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Post by beckybee on Mar 24, 2009 12:11:50 GMT -5
So do I need a 22 year old, skinny quarab mare?   No! But I figure since she's a palomino, after I get her fat, I can send her to barbpurple! |
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Post by paintedlady on Mar 24, 2009 12:18:25 GMT -5
Yes you do need a 22 yr old quarab mare AND Barb purple will be thrilled  ;D She is precious  |
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Post by kellyd on Mar 24, 2009 13:06:39 GMT -5
Maybe you don't need her, but she really needs you!!!!!!
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Post by swissgrl on Mar 24, 2009 13:21:14 GMT -5
Maybe you don't need her, but she really needs you!!!!!! LOL Kelly, I've been trying that line on my BF, and he's not going for it anymore. I have to downsize before I can bring more in. Pooper...... I get very frustrated looking through CL, I wish I had all the money in the world to save them all. |
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Post by pnp4kidz on Mar 24, 2009 14:18:34 GMT -5
Oh Becky she is CUTE as a bug!
and hairy but not 'too' hairy... on the line there.
and she isn't TOO skinny, has some hind end muscle still...
you should be very successful at rehabbing her...
and Barbpurple will be thrilled in a few months!
A new pal mare and a half arab paint foal!
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Post by Tate on Mar 24, 2009 18:49:48 GMT -5
she looks like my beloved departed Hot Lips...and yes, you and Barb do need her.lol
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Post by barbpurple on Mar 24, 2009 21:52:55 GMT -5
ok folks trying to figure you all out...roflol....she is a hairy one that is for sure..maybe i will be in my new place..shhhhh dont jinks me yet..(trying to get a place, and it has lots of room..5 acres!!!..)
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Post by wendyp on Mar 24, 2009 23:19:39 GMT -5
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Post by beckybee on Mar 25, 2009 11:38:25 GMT -5
The owner emailed me pics from when they first got her summer '07. She cleans up nice! She was apparently taught to "bow" (that's what she's doing in the pic).  |
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Post by beckybee on Mar 25, 2009 11:42:46 GMT -5
Oh, got her feet trimmed last night. It will take a few trims to get her heels back underneath her (looks like her toes have been out in front of her for a while).
Her mane is so fine, fluffy and long. They braided her mane months ago and they have twisted into dreds. I got about half of them out and brought some cowboy magic to get the rest out. He was going to cut the dreds out of her mane, but it's so long and beautiful, it would be a shame.
I got a bunch more info on her history, breeding, etc., too. More later!
mta for spelling and to add that I told hubby this is a rehab, not a keeper. I'll keep y'all posted on her progress/assessment.
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Post by caryn on Mar 25, 2009 11:49:05 GMT -5
Becky, I didn't realize you got her, YYYAAYYYY!!!! I'm so happy that she is with you and getting proper care. She sure does clean up nice, she's beautiful. Congratulations  Big kisses and hugs to you. You just made my day! Oh and my boy Sterling does that type of "bow" whenever he wants something. I didn't teach him it, he just does it. He also will do it to other horses  I saw him "bowing" to Buddy over the fence because Buddy had hay and Sterling wanted him to share  Perhaps, she is saying, I'm ready for a cookie? |
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Post by beckybee on Mar 25, 2009 12:00:59 GMT -5
Ha! I think the story behind the picture involved a cookie of some sort I don't have her at home yet. The owner is keeping her until the road clears up enough to get a trailer in. She is only about 5 minutes from my work and it's too cold and crappy up on the hill to do anything with my filthy beasts in the evening, so I'm playing with Florida. |
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Post by lorsadoon on Mar 25, 2009 17:37:56 GMT -5
So do I need a 22 year old, skinny quarab mare? No! But I figure since she's a palomino, after I get her fat, I can send her to barbpurple! Are you saying this horse ^, is the same as this one? The owner emailed me pics from when they first got her summer '07. She cleans up nice! She was apparently taught to "bow" (that's what she's doing in the pic). I can not see the white socks. In the picture that shows her hindside, it looks like she may have an owie between her back legs. High on the right side. It looks like a small tumor. Maybe it is just dirt. Good luck with her, she definatly needed someone to step up and do better by her. |
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Post by rodeo51 on Mar 25, 2009 17:40:45 GMT -5
I don't see the white socks either. Is there dirt on her legs hiding the socks?
