Classic K Miniatures thread. pics and updates on my mini's

[izmepeggy]

Peggy

I have missed you!! been delivering any babies lately? lol

oooh I'll try it for the horses manes =) thanks. yeah I love it, it smells so nice too

the only thing is that I can't do anything until it soaks in which takes FOREVER!! lol

thank you!

don't be a stranger

Put it on at night and then put on rubber gloves..I know it sounds crazy...lol..In the morning wash your hands and you will see the difference..Also put it on your feet and put plastic bags on till morning..OKAY STOP LAUGHING...lol..but it works..I use bags from Subway but I don't think you have a Subway sandwich shop there..Try it..You have nothing to loss..

 

[Eagle]

I use cling film on my feet and then put a pair of socks on

 

[izmepeggy]

Renee, Now everybody knows our secret..

 

[Eagle]

 

[izmepeggy]

Cassie,I do clicker training..The first time Isaac was trimmed after I got him he was not standing still.So I asked my farrier to wait a minute,got a little feed and my clicker.Afterwards she said she wished other people would use clicker training.I started out target training and went from there.Peggy Hogen is a member here and she does remarkable work with clicker training..Check her out.. http://www.youtube.com/user/Peggasus09 I also have her as a friend on facebook and it's all about clicker training. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClickerTrainingHorses/ She is a sweet lady and always ready to help..

 

[cassie]

Put it on at night and then put on rubber gloves..I know it sounds crazy...lol..In the morning wash your hands and you will see the difference..Also put it on your feet and put plastic bags on till morning..OKAY STOP LAUGHING...lol..but it works..I use bags from Subway but I don't think you have a Subway sandwich shop there..Try it..You have nothing to loss..

Thanks Peggy lol at the moment I think I am putting it on 7/8 times a day?? Lol this is killing me! I'm also putting lavender in it which helps to calm my skin, then I put cotton gloves on n do my work

Oh n we do have subway here. everyone loves a subway sandwich will have to try that on my feet lol willing to try anything at the moment!! Just taken an antihistamine an antibiotic some nurofen n some Panadol!!! Grrr I'm hating this!

I use cling film on my feet and then put a pair of socks on

Oh great idea Renee as I said will try anything!

Mum is saying I'm having to much sugar so she has me on this liver detox thing though I made some banana bread tonight so I indulged hehe but I'll try anything to get rid of this!!!!

Renee, Now everybody knows our secret..

You girls are hilarious thanks for making me laugh

 

[cassie]

Cassie,I do clicker training..The first time Isaac was trimmed after I got him he was not standing still.So I asked my farrier to wait a minute,got a little feed and my clicker.Afterwards she said she wished other people would use clicker training.I started out target training and went from there.Peggy Hogen is a member here and she does remarkable work with clicker training..Check her out.. http://www.youtube.com/user/Peggasus09 I also have her as a friend on facebook and it's all about clicker training. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClickerTrainingHorses/ She is a sweet lady and always ready to help..

Oh thank you Peggy

I started Finn today and he is already starting to slowly get it though he gets distracted quite easily but he seems to always come back which is good

did it with his halter on this Arvo in the 2nd session n he was a little more distracted but still was a good boy for me

I'm really glad you do it too peggy. I think it will be really good for Finn

Thanks again

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

Cassie, you are a great artist! Those are so good! I want some of my horses.

Lovely pics of your horses. Thanks for sharing!

 

[bannerminis]

Cassie your pictures are gorgeous and you horses are looking fab and Finn really is the cheekiest chappie with the sweetest face. I love seeing updates on them.

 

[cassie]

The pictures are grand!!

I would think if Susie loses her topline, then giving HER a bit of the show conditioner is just fine. Lots of times horses on pasture get "grass/hay bellies" so giving her a few extra nutrients would certainly help her. And they should have a mineral salt block, which I'm sure you already have.

And, I use plastic wrap on my elbows -- which continually crack if I don't keep them oiled -- but I use Vitamin E (prick a hole in a capsule) + the coconut lotion. So, I guess the "secret" is everyone's secret!!!!

thanks Diane, yeah the coconut oil has been helping alot!! going to be sticking with that one I think

I have taken Finn completly off hard feed (except for when I am training him and he only gets 1 pellet when he does something I want him to

Suzie is getting a handful of conditioner at night and nothing in the morning will probably reduce that again but didnt want to take her off hard feed all together straight away and as Smartie still gets breakfast and dinner I did feel a little mean hehe I need to get a new mineral block for them which I will do tomorrow

but otherwise they are all doing well

Cassie, you are a great artist! Those are so good! I want some of my horses.

Lovely pics of your horses. Thanks for sharing!

haha kara I can attempt drawing some of your gorgeous horses one time if you like, I like drawing and am always looking to practice and get better.

