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I know Texas is a big state but I thought it would be nice to have a thread so Texas folk can communicate and get to know each other.

This can be a place of just getting to know each other, discuss our horses, share ideas, or knowledge, keep each other informed on events, functions, sales, news, etc.

What do ya think? Check in and let's begin!

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We (DH and DD15) live in Montgomery County.
We have 5 acres.
One Arabian mare .. in the market for a horse for husband/daughter.
I raise chickens, have rabbits, 2 dogs and a flying squirrel.

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Flies and FLEAS.....found flea dirt on my Aussie - immediately ordered some Capstar thru Jeffers. That stuff is great - one pill and it kills everything on them, everything in their surroundings and I never see fleas again until this time next year. I nip it in the bud from the first sign. Squirrels bring fleas into the yard here - and with so many rabbits in my garden, they probably have some too.

For horses and goats I use that livestock permethrin spray concentrate and mix it in a garden pump sprayer and just keep it next to the fence. I walk out there and spray them while they are eating hay at the round bale and it works really good - about twice a week. I also always rotate where I put a new round bale every week - that mucky stuff can sure breed some nasty flies! Especially when it is wet and humid like it is now.

Anyone else use a garden sprayer for flies? It's the bomb. :D
 
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Welcome Linda and Sully! I live in Harris County also! Pasadena to be exact.

I started noticing sand in the boys poop so I grabbed some equate brand psyllium fiber from Wal-Mart. I fed half a cup a day for one week. That's all you need to do each month. I haven't seen sand in their poop since.

And yes, the flies are absolutely horrid this year. Anyone know a good fly mask for a Houdini pony? The flies are killing his eyes.
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Thanks TG. Some other people told me that also and that it is normal for foals. Phew!!

So anyways, I am so excited to meet you guys! We don't know anyone there except my sister, so we are thrilled the meet up is right after we get there!

DB, I think it is just so nice of you to get shirts for everyone. It sure says a lot about you. I like the look of the black shirts with the logo on them.

cc I'm glad to hear your little chicks are doing well. They are so much fun for kids to raise. My kids loved raising goslings! I'm going to have to try capstar, we use comfortis and it is so expensive.

I have everyone beat....I have a pig living in my house!! hahahahaaaa

I'm wondering if my horses are going to have issues with sand colic especially considering they have never been in sand before. It's all just plain ol dirt here. Guess I'll be getting some metamucil lol.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!
 
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Omg! I have the funniest story (well I think its pretty funny). Before I start the story I have to tell you my haor at the moment is dyed pink, I know bold and crazy choice but it has a lot to do with the story.

So anyhoo I'm in the grocery store doing some shopping minding my own business and this lady walks up to me and asks me mind you these are her exact words "Is pink your natural hair color?" I had to stand there for a minute and then I realized she was serious. I gave her a puzzled look and said no. Then she told me she liked it and walked away. I should've been like "Yup, pink is my natural hair color. Sure is."

Thought I would share. It was a weird, confusing, funny moment for me.
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So today has been an amazing day! Started out this morning getting the boys trimmed. They both behaved very well. Then I started talking to my farrier about a potential assistant/apprentice jon with him. He seemed interested in that, so took me with him to a client in Pearland. There, he let me pull 3 shoes off a very patient and willing horse, then I watched him shoe him. Neatest thing ever! Not sure where that situation will go, but I'm very excited and hopeful! :) Then after that we went down to Wharton to grab some hay. 40 bales of the prettiest hay I've ever seen. Then when I asked him if I could buy a couple of the small bales out in the field for my friend, he GAVE me 10 bales! That was just amazing, and it really helps my friend out because she's tight with money right now. Then to top off an awesome day we stopped by Buc-ee's! :twisted: Got me some hot n' spicy jerkey and it is AWESOME. The boys LOVE the new hay. It tested to 17.5% protein. It's crazy! So all in all, a very good, tiring day for me. :) Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow, though. :lol:

(The hay is that green on the right side all throughout, my phone camera takes funky pictures)
 

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Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far. It's been an awesome day for me as well:) We started out with a girls day, me and 2 of my friends went to breakfast, then th local tack shop then went to see dba's babies so my friend could take some good pictures of them with an actual camera:) I don't have them yet but she's gonna put them on a disc for me to upload then give to dba. She got some great shots of all the horses, not just the young ones. I did get a couple of pics,,,,
Here's the little black filly....

Here's the little bay filly, for some reason it won't copy over right from photobucket. My picture shows legs and all, this one doesn't for some reason??

And here they are together...


And on a seperate note, here's my beautiful Katy in her new setup:)
 
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Capstar kills all the fleas on the animal for 24 hours. That's it- so if you have an infestation where there are flea eggs everywhere that continue to hatch out (one adult flea lays about 40 eggs that fall off wherever the animal hangs out per DAY) you're going to need something more long term. If you're traveling/visiting and pick up a couple hichhikers, the Capstar will get rid of them for you though.

