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'Grannify' Love this. We got a 14.2 4 year old QH gelding in July. Looks more like a TB than a QH. At 69, he is probably my last baby and exactly what I need. He had been lightly started by some super western people, so no leg or rein contact at all. They hacked him everywhere ... over bridges, thro...

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Hello! Congrats on the wedding! I still have 2 Greys and our Galgo. No cats here. The Galgo has a crazy high prey drive. I think you're doing all the right things. Muzzling for sure! Leashing also a good idea. There are 'baby gates' that are taller/wider than normal that have small built-in openings...

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No advice at all, and I hope it gets resolved as it is really stressing you out... but this sure makes me glad I live on 80 acres in the middle of nowhere.

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My granddaughter and I both have small heads. She has the OneK Defender and I have IRD 4G.
We have tried both of the the BOT MiPS helmets as well as the Tipperary and none fit. We have not tried CO.
We are also keeping our fingers crossed that OneK with MiPS will fit our heads!

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((( )))

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Ohhhh.... a red and white cow doggie

And yes... 'Crouch' is perhaps a better way of describing how most Greys 'sit', although our Ruby had a 'normal' sit and did it quite easily. It's just my boys that don't like it. Men!

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Not sure about the varied footing... I'm sure it would be fine... just have to be watchful of the thin skin.. nicks and scrapes might be an issue. Mine run under low cedar tree branches in our small yard and when we walk they are in and out of bushes with no issues. Our yard is small... 'U' shaped ....

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Me! me! Me! I have had Greyhounds for 9+ years... 5 of them. Not all at once... 2/3 at a time! Currently have 3, although only 2 are retired racers. One from the US and one from Ireland. The other just came to us 2 weeks ago from Spain. We lost our Nixon 18 months ago at age 12.5++ and we just sent ...

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I bought a kayak (half-price/end-of-season clearance :) ) in September, but it's now store away for the winter.... I'm in Ontario! I live and work 2 minutes from 2 beautiful lakes, with easy access to launching and used it 5-6 times before it got too chilly. Can't wait for next year :) I splurged on...

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Hair dryer.
I have used one on a few horses.

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OMG... it's a UDBB reunion! I think I was 'Mallard' over there. I'm in Eastern Ontario and still live on our 80 gorgeous acres with 5 ponies (2 large/1 med/2 small). We also have 3 retired racing Greyhounds. Two are St John Ambulance Therapy Dogs and we have been reading with 3rd graders for 7 years...

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RIP Tucker
He sounds like a wonderful character and you gave him the perfect home.

I feel your loss as we lost our oldest Greyhound Nixon 12 years, 8 months old to Osteosarcoma last month. The pain is real...

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LeoApp wrote:I am so sorry for your loss, but don't lie about it.

Please don't lie.

Text/email your family and let them know that your dog has recently passed away and you really need them to respect your wishes and not mention the matter while they are visiting.

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Breyer has a great book.
My Grandaughter - now 11 - loves it.

'For Horse Crazy Girls Only'
https://www.breyerhorses.com/for_horse_crazy_girls_only

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Yes! Bossys Bibs are the best!!

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Not that I have found

They will soon be gone.
Don't forget to de-worm after the first killing frost.

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I also have a small head .... 6 3/4.
The OneK fits well.
The IRH IR4G is also a good fit and comes with 2 liners

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Well placed hot wire along the inside of your fencing/gates will keep most equines on their side. Most.

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Fitbit devices are not 100% ... and they don't claim to be :) I had a Flex for 3 years and upgraded to the Charge HR a year ago. It is as accurate as I need it to be. I walk every day... almost always the same route ...and it has mostly the same step count for that route every day. And no.. they don...

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Another vote for the tredsteps.
I need 14/14 (could probably get away with 15 height) and they are the only place that has these weird sizes.
I have had 2 pair in 10 years. They are worth the money.

Ariat does not make enough size choices.

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Nancy, that is probably true! This winter I finally put a new zipper in my old Lands' End Squall parka, after years of nursing it along as I described here http://definitelydressage.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=574&p=9432&hilit=zipper#p9432 I didn’t care how pretty it looked, as I only use t...