My success in these two does go to Renee, Diane and Anna who helped me ALOT!! as I had a short time frame to work in and the one of Ollie was expecially difficult one to do :s so THANK YOU!!! Diane, Renee and Anna! and all of you for supporting me

your the best friends!

Cassie your pictures are gorgeous and you horses are looking fab and Finn really is the cheekiest chappie with the sweetest face. I love seeing updates on them.

thanks Karina

they are a little overweight at the moment, but that should hopefully be getting sorted out in the next week or two when I hopefully take Finn across the road for weaning yeah! lol

he is the sweetest little man! we had some friends come over this arvo (and your all going to be cross with me as I forgot my camera! bad Cassie) she has two little gorgeous girls! one 4 1/2 and one just turned 3 Tamsen and Sky

they came to see Finn for the first time and were a little nervous, but Finn always the people and kid lover was so good and at first stayed with me but after about 10 minutes he was following the girls everywhere!! watching us while we played on the swings playing with them and just putting his nose toward them wanting love and scratches! he was so good

had to share he is such a good little man!

Oh and he is doing so well with his leading training now! don't know if you all knew that I was trying clicker training with him, I know alot of people have different views with this and I am happy to hear comments

but he was just not advancing or interested in his leading training previously.

but since I have started teaching him clicker training (it is only his 4th lesson tonight

) he is already willing to walk around the paddock with me leading him (I couldn't get 5 steps from him before ) and he seems really eager to learn and thinks it as a game which is awesome. once I am happy with his leading and I think he has gotten the basics I will faze out the clickers and treats so he won't look for the clicker when he does something, but for now he is learning really fast and well. and I am so proud of him.

The royal Easter show finishes on Wednesday so I'm hoping Penny will be coming home shortly!!! bet she will be fluffy as!! and I'm sure have a massive grass belly LOL but it will be good to see her home

thanks for checking in on my little herd

it means alot to me to have you guys here,

love to you all!

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

Well keep at it Cassie! You are great

 

[MeganH]

Love your drawings and all the pictures, Cassie! You will get your babies sorted. It is hard keeping them all how you want them. Ricky still has a belly.. Since the grass is coming in I need to take him off his hay. With all the running and pacing he did yesterday when he was in his pen and I had Laney and Tink out I think he will slim down. I also need to clip him.. am nervous and wish you could come help me. I bet if Ricky and Finn were together they would help each other get in shape! All the fun they would have!

 

[AnnaC]

Oh Cassie, those drawings were all from your talent, we only supported you and gave praise at your marvellous pictures, but I'm happy if you felt that we helped a little - it was such a wonderful idea of yours and the perfect gift for your friend Renee.

I've never tried clicker training myself, but I hear it can work very well with a lot of animals. It obviously suits Finn, so go ahead and keep using it - well done for giving it a try. And what a good little fella he is in keeping your friend's children entertained!

 

[Wings]

I LIVE!!!!

Hi All

Sorry I've been gone for ages, I've had no computer for a month, computer problems for 2 and States and Nationals!

But I've missed everyone and their mares and bubs so much so it's great to possibly have my computer fixed and be back! Now I just have to catch up on everything

Cassie loving the Finn pics! He is such a snuggle bug, you just want to give him a big squeezy cuddle! I still don't see a blue eye but he is still adorable!

If you still want gelding advice this is what I do.

Since I wean after show season in early Autumn I geld anyone who will be gelded before they come off their mums. I find having their mother around afterwards makes them less upset but even more importantly since mum keeps moving THEY keep moving which is very important to help the operation site continue to drain.

Can't wait to see how fluffy he is middle of winter, he might give my fluffster Derby a run for his money in the wooly mammoth stakes!

 

[cassie]

Love your drawings and all the pictures, Cassie! You will get your babies sorted. It is hard keeping them all how you want them. Ricky still has a belly.. Since the grass is coming in I need to take him off his hay. With all the running and pacing he did yesterday when he was in his pen and I had Laney and Tink out I think he will slim down. I also need to clip him.. am nervous and wish you could come help me. I bet if Ricky and Finn were together they would help each other get in shape! All the fun they would have!

thanks Megan

I bet Ricky and Finn would have a blast together!!!! Running around and carrying on

oh man I wish we could put them together LOL no hope in that though

oh I wish I could help you clip him!! FInn was so good for his clip job thought he was getting a massage heehee just take it little bits at a time and let him get used to it

he will learn. oh and give him heaps of praise!! are you thinking of showing him?

Oh Cassie, those drawings were all from your talent, we only supported you and gave praise at your marvellous pictures, but I'm happy if you felt that we helped a little - it was such a wonderful idea of yours and the perfect gift for your friend Renee.