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Post by agilitygal on Mar 25, 2009 18:07:22 GMT -5
I have to jump in here. She's beautiful! That's quite a winter coat. . .but, just look at that gentle demeanor. Can't wait for rehab reports! Pics and updates when you finally get her home! Bet hubby will change his mind.
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Post by beckybee on Mar 25, 2009 18:33:22 GMT -5
Yup, she's pretty dirty! She had a blanket on for a month or so so her body is clean (and scabs on her withers), but she has balls of mud caked on her neck and legs like the feedlot horses. I gotta get a picture of the other side - her dredlocks are quite impressive.
I'm pretty sure it's the same horse! It would be an amazing coincidence to find a picture of a light gold mare with the same blaze, loooooong baby fine mane and tail, and underrun heels. I don't know why he would try to pass the mare off as someone else. She's free and he sent the pic after I came out the second time and said I would take her. I think the guy sent me the picture to prove that she is (was?) not a complete wreck. I guess I'll find out for sure after she's cleaned up and shedded out!
I'll go get to work on her legs and check out that spot. Her leg hair is like 3 inches long and is stiff with dried mud. All I had with me was a sheddin blade, but it wasn't making a dent. I have a stiff brush and cowboy magic I'm heading out with tonight! I forgot the baby oil.
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Post by halfwayhome on Mar 25, 2009 18:51:24 GMT -5
Nice save! She deserves a good life! I see the socks, there is just not much contrast since her winter coat is so light and she is so dirty. If you look closely, you can see the outlines, etc. Should be same horse! |
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Post by redhorse on Mar 25, 2009 23:31:00 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new girl Becky.
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Post by caryn on Mar 25, 2009 23:54:47 GMT -5
I'm so happy you're taking this girl Becky. We have a "before" pic that shows a beautiful mare, a "now" pic that shows a beauty who needs help and I'm looking forward to an "after" pic of your beauty with you and eventually in her forever home. Great save. Please keep us updated.
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Post by beckybee on Mar 29, 2009 23:14:37 GMT -5
I got Florida ("Flora Dora the Explorer" for short ) up here Saturday morning. She calmly backed out of the trailer onto my front lawn, looked around and started mowing. What a great work ethic! I electrified the fence around the front lawn to keep her separated from the boys and so I can keep an eye on her. She already looks better with a full belly. She's eating constantly. I got her some of the LMF low structural carb feed, but I don't think she's going to really need it. I don't think there is anything wrong with her metabolically - I think she was just starved. I'll let her get used to the grass and new hay, then start adding in feed and sups. She's really sweet. She wanted to explore out of sight of the herd, but at first would only cruise around if I was with her. I let Raz out in the afternoon to hang out and they did great. She moves out really well - nice and loose. She trotted around a bit and didn't seem stiff or gimpy at all. I think I'll be able to start working with her sooner than I thought. The only thing I'm concerned about right now (I've never had a mare so don't laught at me!) is I think she's in heat, but not sure. She's doing some peeing and posing (which Web thinks is REALLY sexy) and she has a little brownish discharge from her hoo hoo. Is that normal or does she have some horrible infection or cancer or something? I'll post pics in the morning (not of her hoo hoo!  ) |
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Post by pnp4kidz on Mar 30, 2009 0:01:20 GMT -5
nope, and moving usually puts them in 'the mood'...
keep your hoo hoo pics to yourself... just heat.
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Post by beckybee on Apr 2, 2009 17:31:17 GMT -5
Flora is doing great. She's eating, but the only hay I can get her to eat is alfalfa. I was tapering back the alfalfa and trying to replace with orchard grass, but she's picky - leaves the grass hay to graze. I'm out of alfalfa as of this morning and I don't know whether to buy another bale or see if I can cold turkey her to the grass hay. She ate about 1/4 of a flake of the orchard grass last night.