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Removing the old zipper will probably be more time consuming than putting the new one in

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Wow.
Just wow.

Thanks for sharing.

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NuMed makes pads with wool only in the saddle area.

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It just fits really well. At least on both of my ponies.
The cheek pieces are well back from the cheek bones.
The 'drop' keeps the bit in place.

I don't think it will help with rubbing her face on her leg...
You would have to figure out why she is shaking her head...

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I loved my Schleese JES Elite. Sadly it did not fit the 13hh fellow, nor does it fit my 14hh girlie.
I did not like the big blocks that it came with, and changed them out for small ones. I just got the cheapo Wintec ones.

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She is gorgeous... and I'm pretty sure that I have seen her before....

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^^^^^
This

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Looking just fine!

I rarely canter either...

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We have 3 ATV's and a MF Farm tractor. We're in Ontario and get SNOW. The bucket on the tractor is handy for toting firewood and scraping mud. The rear hydraulics are good for our 5' snow blower... but we get SNOW. And have a large circlular lane plus the big lane to the barn. We rarely use the buck...

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Do stops actually help you keep the same rein length? I use lace reins ( yes, a PITA to clean) and I do loose my reins. LOVE stops! No...they do not actually prevent the reins from slipping longer and longer, but they most certainly keep your reins even. My 'perfect spot' has never been actually on...

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Linden16 wrote:If your child had been stomped on, flesh removed and was limping around, swollen and depressed, wouldn't you at least give Tylenol or ibuprofen???

Agree... poor fellow....

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Find a new Vet and get a second opinion.
Any Vet who says to give your lame horse bute and keep on riding him is not a very good diagnostic Vet.

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I have a Prestige "Lucky'... it's their Pony Dressage saddle and both myself and the little guy absolutely love it. The quality is wonderful... even though this is the 'back to basics' model. I actually like it better than my Schleese ! I know several others who have Prestige...both Dressage an...

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Love Dobes!
Especially red!
We've had three. Two females and a male. None were protective at all. Ever.

They do come with health issues......

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Adorable.
If I wasn't on the wrong side of 60++ I'd sure be tempted.....

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Ummmm.... being 'meticulous' means that you check your account at least once a week. And balance it. And if it is 'out' then you find the error. And fix it. If 'the bank always says I have more" you need to find out why.... and don't wait for several weeks or months. How much was it out last we...

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Jingling madly from Ontario...

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The group that I worked with in Ottawa (I am in Eastern Ontario) got their hounds from a placement/holding kennel in Northern Vermont. The coordinator in Ottawa came here and did the home visit and she and the kennel master made several suggestions on hounds they thought would suit our lifestyle. Th...

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Jeepers...I've not been on here for a few days and I come back with only a minute to spare and here is a topic near and dear to my heart. We have THREE retired racers :) this link will give you answers to questions you never knew you had.....there are several people there from Texas who would be mor...

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It's not much better out there today, although the wind has shifted a bit. I brought my guys inside on Friday afternoon when we had some nasty squalls and gale force winds, but I did out them out when that ended on Friday evening and they've been out sever since. I've just been over-dosing them with...

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The quick does not 'draw back' as you are using the Dremmel. You can still hit the quick with a Dremmel. The quick draws back once the nail is trimmed back as far as the quick. But this also happens if you use nippers. Make sure the battery is fully charged .... go slowly and don't hold it on for mo...

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damn allergies....

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Well damn.
That's gotta hurt.

We have thick sheets of ice covering everything here, too.....

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My granddaughter has the Ariat insulated Heritage III.
I have the tall Brossard, but it has been discontinued. you might find some deals on it.

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I have used the Flex for 2 years. I wear it all day, every day. I only want to monitor my steps/mileage. I don't monitor my sleep, nor do I keep track of calories taken in or burned. My DIL got a Charge for Christmas. Personally I am fine with the Flex as I don't care what my HR is, how many flights...

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me, too.

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Jungling from Ontario.
We have lots of turtles.....

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