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There are three of us living here on the farm, we are Don, Edna, & Missy. We have many other family members, but they are in Pennsylvania & Oregon. We moved to our Wisconsin farm in Jan. 1998. We plan to raise some crops, have a large family garden, and raise and train some horses. Right now we are only bringing two from Pa. Maybe another mare will be brought out later. The two we have now are are 3/4 Arab mare, and Mustang, TB, gelding. | ||||||||||||||||
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Well, I really don't know where to start, but I could do my best. So here it goes!! HOOF CARE: Dry hooves...try using some kind of moisturizer. It helps to soften up their hooves enough that the hooves wont crack (hoofmaker). Wet hooves...Make a mixture of bleach and water. The mixture should be 1/8 bleach, and 7/8 water. MANE AND TAILS: Well for your mane and tails I would most likely use a regular conditioner that you would use on your own hair to make their manes and tails softer. If you have a grey horse, their manes and tails are rather difficult to keep clean. For this problem I suggest using Quick Silver or bluing (Be careful! Only a TINY bit!) The bluing works best with regular soap because it will turn your grey (or white) horse blue. It works well to get rid of the yellow in your horse's tail. FUSSY EATERS: Well, I COULD say alot about this subject, because I had an arab that refused to eat for a while. If your horse refuses to eat, try mixing some sweet feed in with the horse's grain, wet down the grain, or even try mixing some dark molases & water in a spray bottle and spray down the grain. These ideas have helped my horses to eat their grain. If your horse is coughing after they have eaten some hay, try wetting it down, it might be too dusty. If they arent eating it, you might want to check the hay before giving it to them to see if there is any mold or anything else that is causing them not to eat the hay. If your horse loves their grain...sprinkle some grain on their hay, and rub it into the hay so they will try to eat the hay. BOREDOM: For this subject, I always used to tie some bailing twine to an empty milk jug and tied it to the hayrack or anywhere else in the stall. The horse shouldn't be as bored, AND you didn't spend alot on money to get your horse a toy. Well, thats all I have for now. But if you have any ideas or suggestions for me to put up, just email me at [email protected] Put Mis in the subject line. | Helpful Hints For & From Horse Owners | ||||||||||||||||
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This is for the plant lovers, and if you would like to give, or trade seeds/plants with other people, write to us, and we will try to line you up with people who have what you are looking for, or wish to trade with others. just put Plants/seeds in the subject line. | |||||||||||||||||
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