tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post5711792771146142374..comments2023-10-23T12:43:45.847-07:00Comments on Eventing-A-Gogo!: Moving Right AlongAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-47314946315216560422011-01-17T01:18:06.747-08:002011-01-17T01:18:06.747-08:00We'd like to send you some Parelli DVD materia...We'd like to send you some Parelli DVD material. Email me at kerrinkoetsierpnh@gmail.com to sort mailing details.<br /><br />Kerrin Koetsier<br /><br />Parelli CentralKerrin Koetsierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604169888455368226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-20448923665208316072011-01-12T00:29:40.736-08:002011-01-12T00:29:40.736-08:00Sounds as if things are falling into place :)
I w...Sounds as if things are falling into place :)<br /><br />I was going to suggest you try the Parelli Games with Gogo... the excellent thing about Parelli is that the exercises are also mind-games, which can keep a horse that's physically limited still interested! One of our ponies pulled a check ligament, and in the year that he's been off he's learnt all sorts of tricks! His favourite is carrying things around with his mouth!<br /><br />Let me know how it goes!<br /><br />Kerrin Koetsier<br />Parelli CentralKerrin Koetsierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604169888455368226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-40500251917190341552011-01-10T11:15:42.964-08:002011-01-10T11:15:42.964-08:00Turnout does WONDERS! We are proof of that. The fi...Turnout does WONDERS! We are proof of that. The first month of Laz going from stall bound to 24/7 turnout was so so so scary for me but for him-heaven and we haven't looked back since.<br />Too bad on Trout..love that name but looking forward to Murphy and what law he comes with ;)<br />Also..if there are leg transplants, we are going to have to fight for it. :)Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-24776776681362013342011-01-10T07:27:33.506-08:002011-01-10T07:27:33.506-08:00What a great plan! Hopefully everything will work...What a great plan! Hopefully everything will work out this time around. Of course you couldn't give up on Gogo, even if she was retired!<br /><br />It would be totally awesome if you would share the dog training adventures too (he is gorgeous!). I know it's not in the spirit of the blog, but hey, it's training! I have always wondered how you got Ty to behave off leash. Does she go to work with you? Most people say greys can never, ever go off leash because you know... they're hounds and they'll chase something and run away forever. Obviously that is not always the case. :)<br /><br />I just adopted a 3rd dog, and I have high hopes that I will finally have a dog that can come to the barn with me. My two older dogs didn't cut it. One is mortified of horses, and the other wants to chase them. The new puppy, however, has promise. I think she's a jack russell or feist mix or something, so I have my work cut out for me. I've never dabbled in off leash work, so any advice you have would be awesome!Heather A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05360964967282585061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-71342706601793919472011-01-09T20:25:28.369-08:002011-01-09T20:25:28.369-08:00Lurker chiming in here...
I agree with the turnou...Lurker chiming in here...<br /><br />I agree with the turnout. We have an OTTB mare, "Toast" who was kicked really badly in the pasture. She was kicked in the hock, probably directly on the point of it. It was split open and hugely swollen. She could not bear much weight and didn't want to move. <br /><br />After evaluating her condition, discussing it with a vet (our vets are 3 hours away, we are THAT remote) and thinking about our goals for her, we decided to give her antibiotics for the cut, medication for the pain. She was standing next to the round bale and eating so I carried water to her several times a day and made sure she was doing OK. <br /><br />Stall rest wasn't really an option for her at that time. After a few days/week she'd start ambling about but was VERY lame. Eventually her hind end muscles on that side atrophied from lack of use but she was happy, eating, and able to move around. <br /><br />A year later, we had the vet look at her when she was up on one of her visits. The horse was actually sound at this point but was really weak behind. The vet suggested DMSO and lunging to just see if we could get her sounder. Pretty rudimentary but I tried it. Twice. <br /><br />Several months later the mare is now sound and w/t/c and jumps little jumps. She gets sounder the more she's worked. We don't do much with her (she's my husband's horse) but she's definitely sound, muscled and happy. You can hardly tell which hock it was by looking at her any more, and sh'es not weak behind in the slightest, even after a long trail ride after a few months off.<br /><br />Tincture of time can really work wonders for injuries that actually will heal. I'll never again hesitiate to just pull shoes, pet them on the head and give them 24 hour turnout with a run in shed to get out of elements and bugs. <br /><br />So I think that turnout for GoGo is exactly the right track. Exactly. <br /><br />I've even see horses with nearly CATSTROPHIC injuries recover to be pasture sound and live to ripe old ages by turnout. One of my best horses' mother's was one. She was pretty darn crippled in 2/4 legs but she is old, happy and able to get around "soundly" (haha) in the pasture. <br /><br />Good luck with your lovely mare!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-87642731501076519262011-01-09T20:24:11.106-08:002011-01-09T20:24:11.106-08:00I'm really glad to hear you sounding so happy ...I'm really glad to hear you sounding so happy and confident about your plan! I know you spent a LOT of emotional energy dealing with her treatment before, so it sounds like it'll be really nice to just know what you are going to do and not question it.