What should I do with Josie and what is happening

[Eagle]

Sorry you have lost me, (I am no computer genius)

To have Skype don't you need a computer and an internet connection?

 

[MeganH]

If your barn is close to your house then you can get a wired or wireless camera and place the receiver in your house with your computer. I have a wireless outdoor security system with two cameras and the receiver is hooked up to a computer in our room. I believe the cameras wireless range is 200 feet and I would guess the camera we have furthest away in the stall is 150 feet and we get good reception.

 

[kay56649]

Sorry you have lost me, (I am no computer genius)

To have Skype don't you need a computer and an internet connection?

Yes and that's the only camera we have!

 

[kay56649]

If your barn is close to your house then you can get a wired or wireless camera and place the receiver in your house with your computer. I have a wireless outdoor security system with two cameras and the receiver is hooked up to a computer in our room. I believe the cameras wireless range is 200 feet and I would guess the camera we have furthest away in the stall is 150 feet and we get good reception.

We don't have any cameras and by the time we got one ordered the foal might already be here.

 

[Eagle]

I don't think it will be pssible, you can use a baby monitor cam if you have one or maybe borrow one if friends of your parents have small children

 

[kay56649]

I don't think it will be pssible, you can use a baby monitor cam if you have one or maybe borrow one if friends of your parents have small children

I guess we have a baby monitor but it's just sound not picture! I can look around for one with picture!

 

[kay56649]

I am going out to take more pics so stick around!

 

[MeganH]

We don't have any cameras and by the time we got one ordered the foal might already be here.

I bought a Uniden security system from Walmart and it was set up in minutes. Very easy. They also sell cameras at Lowes and Home Depot a lot of times. I know several people who have the GE security cams too.

 

[kay56649]

I bought a Uniden security system from Walmart and it was set up in minutes. Very easy. They also sell cameras at Lowes and Home Depot a lot of times. I know several people who have the GE security cams too.

The only problem we have here is I live up in the sticks and the closest Walmart or Home Depot is 2 hours and 3 minutes away, so that is kind of hard!

 

[kay56649]

I just went and checked on her again, and she was fine, but I noticed that she was loud and she wanted to destroy everything in the barn! She tried knocking over the bucket I was using to clean her stall and she pawed over her foaling kit I had by her stall and she was pacing back and forth in the barn! She also tried to rip a halter off of a stall door. Also, the baby was going WILD in her stomach! It was kicking so hard I thought Missy was shaking, but the baby was kicking really hard up by her back and the top of her hip! I tried to get a video with my phone, but I was to late! I will post pictures in a few minutes!

How much did you pay for your camera? It will only be used once, because we aren't going to breed her again.

 

[MeganH]

If you are ever out there you may be able to find them- and the baby monitors with video

You have a western pleasure horse? I just bought one a few months ago and am just getting into riding. We have had several different people tell us several different cues to use to change the gates (from walk to jog then to lope) and I was wondering if you could tell me the cues you use for your horse? My horse was trained really really well but we haven't mastered his cues and it is kind of frustrating.

 

[MeganH]

I paid $150 for 2 cameras and it came with security system software you can use around the house.. or you could sell it when you are done. If you only need one I had seen a GE one that was much cheaper (around $50) but we went with the 2 cameras.

 

[MeganH]

And to get on Mare Stare you would have to buy something called a dazzle that hooks the receiver to your computer to stream it online.. that was $39 for me off of amazon.

 

[kay56649]

If you are ever out there you may be able to find them- and the baby monitors with video

You have a western pleasure horse? I just bought one a few months ago and am just getting into riding. We have had several different people tell us several different cues to use to change the gates (from walk to jog then to lope) and I was wondering if you could tell me the cues you use for your horse? My horse was trained really really well but we haven't mastered his cues and it is kind of frustrating.

yes we have 2 of them that we show! First you need to know if your horse is spur stop trained or the traditional way (we bought a horse that was spur stopped trained and we didn't know how to ride it, so now the horse is back in training because she got messed up). For my horse, he is traditionally trained, so to get him into a jog, I squeeze with my legs and feet and cluck, to lope I usually start from the walk and I put my outside leg on him, and push his hip into the center of the arena, and his head to the rail with my outside rein, and as soon as he puts his hip out, I kiss and squeeze with my outside leg and he goes into a lope! If you want him to slow down and get collected in any of the gaits, I lift in the reins, squeeze and wait until he collects up and slows down, and puts his head down. For spur stop, you tap both legs to go into a jog, then if they are going to fast, you squeeze your feet and hold until they slow down, then to lope you do the same thing as what I said above and then to slow them down and get them collected in the lope you squeeze.

And to get on Mare Stare you would have to buy something called a dazzle that hooks the receiver to your computer to stream it online.. that was $39 for me off of amazon.

Wow that sounds like a bit of money! I will see what I can do, otherwise I am just going to check her often!

 

[kay56649]

Also for the spur stop, you roll your spurs if you want the horse to put their head down. (you use rowel spurs for the spur stop). For the traditional way, you can use almost any spur or no spur depending on if the horse is lazy or not! I use ball spurs because my horse is on the lazy side and he doesn't like rowel spurs!

 

[MeganH]

See I think our boy is getting confused since the people who get on him do different cues. He was sent off for a few years and trained Western Pleasure and shown and he is very smart. He can neck rein and is very sensitive on his sides. I do think he was trained with spurs. I think he is confused though because the previous owners started riding him english and jumping him too. I want him to be strictly Western. Do you ever even trot your horse? We were being told to trot and post on him.. and I don't know if I should. He was shown both Western and then English but I don't want to confuse him and think he should be kept one way or the other. And I am new with riding (rode when I was younger but rode English so this is very new to me) so I am getting frustrated. I want to find a good western pleasure rider to get on him and see what he does with them.

 

[kay56649]

Here are the new pics!! It was hard to get her to stand still, but I managed!

 

[kay56649]

See I think our boy is getting confused since the people who get on him do different cues. He was sent off for a few years and trained Western Pleasure and shown and he is very smart. He can neck rein and is very sensitive on his sides. I do think he was trained with spurs. I think he is confused though because the previous owners started riding him english and jumping him too. I want him to be strictly Western. Do you ever even trot your horse? We were being told to trot and post on him.. and I don't know if I should. He was shown both Western and then English but I don't want to confuse him and think he should be kept one way or the other. And I am new with riding (rode when I was younger but rode English so this is very new to me) so I am getting frustrated. I want to find a good western pleasure rider to get on him and see what he does with them.

They will know the difference when there is an english or western saddle, and they won't get confused! How old is your horse? Is he spur stop trained? It's different than wearing spurs! I will trot my horse if I am getting tired of the jog or if my horse just needs to clear his mind after alot of training! The first thing you need to ask somebody is if he is spur stop trained or traditionally trained! If you are going to do western, then perfect western and don't try to start english or anything. If he is in the middle of training in a bunch of different things, it will be hard! You need to perfect one thing at a time and then move on to the next, but if you are only going to ride him western, ONLY ride him western!

You need to find out how your horse was trained and what cues he was taught or it will be a giant mess!

 

[Eagle]

Looks like baby is still riding high and not lined up but her udder is progressing wonderfully.

 

[kay56649]

Looks like baby is still riding high and not lined up but her udder is progressing wonderfully.

the baby was kicking hard right up by her back and up by her hip bones, but she was just agitated and was trying to destroy everything in sight! No milk still!