She's eating the LMF feed, but she drops a lot of it as she's eating (I know, I need to get vet out to look at her teeth). I feed it to her on concrete so she can clean up her mess and she's eating most of it over the course of a couple hours. I'm giving her about 4lbs 2x/day. The recommended feeding rate is 5-10lbs/day. I'm not doing beet pulp because they talked me out of it at the feed store. I started tossing in some cool calories, but that turns her off if the LMF.
She has unlimited fresh green grass to graze 24/7, so I guess I shouldn't be too concerned about her pecking at her food. I can see how she got so skinny. She eats a little hay, goes off and grazes, eats a little grain, takes a nap, grazes a little more, nibbles on the hay, goes over to the fence to ogle the boys.
I had to contain her for a couple hours this morning during a hay delivery and she did not like that at all! She boys were way off in the distance and they started frolicking in the rain - chasing, bucking, rearing - and she wanted to play with them. After they settled a bit, I let her back on the lawn and she had to show them that she's a wild one too! She trotted and cantered back and forth. Really handled herself well on the slippery grass. Nice smooth trot. She even let loose a couple bucks! Woo hoo!
I have her feet trimmed up nice now. It will take a bit of time to get her heels where they are supposed to be. She is really perfect on the ground. Awesome with her feet. Leads wonderfully. Even when she was excited to get out to the boys she walks on a slack leadrope and stops the instant you do. She has such a long, loose stride and really covers the ground fast.
I called her old vet and they are faxing me the records. The owners were actually pretty good about vetting, even did a full pre-breeding exam. The only bad things they came up with were "front feet long" and "positive for strongyles." I forgot to ask about whether her teeth were done.
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Post by caryn on Apr 3, 2009 12:56:13 GMT -5
Sounds like Flora is a happy camper!! 2 of my girls are on pasture and they are spurning their grass hay in favor of the real thing right now too. I think the spring grass is supposed to be packed with nutrients and pretty sweet, so she sounds like a normal girl who is loving the opportunity to be "choosy" Please keep us updated. I cannot wait to see her "after" pics. I'll bet she cleans up good  |
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Post by beckybee on Apr 5, 2009 16:00:15 GMT -5
I am just so anxious to see her eat more! I gave up on the pelleted feed and am now doing soaked alfalfa cubes and beet pulp, cool cals and some Equerry's for vits/mins/probios. She eats it all without dropping anything, so I feel better! How much beet pulp should I feed her? I'm feeding her the shredded stuff - 1 cup dry (plumps up into about 2 cups soaked) 2x per day. Her poop has been nice and solid. I'm waiting on worming until I could get her settled into a feeding routine - I didn't want to throw too much at her at once! I let her out to play with the boys yesterday afternoon. I've let each of them out to meet her one at a time (except Web, who can be persistent with the ladies  and I wanted her to have more room to get out of his way as needed). Woo hoo! She is amazing! She blew the doors off the kids. Her trot is faster than Manny's canter. She trotted, galloped and cantered for about a half hour, tired the boys out, rolled 3 or 4 times, then took herself on a brisk walking tour of the place. She even headed out into the forest, which the boys are still scared to do after living there almost 6 months! She is pretty fearless. She has absolutely no lameness. Her trot is looooong and she has a cute arab canter where she tucks her knees up high. She has perfect ground manners and has been so tolerant of my frequent groomings, no kick, nip or nothing. The only thing I have found "wrong" with her is that she is head shy, but she is warming up as she realized I'm not going to do to her face whatever she is expecting. She's still a bit reserved overall, but shoot, I've only had her a week! If she turns out to be sane under saddle, she will be a super star! Of course I don't have pics, sorry. They were acres away from me and all you would have seen is a white dot, followed by a brown dot, followed by a grey dot, followed by another white dot, with a brown dot bringing up the rear. I'll let her out this afternoon and hopefully I can get some good action shots! |
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Post by beckybee on Apr 26, 2009 13:27:13 GMT -5
Flora is doing great. I finally got some pics but forgot the download cable.