<br /><br />PS, that is one HANDSOME dog. Can't wait to hear about him.manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-69891800355010334332011-01-09T19:08:38.609-08:002011-01-09T19:08:38.609-08:00I agree that this turnout may be your ticket. I wo...I agree that this turnout may be your ticket. I wouldn't give up yet either!Alanna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891497900025873342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-34567045105828708882011-01-09T15:37:21.322-08:002011-01-09T15:37:21.322-08:00I am very excited for all the positive things you ...I am very excited for all the positive things you haver said in this post. I will be having the vet out to ultrasound my boy on Thurs to see if in addition to the flair up on his old hock injury, he has also managed to tear some tendon or ligament in the right front. He is beautifully tight and cold in that leg right now (this was not the case 3 days ago). I completely understand your feelings about Go Go. When asked by my BF if I was going to start riding for my trainer again I honestly had to answer, prob. not. I want to ride MY horse. <br /><br />I wish Go Go all the best and have absolute confidence that a year in turn out will be the best thing you have ever done for her.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561439666358663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-39225913573627896112011-01-09T08:52:06.245-08:002011-01-09T08:52:06.245-08:00Wait, which horse was Trout?Wait, which horse was Trout?Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403226989316157127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-55185374899821953042011-01-09T08:48:18.247-08:002011-01-09T08:48:18.247-08:00I am a firm believer that turnout is the very best...I am a firm believer that turnout is the very best medicine for a horse. <br />My jumper came off the track with a bowed tendon, spend a year on pasture in the mountains and never had a problem with that tendon. When he damaged a different tendon years later, after 4 frustrating months of stall rest I turned him out for a full year on pasture, for 6 months I thought I had a permanent pasture pet, after a year he went back to work and had no problems ever with that injury either.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571711150060964222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-85926357895984129972011-01-09T07:39:26.701-08:002011-01-09T07:39:26.701-08:00Definitely do not give up on Gogo!
I agree with D...Definitely do not give up on Gogo!<br /><br />I agree with Darcy's comment about stall time. After initial rest, the tendon must heal while in motion, in a way, in order to come back strong and flexible.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-55332461775605958252011-01-09T01:22:20.384-08:002011-01-09T01:22:20.384-08:00Take M's advice! Really in turn out she will b...Take M's advice! Really in turn out she will be aligning the fibers as well. The regenerate more in the direction they are bing strained so wandering around in the feild would be enough. It's standing in a stall/small space too long that is truely detrimental. Even then there will be scar tissue. No tendon injury heals without it. Slow and steady always wins the race. Joker Poker is headed towards retirement with his hocks. In the future we should find them next door paddocks at the same retirement farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-37923072957415672692011-01-09T00:56:18.741-08:002011-01-09T00:56:18.741-08:00The work them to get teh fibres right" is tak...The work them to get teh fibres right" is taken from Human treatment - the problem is that humans understand that they can only do so much, that they can't overdo things and that leaping around because you're bored just screws everything up. TBH, I've not heard of any horses that have come back quickly, without re injury on the "human" approach. They may get a bit of scar tissue, it may take longer, but I've seen a good few sound horses after turnout treatment.Deeredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598240463885095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-83535836434869143702011-01-08T22:13:53.171-08:002011-01-08T22:13:53.171-08:00I'm not thinking of doing anything exciting wi...I'm not thinking of doing anything exciting with Denali until next January. <br /><br />The Giant Warmblood Barn I work at has sent 2 horses who were deemed, "broken" to pasture for a year, and one of them (one I use to work with) is already sound after 5 months. <br /><br />It's amazing what being a horse does for the horse! <br /><br />Remind Gogo that 2011 is the year of the sound horse!!Brooke (FBX Adventures - In Parenting) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17040183680228006616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-27868714872918409382011-01-08T21:58:25.136-08:002011-01-08T21:58:25.136-08:00If Parelli doesn't turn out to float your boat...If Parelli doesn't turn out to float your boat, try clicker training! It's definitely something fun to do without riding.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-53580406837440328082011-01-08T21:20:09.275-08:002011-01-08T21:20:09.275-08:00Good call on the time! I think I know who the trai...Good call on the time! I think I know who the trainer is, and she's got some very nice riders in the area. I think she's totally right, and I know that I wouldn't give up either. A year of turnout would definitely be my last resort too.<br /><br />Cute puppy!Alighierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451600599222339416noreply@blogger.com