tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post7056271483173533362..comments2023-10-28T00:51:22.112-07:00Comments on MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: Rachel and Grandma and an Arabian Horse Youth Nationals Here We Come!Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-68077157580823139262007-03-31T05:59:00.000-07:002007-03-31T05:59:00.000-07:00Wow, that's so exciting! She is so lucky to have ...Wow, that's so exciting! She is so lucky to have someone like you to show her the ropes!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435863531654999329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-81078189730927303642007-03-30T18:22:00.000-07:002007-03-30T18:22:00.000-07:00What a great story MiKael, you must be very proud....What a great story MiKael, you must be very proud. You say that Dandy was the first baby that you bred so I am thinking that this was the baby you were talking about that you were expecting from your first mare and her first breeding (forgive me I can't remember all the names).<BR/><BR/>I know all about EPM, our old stud Sonny Dee Bee a cropout son of hte late great QH Sonny Dee Bar, got cast in his stall one night and must have struggled valiantly to get back up with no avail. The result was enough stress to induce this terrible condition. We fought it for two years, but could not afford the treatment required and it was killing me to see him deteriorating from the beautiful horse he had been (he was 24 years old). We owe our babies' greatv personalities and ability to learn very quickly to him and his father. We decided to have him put to sleep and buried him on our property (a no no here but we are in the country (just) and got away with it.<BR/><BR/>So to see a horse that has suffered a bout with this ailment is wonderful. I wish your granddaughter all the success for the future, sounds like she is a determined young lady.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are feeling better after your ride. I may try to get my mare saddled up tomorrow if the rain holds off, should be exciting as she is a bit of a livewire LOL. She is the one that you said you would love to see bred to your stallion. I tend to think it would make a good cross because I love a horse with animation, but unfortunately my husband is a die hard paint horse western pleasure type :-(<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend and hope the twins are behaving themselves LOL.<BR/><BR/>((((HUGS)))<BR/><BR/>LoriLori Schmidt (LoriProPhoto)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01786227217137143996noreply@blogger.com