She and Raz are in love. She's so tiny next to him that she looks like his foal. I never expected Raz to be the one to woo her. He plays mighty stallion and runs interference if the boys try to pick on her. It's amazing how his body is changing with his new attitude - his neck is not quite so upside down and is getting some nice muscle definition.
I saddled and bridled her yesterday, but was alone so didn't hop on. She needs some lessons on standing still for mounting, that's for sure! As soon as you start putting any weight in the stirrup, she moves off. We spend about a half hour practicing standing: next to mounting block, foot in stirrup on each side, leaning on stirrup on each side. She seemed to get the hang of it pretty quickly.
I'm going to have a friend come over today and help. I figured we would just mount, feed her cookies while she stands still and then dismount, and repeat a few times. She's moving forward with ears up, so I believe it is anticipation/training not fear or pain. Any tricks?
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Post by beckybee on Apr 26, 2009 13:30:24 GMT -5
Oh, and I think she has a brand. Are arabs branded on the right side of their neck? I know mustangs are on the left. I thought it was a scar, but as she's shedding it looks more defined. The first "letter" looks like a squarish letter "U."
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Post by wildwoman on Apr 26, 2009 13:42:19 GMT -5
Can't wait for pictures to see how she is turning out! So glad you took her in!
Lisa
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Post by lorsadoon on Apr 26, 2009 17:17:17 GMT -5
Make sure you post a photo of her tatoo and we can help you decipher it.
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Post by calgal982 on Apr 26, 2009 22:45:48 GMT -5
Flora is doing great. She's eating, but the only hay I can get her to eat is alfalfa. I was tapering back the alfalfa and trying to replace with orchard grass, but she's picky - leaves the grass hay to graze. I'm out of alfalfa as of this morning and I don't know whether to buy another bale or see if I can cold turkey her to the grass hay. She ate about 1/4 of a flake of the orchard grass last night. She's eating the LMF feed, but she drops a lot of it as she's eating (I know, I need to get vet out to look at her teeth). I feed it to her on concrete so she can clean up her mess and she's eating most of it over the course of a couple hours. I'm giving her about 4lbs 2x/day. The recommended feeding rate is 5-10lbs/day. I'm not doing beet pulp because they talked me out of it at the feed store. I started tossing in some cool calories, but that turns her off if the LMF. She has unlimited fresh green grass to graze 24/7, so I guess I shouldn't be too concerned about her pecking at her food. I can see how she got so skinny. She eats a little hay, goes off and grazes, eats a little grain, takes a nap, grazes a little more, nibbles on the hay, goes over to the fence to ogle the boys. I had to contain her for a couple hours this morning during a hay delivery and she did not like that at all! She boys were way off in the distance and they started frolicking in the rain - chasing, bucking, rearing - and she wanted to play with them. After they settled a bit, I let her back on the lawn and she had to show them that she's a wild one too! She trotted and cantered back and forth. Really handled herself well on the slippery grass. Nice smooth trot. She even let loose a couple bucks! Woo hoo! I have her feet trimmed up nice now. It will take a bit of time to get her heels where they are supposed to be. She is really perfect on the ground. Awesome with her feet. Leads wonderfully. Even when she was excited to get out to the boys she walks on a slack leadrope and stops the instant you do. She has such a long, loose stride and really covers the ground fast. I called her old vet and they are faxing me the records. The owners were actually pretty good about vetting, even did a full pre-breeding exam. The only bad things they came up with were "front feet long" and "positive for strongyles." I forgot to ask about whether her teeth were done. Lmf senior has lots of beet pulp in it. Sophie gets it exclusively. Of course in the summer when grass can get long enough for her to eat, she doesn't eat as much of the senior. I love LMF for the seniors. |
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Post by beckybee on Apr 28, 2009 14:41:52 GMT -5
She's so cute!   Oh, and her brand definitely starts with the half-arab sideways "A". I have to clip her to be able to see the rest of the characters. |
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;D She is precious 
Big kisses and hugs to you. You just made my day!
I saw him "bowing" to Buddy over the fence because Buddy had hay and Sterling wanted him to share 
Perhaps, she is saying, I'm ready for a cookie?
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and I wanted her to have more room to get out of his way as needed). 
