Maybe a bear? That's almost the only time I heard our horses blow like that.
Whoa~! Rein 'em in here and show your horse! 2026
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We don't have Bears here. The occasional bear that might cross the border from Wisconsin or Missouri are rare. More likely to me would be someone walking back there. That's why I always pay attention to them when they act like that. I should have drove back there. Even the occasional coyote they don't seem to be frightened of. You saw the one where it was right in the pasture and they were just looking at it. Or it was something that they just couldn't make out. They don't like that. That's too scary when you don't know what the hell it is LOL
Brioddy
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After trying certain supplements with no improvement, I reached out to the Thoroughbred community as anhidrosis isn’t uncommon in the breed and hoped there would be someone to shed light on a miracle unknown cure and I’m hoping/believing I found just that. It’s a product called Equiwinner non transdermal patches, ten patches that each one must be worn for 24 hours then changed out for a new one ten consecutive days in a row. The science behind it is pretty incredible, somehow it resets the way the body regulates electrolytes and as a result cures a number of ailments, and revitalizes the entire horse. At least that’s my understanding in a nut shell. Although it is not meant for humans, us and horses are the only mammals that sweat the same way… I wonder if something like this wouldn’t be beneficial for ourselves? Anyway, today will mark day three. Yesterday somehow he had managed to lose his patch by the time I came to change it, but the barn owner said it was still on for breakfast so it wasn’t missing for too long. I contacted the company and they said it’s fine but in the event he keeps losing them they will send me more, and also recommended adding duct tape. I am so hoping this works, as he is huffing and miserable whenever I go to see him.
The first photo is when I arrived, and then the others after I groomed and hosed him down. He is always visibly happier after that. The white marks are his horsey sunscreen that also doubles as a wound/hair regrowth and a young boy living outside there are bound to be regular scrapes.
The first photo is when I arrived, and then the others after I groomed and hosed him down. He is always visibly happier after that. The white marks are his horsey sunscreen that also doubles as a wound/hair regrowth and a young boy living outside there are bound to be regular scrapes.
Sunje
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I hope it works for him!
Keep us posted, I'm so curious if it works! I no longer have horses, but I knew a horse in Arkansas who didn't sweat and it was miserable for him and the owner was in constant stress over it all summer. She kept the horse at her own place and would hose the horse down several times a day to try to keep him cool.
Brioddy
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I will definitely let everyone know! It is miserable for them, I hose him off every day and he’s visibly happier afterwards but it only lasts so long.
Brioddy
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No progress on the anhidrosis as he keeps rubbing the patches off on low hanging tree limbs 
but thought I’d take a visit to memory lane and show my old foundation Quarter Horse “Pokey” (who was anything but) from the time I was six, who we had for seventeen years before we had to put him down at the age of thirty 
but thought I’d take a visit to memory lane and show my old foundation Quarter Horse “Pokey” (who was anything but) from the time I was six, who we had for seventeen years before we had to put him down at the age of thirty
I've never known anyone who had a horse with that. It's got to be very stressful for you as much as heaves is stressful for me with my Palomino. It's awful watching them suffer in the summer.
Is there a different area you can put that patch on so that it doesn't get rubbed off? Like maybe on his belly? It'd be wonderful if that would work for him.
Your pictures of Pokey are beautiful!
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Oh, Pokey was a horse of many colors! Little kid into young adult rider, English, Western, bareback on a beach... what a dream dude!
My FB kept giving me Tevis updates but I was busy for work for the last week and didn't get a chance to pop on here and see the discussion but... there isn't any???? I am LOVING the photo's and stories I'm getting!!
My FB kept giving me Tevis updates but I was busy for work for the last week and didn't get a chance to pop on here and see the discussion but... there isn't any???? I am LOVING the photo's and stories I'm getting!!
I've been busy, and don't keep tabs on Tevis anymore, but, someone did get bucked off in Granite Chief Wilderness:
Brioddy
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He literally did it all, EXCEPT jumping. If it was anything more than a log on the trail he was not about it. Worth his weight in gold, I will always miss him and he’s still in my dreams sometimes.
The tevis winner I think has won six times and four or five on the same mare, an ex Arabian racehorse. Pretty impressive.
This girl! I swear! She has gone barefoot and with shoes, back and forth, a number of times. And it looks like she's just always going to be kept shod.
When I first got her I kept her barefoot for years. But she was also the main horse I rode and she had a number of foot problems. Cracks and such. One was so bad that we needed an x-ray to know how far the farrier could trim her back. He needed to get beyond the crack and needed a visual. That was the start of her shoes. She probably wore those first ones for a year or more waiting for that crack to grow out. I still remember thinking everything was great and that we can take them off again. It wasn't long before she had an abscess.
We treated that and ended up putting the shoes back on. My farrier is a great guy and he worked really hard on her doing whatever she needed to make her feel better . We even put shoes on all four at one point. Then we were back to just the front.
My farrier was showing me how she steps out on the outer edge of her foot first before going flat. (I said she kind of walks like me!
) And in doing that, she's kind of twerking the outer wall of the hoof. A shoe gives it more stability. It seemed like every time we took it off something happened. And we were back to square one.
So last summer I again wanted to try her barefoot. We went for months and over the winter just fine. And then she started to limp again.
We went throught the same discussion of how she moves out and ended up putting shoes back on. That was July 22nd. I watched her everyday and at first it seemed like there was little change. But just recently she seemed to be walking much better. So I guess at this point I should just resign myself to keeping her in shoes. 