I've never tried clicker training myself, but I hear it can work very well with a lot of animals. It obviously suits Finn, so go ahead and keep using it - well done for giving it a try. And what a good little fella he is in keeping your friend's children entertained!

Thank you Anna, having your support means so much to me

maybe in a day or two I'll take a video of one of his lessons and put it up for you all to see

did another lesson with him this morning before work and he was good for me again

I LIVE!!!!

Hi All

Sorry I've been gone for ages, I've had no computer for a month, computer problems for 2 and States and Nationals!

But I've missed everyone and their mares and bubs so much so it's great to possibly have my computer fixed and be back! Now I just have to catch up on everything

Cassie loving the Finn pics! He is such a snuggle bug, you just want to give him a big squeezy cuddle! I still don't see a blue eye but he is still adorable!

If you still want gelding advice this is what I do.

Since I wean after show season in early Autumn I geld anyone who will be gelded before they come off their mums. I find having their mother around afterwards makes them less upset but even more importantly since mum keeps moving THEY keep moving which is very important to help the operation site continue to drain.

Can't wait to see how fluffy he is middle of winter, he might give my fluffster Derby a run for his money in the wooly mammoth stakes!

Bree we have missed you!!!!! glad you have sorted out your computer issues!! how are your babies doing? can we see some piccies please? whats happening with your gorgeous little colts? have you gelded them or are they staying as colts? are you selling them?

what do you think of Finn's weight? is he too fat for gelding at the moment? we have been worried about that which is why we were thinking of weaning before gelding. Thanks for your help

haha oh I forgot how fluffy Derby got last winter!! has he fluffed up as much yet?

Thanks for stopping by

 

[Wings]

Hey Cassie! The colts come off their mums this week, I'll bring the whole herd up to the yards and get the farrier out. They'll also get wormed and have their manes and tails brushed out and trimmed before they go out onto their winter paddock. Storm I'm hoping to run on as a future stallion but he has to prove himself in the ring first and a lot comes down to how he matures so he has a bit of a road ahead of him. Sterling will stay as a colt this year and will be up for sale, I'm hoping to get some show wins under his belt and get him into a show home. If he doesn't sell by the end of the next show season I'll geld him.

Derby is beign rugged at the moment, his last clip took off a fair bit of coat so he'll be playing catch up for awhile!

I find Finn's weight a little hard to read, he is very pony type right now so he will always look chunkier then my lot and throw in that coat he could be telling a few fibs. I always dig my hands into winter coats to check how the ribs and spine are actually covered and there has been the occasional 'fatty' turning out to be a little under what I like! I feel that once winter coat hits you really have to go by feel and not what you see.

Can you feel his ribs when you do that? How thick does his crest feel?

If you do think he is on the heavy side you could wean now and geld in spring instead as suggested. It won't hurt him!

 

[Eagle]

Cassie will you be around to watch Toffee and Sox tonight whilst I take Alby to school? Mary is worried that her equipage isn't working properly and the girls are getting close.

Can you let me know? Thanks sweety

 

[cassie]

hey renee yeah I'll have them up... I won't be able to watch from 1pm my time, have a doc appointment for my hands but I will check with marestare to make sure someone can watch when I can't

have a good night sleep

The Royal Easter show finishes tomorrow so Penny should be coming home soon!!! YAY

 

[cassie]

Girls I would love your advice if you have a minute? It has been raining on and off all day n the rain has real settled in tonight, but we are warned that a massive rain storm will be coming through tomorrow and it's meant to rain and storm all day... They say we could get a massive amount of rain tomorrow. The weather has dropped quite severely though it's not cold enough to warrant a fire. Yet... Smartie has his big rugs on but is out in the big paddock with no shelter at all... And Suzie and Finn are drenched they can go under the old cubby buti dnt know if they will...

Do you think I should move them to the stable paddock? N lock Suzie n Finn away at night n let smartie have the shelter of the stable?

What do you girls think I should do? They're Timmy's are VERY full of grass so a night in the stable would prob gbe good for both but I wanted to check before dad n I moved them tomorrow...? They are staying out there tonight's I will swap smarties rugs to dry ones in the morning, if Finn was weaned Suzie would have rugs on as well but that's ok.

Would love your thoughts plee

Oh went to the doc this afternoon bout my hands, she said I have quite a large chemical build up in my body n it's coming out in my hands... We are reducing the acidly foods n all sugars to get this cured but I might have to look at sorting something out at the vets.... Lol decisions decisions.

 

[Eagle]

I am sorry to hear that your hands are still giving you trouble Cassie, I hope they heal soon.

I personally would close them in as I hate to leave mine out in heavy rain. The rain here isn't like in England, when it rains it absolutely pours down and the temp. drops fast. What is smarty like in a stable? does he like it or not?