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2023
Moving forward into year five has had its challenges! Talbot’s Sparky age 23 has had a rough year. Years ago, he came home from a training barn with a virus or infection, we don’t know which. Two protocols later he … Continue reading
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Gypsy Vanner Mare, Angelic !
July 12, 2021 and it is unusually cool here in SW Missouri. What is new to us is the opportunity to present five lovely Gypsy Horses to the world. We entered into a consignment agreement many months ago and are … Continue reading
Time Passes
Time passes, it is now August 15th and the year is 2019. David passed away Dec. 22, 2018 from a severe reaction to a thirty year old chemo, ironically named 5fu. David’s love of the horses gave life to our … Continue reading
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Spring Has Arrived!
It may have arrived but someone needs to tell the weather man we all want warming news. There are horses to be washed and pampered, mites to be treated, manes to be braided, and tails….well that is another big job, … Continue reading
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Care of Newborn Foal..
Care of the Newborn Foal-Navel Ill Prevention February 7, 2006 by Nathan Voris, DVM Filed under: Articles, Bacterial Disease, Foals, Immune System, Joint, Lameness Nathan Voris, DVM printer friendly PDF format After many months of hard (and expensive) work in … Continue reading
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CHF HOBBS
Hobbs is one of two youngsters born in 2014. He is the carbon copy to full sister, CHF ZEVA, now residing in Joplin. Ironically they are the first to be born with this color pattern. We have not run color … Continue reading
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A Word on Whoa
Throughout my riding career I’ve had a few coaches, all with a different stance on the use of vocal aids. I used to have a bad habit of “clucking” on takeoff whenever I got a deep spot to a fence. … Continue reading
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“Gypsy blood” – an eviction of travellers at Blaxhall in Suffolk
Originally posted on Those Who Will Not Be Drowned:
George Ewart Evans was born in South Wales in 1909 but moved to Suffolk and wrote several fascinating books about East Anglian folklore, including Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay…
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Conformation
Often we are asked to take pictures for an internet shopper of horses. Knowing how to take good and proper photos is important to your integrity as a breeder or seller. However, it is always nice to include a fanciful … Continue reading
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