I always remember my neighbors 33-year-old horse. When she died I noticed she had shoes on. I was surprised because I knew she wasn't being ridden. But my neighbor said she's always had bad feet and needed shoes, regardless. So I guess that happens.
When I first got her I kept her barefoot for years. But she was also the main horse I rode and she had a number of foot problems. Cracks and such. One was so bad that we needed an x-ray to know how far the farrier could trim her back. He needed to get beyond the crack and needed a visual. That was the start of her shoes. She probably wore those first ones for a year or more waiting for that crack to grow out. I still remember thinking everything was great and that we can take them off again. It wasn't long before she had an abscess.
We treated that and ended up putting the shoes back on. My farrier is a great guy and he worked really hard on her doing whatever she needed to make her feel better . We even put shoes on all four at one point. Then we were back to just the front.My farrier was showing me how she steps out on the outer edge of her foot first before going flat. (I said she kind of walks like me!
) And in doing that, she's kind of twerking the outer wall of the hoof. A shoe gives it more stability. It seemed like every time we took it off something happened. And we were back to square one.So last summer I again wanted to try her barefoot. We went for months and over the winter just fine. And then she started to limp again.
We went throught the same discussion of how she moves out and ended up putting shoes back on. That was July 22nd. I watched her everyday and at first it seemed like there was little change. But just recently she seemed to be walking much better. So I guess at this point I should just resign myself to keeping her in shoes. I always remember my neighbors 33-year-old horse. When she died I noticed she had shoes on. I was surprised because I knew she wasn't being ridden. But my neighbor said she's always had bad feet and needed shoes, regardless. So I guess that happens.
I was at a scent work trial all weekend, so I didn't have time to do deep dives or read all the feed I got on the Tevis. When I get a minute I'll try to post some comments of interest. Wasn't sure that the Tevis was much interest here, but I follow it every year! And speaking of distance training, I hope you keep us updated on your running/training for your long distance run in the future!
Brioddy
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If she is walking off, I’d maybe consider having a chiropractor come take a look at her. My boy was so much better after I had some body work done to him.This girl! I swear! She has gone barefoot and with shoes, back and forth, a number of times. And it looks like she's just always going to be kept shod.
When I first got her I kept her barefoot for years. But she was also the main horse I rode and she had a number of foot problems. Cracks and such. One was so bad that we needed an x-ray to know how far the farrier could trim her back. He needed to get beyond the crack and needed a visual. That was the start of her shoes. She probably wore those first ones for a year or more waiting for that crack to grow out. I still remember thinking everything was great and that we can take them off again. It wasn't long before she had an abscess.
My farrier was showing me how she steps out on the outer edge of her foot first before going flat. (I said she kind of walks like me!
So last summer I again wanted to try her barefoot. We went for months and over the winter just fine. And then she started to limp again.
I always remember my neighbors 33-year-old horse. When she died I noticed she had shoes on. I was surprised because I knew she wasn't being ridden. But my neighbor said she's always had bad feet and needed shoes, regardless. So I guess that happens.
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Sunje
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I'd second this. My last TWH had an accident as a weanling and I think he misaligned his pelvis. I wished I'd thought to have a chiropractor work on him when he was still a young horse, but it wasn't a thing back then and I never even considered it. He never really gaited well, and his feet were so hard to trim that I finally gave up and started doing it myself, as most trimmers I hired didn't pay attention to foot balance and just made it worse. I did have a chiro work on him at some point and it did help. I wish I'd done it regularly for him though, as I think it would have helped him a great deal.
Brioddy
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Just curious, what ways did you learn to trim your horses hooves?
Sunje
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I learned some basics from a non professional trimmer who did listen to me and trimmed the way I asked him to. We were going to be moving out of the area so I needed to learn how to trim. At our new place, I had a guy coming for the first couple years who was very good and taught me a few other things. I got Pete Ramey's intensive foot book and learned more. Where we are now, it's hard to find a good trimmer who will come regularly, so I do my own trims for most of the time, and then have a decent professional clean up my mistakes. I'm boarding both horses during the winters now, and there is a good (although still learning) trimmer who comes and does the horses there. My mare has flares on 3 of her feet and I will need to school this trimmer on taking those off and not leaving them. My gelding has perfect feet and pretty much balances himself and is very easy to trim squarely. When I do my own, I usually rasp every 3-4 weeks at least.
I've heard a lot of horse owners are doing something equivalent to a dremel for hooves these days but I have mixed feelings about that. I could see that in place of a rasp or file but not to use it for the whole hoof when it involves so many things on a horse.
Sunje
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I do have one of those, and they work great! Very easy to get a good balance on the bottom of the hoof, and then I'd rasp from the top to finish and get a good edge. It's actually a modified angle grinder; a farrier in California developed them and his technique. But you have to condition the horse to accept the vibration and noise, plus I always had to wear ear protection, safety goggles, and a mask so I wouldn't get hoof dust in my eyes and nose. That ended up being a bigger PIA than just rasping on a regular basis.
A woman farrier a few years ago clued me in to a really great nipper that is easier for a woman to hold/use. Standard nippers are just too big for my hands. My nippers were a bit over $200, but they are excellent quality and cut through the hoof wall easily. I generally don't use them much, as I prefer to trim/rasp every few weeks to keep the hoof short and balanced.
This tool, however, is probably one of the best I've ever found. I love mine!! Radius Rasp-2-RR-2