One thing about Corpus- fleas are freaking everywhere! The stray cats that the neighbor feeds carry them all over the place (including my yard) and my dogs pick them up when they go out to potty or we go for a walk and bring them back in the house to the indoor only cats too. Drives me nuts. I've got to use some monthly treatment. Right now the Trifexis is working really well. Used the new Frontline Tritek for a month and the fleas were still biting my allergic girl and causing hot spots. Not impressed, so went back to Trifexis.
 
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Nuisance cant wait for that mare to foal so you can join the texas foal club. LOL
kctop I enjoyed the visit and your friends are great.
She took time out of her girls day out to spend time with me and the horses.
Those are great pictures and cant wait to see the ones your friend took.
Anyone else in the DFW area that wants to come see the horses is welcome for a visit.
You can help me gentle those two fillies that play hard to get. Just like a female. Shalom
 
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Thanks dba, we enjoyed the visit as well, they were excited to see the babies! Jammie gave me a cd this morning at church but I haven't gotten a chance to see them yet. Hopefully I can get them uploaded tonight! I guarantee if the dh's would let them you would have 2 horses off your feed bill:)
 
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Phew, been another busy weekend here!
Love the pics kctop, I can't wait to see the others with all of his horses. Dba, Dh and I may just have to stop in and see them in person after we get settled. Won't be too much longer!
Nuisance that pic is great! I hope cat foals tonight, I want to see that baby!!
Sharpie, what's your opinion on comfortis? Also, what do you think about some sort of mild sedative for my mini pig for the trip? He is going to have his own stall (partitioned and boxed off obviously) in my horse trailer so he will have room to move around and root, eat, drink, etc. I'm just wondering if he will do ok or if I should consider sedating him.
 
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Comfortis is the drug spinosad, which when combined with heartworm protection, is sold as Trifexis. I love it, think it works great, especially for dogs or cats who are allergic to fleas. That said, I go with the Trifexis because it's just a little more and then it covers fleas, heartworms, and most intestinal parasites all in one go. It does cause an upset stomach in the occasional dog, especially if not given with food though.

Most drugs that cause sedation also make it more difficult for animals to control their temperature properly and balance well enough to avoid falling while in a vehicle. Since you'll be traveling in the heat, I think it would be pretty risky. IF the animal must be sedated for safety, it might be different, but generally I avoid sedating animals for travel if there are other alternatives.
 
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I agree that sedating while travelling would not be good. They have a general lack of coordination, a loss of appetite and thirst, and like Sharpie said, have difficulty regulating their body temp. Whenever i brought Henny in to get gelded, they gave him his first round if sedatives. He immediately started sweating, and this was the middle of January. After his gelding, he woke up soaking wet from sweating so much. I think Mr. Piggy Wiggles will do much better with a clear head and some time to realise laying down is the easiest option. I've hauled my pigs before for FFA and they just root through the foot of shavings, lay down, and wait for you to mist them like the spoiled things they are. :lol:
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Good Morning Y'all. I trust everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!! I've seen all the pics from Saturday and they are so cute. I've picked out my favorites and trying to get them loaded but having some technical difficulties but I'll get it done some time today.
 
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Good morning, Texans! It's hot & humid in Dallas and my hair is a lost cause. My home's A/C wouldn't get the house below 85° all weekend, so that was awesome.


Cash's neighbor is a tall, jet black, 4 yr old AQHA gelding who is considerably more green than the owner realized when he bought him a month ago, so he's selling it. This horse is just BRIMMING with potential and he has a really great mind. I would snatch him up in an instant if I had the funds available :(
 
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Okay .. so Saturday we went to lunch and TSC in Navasota. Then we drove around and looked at the old section of Navasota and ended up stumbling on their old cemetery. We spent 2 hours walking around looking at old grave stones. The oldest one we found was 1867.

As we were leaving, we saw a fenced off section .. old old looking. We stopped and went in and it took us less than a minute .. with our lightning fast minds .. to realize it was the Jewish section.

Pretty cool stuff, Star of David, Menorah, Hebrew writing, rocks and torn pieces of cloth. There were no recent graves and the fenced off section was only about 1/3 full.

Soooooooo I had to go research this. Pretty interesting Jewish history in li'l ol' Navasota....

ISJL : Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities:

It was a fun afternoon ...
 
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What a neat day, TG! I love finding interesting tidbits of history like that.

I want a repeat of yesterday - I spent 3 hours chatting with family while a steady supply of grilled meat & veggies, and cold Shiner was delivered to me in my cozy hammock. It was quite lovely...
 
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