tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post5193878237753731103..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: A shady business never yields a Sunny lifePhelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-76551839973495601092008-07-28T16:04:00.000-05:002008-07-28T16:04:00.000-05:00Learn something every day!Learn something every day!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151961559080472585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-54132837851744780832008-07-25T12:17:00.000-05:002008-07-25T12:17:00.000-05:00Heh...this is why I always had mares! The first ti...Heh...this is why I always had mares! The first time I heard the blacksmith tell my friend she needed to "clean the beans from the gelding's sheath", I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. When I found out...my pre-teen mind was never the same! ;-)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-51586618719049965832008-07-25T09:31:00.000-05:002008-07-25T09:31:00.000-05:00Thank you anonymous. I had asked this myself, and ...Thank you anonymous. I had asked this myself, and was told they die earlier.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-6451856316193543562008-07-24T22:36:00.000-05:002008-07-24T22:36:00.000-05:00Anita: it works the same way than most of other he...Anita: it works the same way than most of other health treatments. Either the wild horses do not need them, because they never behave in a way that causes them to get sweaty in a similar way than a sport horse. Just check out any show jumping or dressage class, it is more than normal that just with 2-3 minutes of sport event the horse is foaming with sweat all over. This rarely happens in nature. Also, if wild horses get dirty enough to get infections, they just get sick and die. Also, if I'm not totally misled, this thing is more common with geldings which do not occur in nature. The stallions "use" their thing so often that it doesn't collect much dirt inside. Geldings don't remember their organs so things pile up... That's my explanation :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-89665203182469824242008-07-24T21:25:00.000-05:002008-07-24T21:25:00.000-05:00Phelan your a riot and I can't wait to see what th...Phelan your a riot and I can't wait to see what this weenie party entails! ~KimCountry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-27348326983526698142008-07-24T20:50:00.000-05:002008-07-24T20:50:00.000-05:00Anita, I was just asking the same thing. Here is h...Anita, I was just asking the same thing. Here is how I figure it, it's the prairie dogs. No, really, watch them. They aren't popping out of the holes looking for danger.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-64134568706223051692008-07-24T19:41:00.000-05:002008-07-24T19:41:00.000-05:00Who does this for wild horses I wonder?Who does this for wild horses I wonder?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151961559080472585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-3097120281849691492008-07-24T14:40:00.000-05:002008-07-24T14:40:00.000-05:00Just wanted to add that it's no wonder if people h...Just wanted to add that it's no wonder if people have not heard about this. It IS embarrassing and always raises a lot of questions. It's better to keep quiet. But really, it is and must be part of horse keeping, just think of the possibility that the horse gets an infection there... But it is nonetheless a bit of a taboo. You can actually test this very easily: just walk to any masculine, self-conscious male cowboy with spurred boots and a fancy hat and innocently (but loudly, if in public!) ask how often and by what method he cleans the sheath of his stallion. Have a camera ready for the reaction...;) Priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-61813911939293217552008-07-24T14:21:00.000-05:002008-07-24T14:21:00.000-05:00Cheap like me, I would not even know how to tell a...Cheap like me, I would not even know how to tell a daughter about this. Color me red. Yes, I would say we are getting a little too informative around here. But hey, this is what I learn, so ya'll will learn it to.<BR/><BR/>Jules, I knew it! It will have to be a pay-to-view post.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how my neighbor will feel about me taking pictures.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-67357219711630571442008-07-24T14:01:00.000-05:002008-07-24T14:01:00.000-05:00Oh My! Count me in! Pictures please, this should ...Oh My! Count me in! Pictures please, this should be a riot!juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351247097680979735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-74595489422339783972008-07-24T13:13:00.000-05:002008-07-24T13:13:00.000-05:00OMG, that is a new one to me! I'm surprised my dau...OMG, that is a new one to me! I'm surprised my daughter hasn't told me about it ... she is a 7-year-old horse maniac who has been drawing anatomically correct animals of all breeds for a long time. Many times she has commented about viewing the whole horse-shebang hanging out to dry and how large it is. Guess I'll leave this little tidbit for her to discover on her own. <BR/><BR/>The smell? Oh my ....... This was one informative blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-259581574947458562008-07-24T11:51:00.000-05:002008-07-24T11:51:00.000-05:00Buffra, good to know. If this farrier doesn't work...Buffra, good to know. If this farrier doesn't work out, I have a card for another, and another neighbor uses a different one. I was expecting this job to cost considerablly more.