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| So I can't be the only one when I talk about what I do for my horses that I get told I'm crazy- even from other horse people!
For example- I get up at 4am so my horses' breakfast can soak in hot water for an hour before I feed them every morning.. The looksI get when I tell people that are quite hilarious
PS- As I've been told by quite a few people.. If I treated a human half as well as I treat my horses I probably wouldn't be single  |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | lol owning 25 .... i get a lot of WTF!@! |
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| Lol! This thread cracks me up ! I soak my horses feed in hot water rio ! But not near as long lol .. I'm very picky on how much get they get at night .. & seems only I can do it perfectly lol! My horses get pretty much 3/4 of a scoop of feed .. But i have to measure each lb out in a cup to make sure it's 3 lbs , how dare you just estimate
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| Fancy Lass - 2016-11-12 8:48 AM Lol! This thread cracks me up ! I soak my horses feed in hot water rio ! But not near as long lol .. I'm very picky on how much get they get at night .. & seems only I can do it perfectly lol! My horses get pretty much 3/4 of a scoop of feed .. But i have to measure each lb out in a cup to make sure it's 3 lbs , how dare you just estimate
Now this is totally feeding after my own heart!!  |
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| I'm OCD about my horses grooming, how dare anyone see them if they have a spot of dirt on them? They have to look flawless before I leave home, or even ride in my own arena. |
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| I feed just regular horse feed and coastal hay.
Most people can't believe the amount of money that I spend on my horses, but having World Champion horses is very satisfying. I get asked all the time how I can afford to do what I do. |
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Location: Arkansas | Most folks think I'm crazy for simply keeping Dan alive----I mean after all what good could he possibly be, he only costs money, I don't ride him anymore, he requires special feed and supplements and some meds, has to be fed twice a day and stalled during that time to give him time to eat since he has very few teeth, etc, etc. He's 37 so put him down, Debra, stop being stupid. I get , let's say, MILDLY, irritated!!! He's still happy and healthy and hangs with the other 4 kids in the pasture. As I've said on other threads, he owes me nothing and he's gonna be the one to tell me when it's time to let him go. And I watch him closely for signs.
I will say I myself think we're kinda nuts when we go somewhere during the winter and all 5 are getting fed twice a day and we make up 10 baggies of feed/supplments/beet pulp per day. Then label each one for each horse for am and for pm. (The people who feed for us aren't horse people so it has to be V E R Y S I M P L E for them  )
And I'll never ever let my parents know how much I spend on my horses!! I'm afraid it would give my momma a heart attack. . . .
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | I talk to Toni Tremble, the "horse psychic" and have for years. She is AMAZING! When I know something is off and can't figure out what's going on and the vets get stumped too- I call Toni. She has literally saved everything from lives to eyeballs in my barn. |
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| I mix my own herbs daily to put in feed and people think I'm crazy bc it's "inconvenient" It takes me 10 minutes a day but costs a fraction of premix and instead of working more hours to afford the premix I mix and use instead get to spend more time with ponies. I also kiss my 5 yr old gelding on the nose everyday, he loves it! |
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Location: Deep South | Well, my family thinks I'm crazy for this...
My 2yo colt was pastured with a bay gelding for about a year before I sold the bay. 2yo got ulcers when he left. We have other horses, but he liked THAT one. I ended up having to buy my 2yo colt his own pony to get him out of his funk. The little turd annoys the daylights out my colt, but he loves him. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | This is a great post!!! I love reading all of our crazy horse owning habits!! |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I make my horse love me.... No really, I force her to let me hold her head and kiss her nose and tell her she's my baby girl and I know in all reality I shouldn't coddle her and that she could care less about me unless I'm feeding her or scratching her butt.
I also always have to mix my supplements up in my feed, I can't just throw them in without spreading them out along with the oil.
I clean water buckets every night too... Everyyyyy night. They drink from the pond and ditches but their waters better dang well be sparkling clean.
