Category: horse health
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Walking, for six weeks,on firm footing.
I am currently reading “Riding Through My Life.” This is the autobiorgaphy of Princess Anne. She speaks of an essential part of the exercise that must be done to get a horse fit for a big three day event like Badminton. “Starting work meant six weeks of walking the roads—very boring but considered essential after…
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Rain!Rain!Rain!
“A rainy day is an equlaizer. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You just take what you can get.” Charlie Harvey
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I knew it could happen but…
” If this was a 5 year old horse I could say he absolutely will come back. But this horse at 18? He may not come back.” This is what the vet said after looking at the ultrasound images of Biasini’s injured leg. I knew that as a ‘senior’ horse he might not heal up…
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The day’s Good News and Bad News!
I started the day with a Press Conference at Wellington International , the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival. WEF. The Press Conference was to give the media information about the upcoming $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*. Forty of the top horses and riders in the world will compete for the top money. This…
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Lost in the Maze!
I am not the woman in purple lost in that maze but sometimes I feel like I am. At the end of last week Biasini’s right front leg was puffy. I got the vet out and he was jogged . At first Lynsey thought she saw some uneveness in his stride. But the vet said:”That’s…
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I Have Good News!
First of all I want to thank all the WordPress bloggers who sent positive vibes,healing vibes and positivitiy for me and Biasini yesterday. The vet came this morning and started by palpating the leg. It did look a lot better today I should add. Then we went out to the driveway and the vet’s assistant…
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What a difference a day can make!
As I was preparing to go to the barn, in good time, to get Biasini to the show for his Intermediare 1 test, my phone rang and I saw it was Lynsey. Immediatley I suspected that something was wrong. It was. She told me that Biasini had a puffy right front leg. They had jogged…
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Monday Portrait
Biasini has done his work for the day. Lynsey will take him for a walk to relax and then he gets his bath, some hand grazing with his ice boots on and then….dinner!
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What do I miss most?
If you follow this blog you will know I am not able to ride due to a hip injury and having worn out my 20 year old replaced right hip. Since riding is a huge part of my life not being able to ride has brought up some interesting things in my psyche. There are…
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Naturally Brown Sunday Stills.
Biasini has had his winter coat clipped. Horses grow in a thicker winter coat but if they are in work and training then they sweat and it is hard to get them dried off enough to put on their blankets for the nighttime. Biasini’s legs have not been clipped and will keep his legs warmer…
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Where did I find more leaves?
Friday was my day to ride Biasini in the forest trails. I set out with two others and we went into the forest trails. It was a perfect day with mild temperatures and a light breeze. When my other two companions had to return to the barn Biasini and I continued on. We were out…
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Ask and you shall recieve!
First the arena work and then……
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