that are good too.


The other part to my question is that i'd like to have team awards at the end of the year, and first i though of all normal ones, and then i started getting silly. I WANT MORE SILLY! what are your ideas for some silly awards i could give out? This is what I have so far-

Awards for best big and best little, most improved, most dedicated, best bottom in riding pants, best nag rider, best ride a buck’er, most redbulls consumed at a horse show, best winter barn wear, best helmet head, Team Clown, Best smile, Best freakouts before a class, Most efficient Assembly line member, fastest polo wrapper in the east, Best rider to sit dusty's/orthos' trot, Best Fall, Friendliest team member, Up and Comer award, Captains awards, most fundraising....

Ideas! The most outragous thoughts are welcome