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| I don't let anyone saddle my horses for me, the amount of anxiety it creates isn't worth it! I also don't let anyone haul my horses, not even my husband.... |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | BamaCanChaser - 2016-11-14 10:54 AM
Well, my family thinks I'm crazy for this...
My 2yo colt was pastured with a bay gelding for about a year before I sold the bay. 2yo got ulcers when he left. We have other horses, but he liked THAT one. I ended up having to buy my 2yo colt his own pony to get him out of his funk. The little turd annoys the daylights out my colt, but he loves him.
I may have you beat! My futurity colt is a smidge neurotic. (He's a DTF out of a daughter of Tres Seis so it's not totally his fault!) I bought him a pony, he cares nothing for her! Instead he picked the High Brow Cat filly that WAS for sale. She's no longer for sale and will live out her days baby sitting her boyfriend. She goes where he goes or he will stress himself to the point of colic... UGH. The things we do for a horse! |
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| FlyingJT - 2016-11-14 1:57 PM
I don't let anyone saddle my horses for me, the amount of anxiety it creates isn't worth it! I also don't let anyone haul my horses, not even my husband....
Haha, my daughter and I are the exact same way!  |
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| Chandler's Mom - 2016-11-12 9:19 PM
Most folks think I'm crazy for simply keeping Dan alive----I mean after all what good could he possibly be, he only costs money, I don't ride him anymore, he requires special feed and supplements and some meds, has to be fed twice a day and stalled during that time to give him time to eat since he has very few teeth, etc, etc. He's 37 so put him down, Debra, stop being stupid. I get , let's say, MILDLY, irritated!!! He's still happy and healthy and hangs with the other 4 kids in the pasture. As I've said on other threads, he owes me nothing and he's gonna be the one to tell me when it's time to let him go. And I watch him closely for signs.
I will say I myself think we're kinda nuts when we go somewhere during the winter and all 5 are getting fed twice a day and we make up 10 baggies of feed/supplments/beet pulp per day. Then label each one for each horse for am and for pm. (The people who feed for us aren't horse people so it has to be V E R Y S I M P L E for them )
And I'll never ever let my parents know how much I spend on my horses!! I'm afraid it would give my momma a heart attack. . . .
Mine get fed twice a day 365 days a year. I get up at 5:30 every morning and feed when I get home. I don't trust anyone to feed mine. Needless to say, I don't go out of town. |
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Location: sunny california | i think i gave away my crazy when I said I can't meet after worki i gotta go pick up my horse from the spa |
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Location: Arkansas | streakysox - 2016-11-14 8:02 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2016-11-12 9:19 PM
Most folks think I'm crazy for simply keeping Dan alive----I mean after all what good could he possibly be, he only costs money, I don't ride him anymore, he requires special feed and supplements and some meds, has to be fed twice a day and stalled during that time to give him time to eat since he has very few teeth, etc, etc. He's 37 so put him down, Debra, stop being stupid. I get , let's say, MILDLY, irritated!!! He's still happy and healthy and hangs with the other 4 kids in the pasture. As I've said on other threads, he owes me nothing and he's gonna be the one to tell me when it's time to let him go. And I watch him closely for signs.
I will say I myself think we're kinda nuts when we go somewhere during the winter and all 5 are getting fed twice a day and we make up 10 baggies of feed/supplments/beet pulp per day. Then label each one for each horse for am and for pm. (The people who feed for us aren't horse people so it has to be V E R Y S I M P L E for them )
And I'll never ever let my parents know how much I spend on my horses!! I'm afraid it would give my momma a heart attack. . . .
Mine get fed twice a day 365 days a year. I get up at 5:30 every morning and feed when I get home. I don't trust anyone to feed mine. Needless to say, I don't go out of town.
I really don't trust too much either, and have about decided we should forgo vacations until I find a way to just haul all 5 with us wherever we go. . . . Except I'm dying to go to the NCHA Futurity starting tomorrow thru the 10th----wonder how much 5 stalls would cost for 4 or 5 days at Ft Worth?!!! |
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