<BR/><BR/>Funder, thank you for the info. I am still learning. To be honest horses were not on the top of my to-get-list. I am just repeating what I was told by the last owner. Good thing I didn't pay for him ;)<BR/><BR/>Mandie, I might just have to make this a pay to view site.<BR/><BR/>Farm mom, to clean ones own horses weeny in the privacy of ones own farm would be a little too kinky. This is something that should be shared with everyone. That way there isn't the talk of "psst, did you hear what Phelan does to her horse?" gasp!<BR/><BR/>oh, and I wanted to point out that "Weeny Cleaning Party" is the exact words used.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-49112508572501022008-07-24T11:38:00.000-05:002008-07-24T11:38:00.000-05:00Wow! I get that this may be part of basic horse ca...Wow! I get that this may be part of basic horse care...but to make it into a party and invite the neighbors!! Wow! You have an interesting neighborhood don't you?! :) Thank god you were invited! Can you imagine hearing about it elsewhere and knowing you weren't invited?!?! The shame and curiousity would be killer! LOL! :) Cannot wait for that post, or the adolescent humor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-3591815419646412032008-07-24T11:22:00.000-05:002008-07-24T11:22:00.000-05:00A what party??? Tehehehe! I am sure curious to se...A what party??? Tehehehe! I am sure curious to see pictures of this party. Have fun...Mandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-56364781768782099592008-07-24T10:45:00.000-05:002008-07-24T10:45:00.000-05:00Yay for having a horse! Yep, sheath cleaning is o...Yay for having a horse! Yep, sheath cleaning is one of the most... interesting parts of horse ownership.<BR/><BR/>I do want to point out that he's not half palomino. Palomino's a color registry - a palomino color can be one of many breeds of horses. He can be a palomino quarter horse, or a palomino walking horse, or a grade palomino.<BR/><BR/>Just think of it like he's blonde! You could be blonde and Irish, or blonde and Swedish, or blonde and Italian. He's palomino and a Quarter Horse. :)<BR/><BR/>(PS - it sounds like you got a wonderful first horse for your son. Congratulations!)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-59059916928734326942008-07-24T08:53:00.000-05:002008-07-24T08:53:00.000-05:00Oh! And that sounds really cheap for a good farri...Oh! And that sounds really cheap for a good farrier, but I don't really know. I *do* know that they are hard to come by, so if you get a good one that does the job well, don't be surprised if he's also regularly late or kind of a jerk. <BR/><BR/>It's a highly skilled job, horribly back-breaking work, and they (at least from what I know of it via Aim) tend to KNOW that you can't just call someone else, so they aren't always best at the "customer service" aspects!Buffrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013636988179594889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-18661110417364533622008-07-24T08:49:00.000-05:002008-07-24T08:49:00.000-05:00My college roommate is a large animal vet and I've...My college roommate is a large animal vet and I've gone on calls with her before. Including for this particular, ah, "treatment." <BR/><BR/>In that case, the horses had to be injected with some sort of relaxant, so that they would "let go" of the thing and it could be cleaned. And, yeah, it kind of smelled. (I didn't actually have to help, as my job was to keep track of all the horses done and injected, etc, for the paperwork.)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and *some* horses -- according to my Amy -- are comfortable just letting it all hang out on a regular basis and so don't really require this cleaning, because it gets some air and dries, etc.<BR/><BR/>-- BuffraBuffrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013636988179594889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-21927827724474856102008-07-24T08:14:00.000-05:002008-07-24T08:14:00.000-05:00ah, thank you for the grand welcoming to horse own...ah, thank you for the grand welcoming to horse ownership :D :D <BR/><BR/>I am one of those that didn't know this part of it. I have many male animals and they do not require this. Smell? Does this mean it won't be a squirting of saline like some of the websites claim? Wait, don't tell me, I'll have nightmares!Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-51334274562168505302008-07-24T07:59:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:59:00.000-05:00:D :D :D Welcome to the horse owner's world! I'm a...:D :D :D Welcome to the horse owner's world! I'm actually happy to hear that people informed you about this so fast. There are amazingly many people who are not aware of the fact that YES you DO have a responsibility to keep your horse clean ALL OVER! That includes the reproductive organs which actually, when you think of it, tend to get very sweaty if the horse runs a lot. And washing the gelding/stallion body parts is indeed a sport of its own. Good luck and have fun. And - be aware of the smell...! :D :D :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com