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Everything has been pretty quite at the barn this week. I've had to put Daya in the round pen a few times to keep her attitude in check! She hasn't really bagged up much more but her hindquarters continue to change. She has also been defecating a lot more than usual so stall cleaning has been fun! lol

I also wanted to share a little tidbit my farrier passed along to me. I have been battling thrush this spring in Daya's feet and nothing has been helping. He told me to stop waisting money on the name brand thrush products and pick up a bottle of Lysol Brand Concentrate. You don't have to dilute it and it kills all the germs/bacteria causing the problem. Ive used it for a few days now and I can already tell a difference! Plus its only about $6 a bottle.

Here is a funny little list I received in an email and thought I would share it. Some of them are pretty funny if you''ve ever had a spooky horse...

Top 11 Spookey Things
A horse's point of view

11. Squirrels:
Killer rodents that can attack from below, the side or ABOVE


10. Blowing Paper:
"At any moment it could whip up into our faces, covering our noses. We could suffocate. And don't try to tell us you'd do CPR."

9. Barking Dogs:
"What? You've never read Steven King's CUJO?"

8. Puddles of Water:
"Quicksand."

7. Trash Cans:
"They've been known to swallow horses and transport them into another dimension."

6. Babies and Li'l Kids:
"Long lost tribe of horse-eating pygmies."

5. Plaid Horse Blankets:
"Hey, when was the last time you wore plaid? It adds 100 lbs."

4. Ropes and Hoses on the Ground:
"Dreaded North American Trail Snakes."

3. Ponies:
"Cute, cleaver, hardy. They want to take over the world."

2. Windy Days:
"Two Words: impending tornado."

1. Carts and Wagons:
"Look. You put a human on our backs, we can always buck them off. But hitching a horse to a wheeled object? It's just not right."