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Post by deblester on Feb 20, 2007 18:35:07 GMT
Hi, Glad to see what you are doing, I saw the poster up at Ellon pool and had to have a look online. I feel like a mini sanctuary myself with 2 horses, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 chickens + 1 guinea pig (and 3 children) Nearly all rescued! I don't think I'll be able to take on any more but full respect to what you are doing, I'm hoping perhaps to visit with the kids as we live just 2 miles from Auchnagatt. On the subject of horses, one of mine suffers from head shaking which we manage with a combination of head masks, nose nets and reiki treatment for behaviour and relaxation. I am an advanced reiki practitioner myself (trained specially for this purpose , so if you feel that you have any distressed animals that would benefit from reiki too, please feel free to contact me, If I can help at all, I would be happy to try. Bless you and keep up the work. Debbie
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Post by The New Arc on Feb 21, 2007 10:57:37 GMT
Hi Debbie, good to have you with us, certainly sounds like you have a busy time, but you're not catching us up yet!!!! Please do pop in and visit, its always good to meet new people.
With reference to your head shaker, is there anything you have found that triggers it? Im origi8nally from Somerset, and the worst time of year for many horses there was when the oil seed rape was in bloom. I must admit I nearly had heart failure when I moved here, and the very next field to us was bright yellow. Luckily, so far none of them have shown any head shaking symptoms, and the field is obviously rotated very regularly, so we havent had any problems.
Is there anything that particularly sets him off? I looked at this quite closely with a friend of mine a few years back, as he started head shaking at the age of 17, and very severely, to the point that he was getting dangerous to ride. We had him scoped etc. and found the only thing that really helped him was a nose net, however it was interesting to see that it was only when he was ridden, particularly at speed, that aggrevated it.
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Post by Debbie on Feb 22, 2007 17:55:38 GMT
Hi there, It looks like oil seed rape is the most prominent culprit but he is a highly sensitive character anyway and stress makes a hell of a lot of difference. Last year was the first year we managed to ride him right through the seasons with a net and head mask but I put this down to adjusting our management and expectations of him as much as the success of the net etc. From being practically unridable approx 4-5 years ago, my daughter is now riding him and has been since she was 11 (2 years now). We wasted a lot of money on him trying to solve the problem and I sympathise with any one in the same boat. The best solution beyond the net and mask really is patience and a lot of love Unfortunately, I have had to start work in order to carry on supporting him and our mare and so we don't have the time at the moment that he really needs I would worry about him too much to sell him though! Anyway, I travel past the door on my way to work in Ellon, so I'll definately pop in and introduce myself sometime ;D Very best wishes to you and all your animals Debbie
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Post by The New Arc on Mar 23, 2007 18:27:20 GMT
Hi Debbie - it was good to meet you today, sorry we didnt have longer to chat - never enough hours in a day for either of us by the seems of things! Do pop in again some time and we can see whether we have anybody suitable for you as a companion pony. Next time you will get a cuppa , promise!
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