All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Training April 10th 2010
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...ad a lovely lonnnngggg day today!! Training with Rhianne from 11 - 2.30pm, Quick cuppa, Farrier came to Baby at 3.20pm, 4.00pm a bit of ground work with Harley, followed by a little work under saddle ...

2. Baby, the little mare who wouldn't give up
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...p; I was near to tears this morning - tears of happiness that is!! Those of you who have been following Baby's story will understand She walked at a decent pace over 3 fields, with the rest of the her...

3. Chronic Founder I
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....hoofsculpture.com) and his son John, together with my farrier Paddy Jr Van Raepenbusch came to see how Baby was doing today and to carry out some further treatment in our endeavour to make her comfor...

4. Chronic Founder
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Baby foundered on her right front hoof over the Christmas. She was going downhill fast. I managed to get a vet out to do x-rays to confirm how bad the situation really was. He also gave her intravenus

5. Bute v Herbal Substitute
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...m or at least do less harm using herbs or natural remedies. How wrong I was!! Background History of Baby: I have never had occasion to use bute until Baby came to me. Baby has had three epi...

6. Positive Pony Power
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...d into a trailer and their reactions to being away from home and the other two herd members; Harley and Baby. I borrowed a trailer and a friend of mine offered to drive it to and from the centr...

7. Baby is Lame Again
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Baby has another abcess. This time in her right foot. This is the foot I was working on when she got an abcess in her left foot. This one appeared as a lump on her tendon on Tuesday morning.

8. Harley the Brave
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...e, then to me and walked straight over it. Not long after this Magpie let out a loud cry for her baby and Harley half heartedly responded with a small, almost non-existent, call back. We...

9. Baby's Story
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In August I purchased Baby for 200 EURO. She is a twelve year old thoroughbred ex-brood mare and reminds me of a princess or a fairy inside a horses body. She is the sweetest, gentlest horse I

10. Feeding Whole Oats
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...r years when Oats and Beet were part of their winter diet. I also have a new member to the herd, Baby, as twelve year old thoroughbred with very poor front hooves. I have been trimming her feet...

11. Horse using Rhythmic Pressure
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...w that video quality is very poor but you will get an idea of what happened when I was trying to teach Baby how to yield to rhythmic pressure. She understood the question but reversed the request a...

12. Who Luvs Ya baby
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Magpie and me sharing a moment  Use some breath fresheners mum!!! 

13. Equine Open Day
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...quine Touch Therapist. It was lovely!! I was a little light headed when she finished but I slept like a baby that night. All in all it was a good day out. The ISPCA are doing a wonderful job up...

14. About Me
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... was only about 2 when she was being sold as a 4 year old. No wonder she was difficult, she was only a baby!! I had her up for sale several times when I first got her as her first line of def...