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Nic · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1050

Hey ho here we go again Smile

Its so sticky and vile here at the moment I'd consider taking July off and not riding at all...except we've got to do 260 miles in a couple of weeks... Shocked

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horsesfirst · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 362 Location: kent

Good luck with the training - do you know who you are going to take now?

Nic · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1050

Terry · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject:

Can't believe it is July already, where is the time going, flat out busy with competing and training, have a horse in for the season who needs to be sold for a client and has to achieve 100 miles this season so as he only arrived Wednesday I am afraid will require front shoes as time is of the essence and I will not achieve a performing foot within timescales.

Medraar and Abu, doing very well, feet still continuing to impress me, Medraar now advanced Endurance horse, out doing 40 miles Saturday and hoping to race later in the season.
Saqr, feet have changed beyond recognition, performing stunningly already done 3 25 mile rides and will continue at this level for the remainder of the season as only 5yrs old.

Max and Bonanza, the babes!! Both been out showing and winning their classes, well impressed that Bonanza took first out of 21 horses last weekend and Max won his sport breeding class the week before, lovely pics which I will scan in. Max now being lightly ridden as 17h on mesure stick at just 3yrs old!

Terry Razz

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brucea · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 969 Location: Aberdeen

Cooler up north now and a little more comfortable. Flies still a problem but less so than they were. Just nuisance rather than biting.

Hard to exercise the guys enough at the moment because they just get soaking and overheated - keeping up wiht the seaweed in their feed to replace the lost salts and minerals they are sweating out. Hosing feet to give them some moisture.

Abscesses seem to be the thing at the moment - few of them in the yard.

Just an observation and I have absolutely no evidence other than just what I have seen - but I think that horses who get mollassed feeds and have molasses licks appear to be more prone to abscesses. One of the girls who has a horse with an abscess at the moment (she's a nurse) commented that people with ulcerated sores get on better on a sugar free diet - so there might just be something in it.
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cptrayes · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 357

Radar's feet are changing unbelievably again - he's going to end up with delightful little feet compared to the clodhoppers he came with four months ago. They are already more than an inch smaller than his shoes were, as you saw in June. They'll be another inch smaller yet at this rate Shocked

! He is rock stomping on unlimited grass all night and in 9am to 7pm. He is just starting fitness training to go on teh pre-season hunt rides.

Butkins the Shetland's feet are sweet and although he is a little porker with a great round belly he is solid on them. I'm going to muzzle him at night from now on though, we really can't have his waistline any bigger than it is now Confused

Jazz is better on his feet than he was last year , which I put down to the "in during the day" routine. Last year I muzzled him during the day and got away with it. In during the day with small bale meadow haylage is much better.

Zippy has emigrated to Tenerife where the trainer wants him shod because "it will improve his extensions". This horse has unbelievable extension at five, even though he has never been trained to do it. No-one in their right minds would shoe him to get his stride even longer. Ah well Rolling Eyes

C

ps I have a source for upland hill meadow unfertilized, unchemical treated, late cropped low calorie value small bale haylage if anyone in Cheshire/Derbyshire/Staffordshire is interested.
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horsesfirst · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 362 Location: kent

Snips persuaded her 'Mum' that it is perfectly possible to jump tyres at speed, barefoot and then have lots of galloping about without any foot issues at all (steering was another matter).

Horn growth since being denied any grass is stunningly beautiful to a hoof fetishist. Perfectly smooth, tightly connected and fast growing.

Terry · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:46 am Post subject:

Competed in 40 mile class yesterday with Medraar as part of his training to race later in the season so had to step the speeds up in the heat as well. As usual he was an absolute star finishing with a very respectful grade 2 when others in the class were spun lame as they went fast over what was in parts very hard going, but you can guess Medraar's frogs worked a treat in providing excellent traction, we completed at our target speed of 14km/hr.
2 horses spun were wearing pads and think sand from the beach may have got underneath them!!!!! Shocked

Only disheartening note was that farrier was a bit concerned about the distance I was doing barefoot, never had this before but he was very newly qualified which is a disappiontment, I had to be very diplomatic and luckily the ride organiser has a quiet word with him but he certainly looked in disbelief when I told him I trained over 50 miles a week on rocks, he also had to eat his words at the end but I truely hope he took some learning from it,

Terry
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horsesfirst · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 362 Location: kent

Terry, well done you - me very jealous! but give us time and we will be hot on your heels Very Happy

Disappointing about the farrier but hardly a surprise (unfortunately). At least you made him eat his words.

I wonder whether he would have actually tried to stop you and what the outcome would have been?

Snips got pulses all round after merely eating unsoaked hay. At least her Mum got to see it so that now she understands the severity of the issue and its not just me being paranoid. Rolling Eyes