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Location: N Texas | horsegirl - 2018-04-16 7:45 AM
Saturday pretty much sucked, but Hoochie made it to her new home at Performance Equine Vets in SC after a 5 hour and 15 minute haul. On Thursday, though, we had our last ride. Love this girl so much. Thank you again to all of you for your advice, suggestions, support, and sympathy. I think I did what is best for her.
It's definitely sad, but when you get a horse that is both fun to ride and you don't have to worry about if it's going to be lame every time you get on, it'll be worth it.  |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-04-16 7:45 AM Saturday pretty much sucked, but Hoochie made it to her new home at Performance Equine Vets in SC after a 5 hour and 15 minute haul. On Thursday, though, we had our last ride. Love this girl so much. Thank you again to all of you for your advice, suggestions, support, and sympathy. I think I did what is best for her.
 
Tought day for sure.. You did all you could and then some you made sure she went to the best possible place where shes going to be taking care of and having babys,, So will they update you when they get in foal? Just wondering.. And did they come and get her? I'm just being curious since that was a good ways to go.. |
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 The One
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Location: South Georgia | They will send me updates whenever I email or text her (the breeding manager), I have first right of refusal should they ever not need her anymore, and we had to deliver her! LOL They did make me feel very comfortable though. They said they planned to take new radiographs to monitor her navicular and they would likely keep the corrective shoeing going so as to keep her most comfortable. Also, they said even if she is "dirty" or some other unknown negative, they could keep her as a tease mare or something of the like. They will keep her on site with them until she is 30 days pregnant and then at that point, the clients can take her home until the foal is weaned. Then, she'd come back to the vet, etc.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:00 AM They will send me updates whenever I email or text her (the breeding manager), I have first right of refusal should they ever not need her anymore, and we had to deliver her! LOL They did make me feel very comfortable though. They said they planned to take new radiographs to monitor her navicular and they would likely keep the corrective shoeing going so as to keep her most comfortable. Also, they said even if she is "dirty" or some other unknown negative, they could keep her as a tease mare or something of the like. They will keep her on site with them until she is 30 days pregnant and then at that point, the clients can take her home until the foal is weaned. Then, she'd come back to the vet, etc.
Well at least you got to see where you will be living up till shes bred, I bet it was a really nice place.. |
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The One
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Location: South Georgia | Southtxponygirl - 2018-04-16 11:11 AM horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:00 AM They will send me updates whenever I email or text her (the breeding manager), I have first right of refusal should they ever not need her anymore, and we had to deliver her! LOL They did make me feel very comfortable though. They said they planned to take new radiographs to monitor her navicular and they would likely keep the corrective shoeing going so as to keep her most comfortable. Also, they said even if she is "dirty" or some other unknown negative, they could keep her as a tease mare or something of the like. They will keep her on site with them until she is 30 days pregnant and then at that point, the clients can take her home until the foal is weaned. Then, she'd come back to the vet, etc. Well at least you got to see where you will be living up till shes bred, I bet it was a really nice place..
Oh, its gorgeous! Huge stone entrance, several barns, many paddocks and then large pastures. I felt much better seeing the place in person. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:12 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-04-16 11:11 AM horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:00 AM They will send me updates whenever I email or text her (the breeding manager), I have first right of refusal should they ever not need her anymore, and we had to deliver her! LOL They did make me feel very comfortable though. They said they planned to take new radiographs to monitor her navicular and they would likely keep the corrective shoeing going so as to keep her most comfortable. Also, they said even if she is "dirty" or some other unknown negative, they could keep her as a tease mare or something of the like. They will keep her on site with them until she is 30 days pregnant and then at that point, the clients can take her home until the foal is weaned. Then, she'd come back to the vet, etc. Well at least you got to see where you will be living up till shes bred, I bet it was a really nice place..
I bet that lifted up your spirits seeing how nice of a place she is going to be staying at, I know it still hurts but at least seeing the place made you feel better about what your doing for her. |
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| You sure did right by her, there are many that would not have spent the time and money on diagnostics and treatment, and finding an option for her other than euthanasia |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:12 AM
Southtxponygirl - 2018-04-16 11:11 AM horsegirl - 2018-04-16 10:00 AM They will send me updates whenever I email or text her (the breeding manager), I have first right of refusal should they ever not need her anymore, and we had to deliver her! LOL They did make me feel very comfortable though. They said they planned to take new radiographs to monitor her navicular and they would likely keep the corrective shoeing going so as to keep her most comfortable. Also, they said even if she is "dirty" or some other unknown negative, they could keep her as a tease mare or something of the like. They will keep her on site with them until she is 30 days pregnant and then at that point, the clients can take her home until the foal is weaned. Then, she'd come back to the vet, etc. Well at least you got to see where you will be living up till shes bred, I bet it was a really nice place..
You've been a good momma to her. You did right by her, which alot of people would not have done. God bless you, and I hope you come back with updates on your gorgeous girl. Cause she will always be "your girl". . . . |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | You are the type of horse owner that I try to emulate!!! |
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The One
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Location: South Georgia | run n rate - 2018-04-17 4:49 PM You are the type of horse owner that I try to emulate!!!
Wow, that is a huge compliment. Thank you. Part of me will always feel like I didn't do enough, but, I'm hoping that feeling will lessen as time passes. |
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 Porta Potty Pants
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| Wish they had a place like that for my gelding. |
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Location: Texas | azsun - 2018-04-18 9:02 AM Wish they had a place like that for my gelding.
Yea, me too!!! |
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The One
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Location: South Georgia | I just received an email from the vet center I dontated her to!
"I was just about to send you a message! She was just checked in foal today!. What a sweetheart! She is doing really well here, she comes right up to us when we go out to the pasture. We really like her! Thank you for donating her to our program. I wish I had 10 more like her!"
So happy she is being appreciated!
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-05-23 10:06 AM I just received an email from the vet center I dontated her to!
"I was just about to send you a message! She was just checked in foal today!. What a sweetheart! She is doing really well here, she comes right up to us when we go out to the pasture. We really like her! Thank you for donating her to our program. I wish I had 10 more like her!"
So happy she is being appreciated!
Now I bet that makes you feel really good/even better about where shes at, no horse owner could ask for a better place then where shes at now, you and this mare were really lucky to have found this place. This a really really lucky mare
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The One
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Location: South Georgia | Oh, I'm thrilled and so relieved that she is appreciated. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | What a wonderful ending!   |
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Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Great news!!! A bonus for making sure to help her find a good place!!! |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | I love this update |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | Chandler's Mom - 2018-05-23 10:19 PM
I love this update
me tooooooo!!!!!!! |
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