I am continuing to experiment with the chaffhaye as a feed for my horses and they are each reacting differently to it. To my surprise, Cerise likes it the best but Tess and Lady are very unimpressed. As I increased the amounts Tess and Lady refused to eat their feed with it mixed in.. Remi … Continue Reading »
Many times when I talk to new potential business partners for my network marketing business I get the response that they don’t want to sell. I ask them, “Does owning a McDonalds franchise make you a hamburger salesman?” I think not. Even if people know you own McDonalds franchises they are not likely to come … Continue Reading »
We have been in a 100 year drought here in south central Texas and I have never seen it so dry. Finally, yesterday afternoon and last night we got over 2 inches of rain. I was supposed to go on a trail ride yesterday afternoon and I did not even mind missing it. I spent … Continue Reading »
I have been thinking a lot lately about how grateful I am to have found network marketing. Even when people are tightening their belts to deal with the slow economy I have not seen that much decrease in my monthly volume of orders. It took me 15 years to build my group with my first … Continue Reading »
I read an interesting article in Trainer Magazine, issue 11, on amino acid supplements for race horses. The article stated that protein must be high quality so that it can be broken down in the small intestine where amino acid absorption occurs. The article talked a good bit about tryptophan, which is a precursor for … Continue Reading »
I have been so concerned lately about my horses not having any fresh feed. I have always had the luxury of pasture even if it was never enough to meet all their needs. Because of the extended drought my horses have not had any fresh feed in about 18 months. It is typical for pasture … Continue Reading »
I am continuing in a dialog with my newsletter subscriber who was concerned about my use of pergolide. Her experience was with an insulin resistant horse that did not respond to supplements but did respond to the Floth horse supplements from Dr. Thomas. She was very happy with the individual coaching she received from the … Continue Reading »
I have continued to work with the goats and get into a milking routine. Sally is getting much better about being milked but she lets me know in no uncertain terms when she is done. I was starting to get 10 to 12 ounces and day and with the longer milking time I found my … Continue Reading »
I wrote my newsletter the last 2 months on a laminitis horse case study. In this case of a cushings horse with elevated ACTH on blood work and severe laminitis I used a drug called pergolide to treat her. In the past I have not wanted to use pergolide because it can cause side effects … Continue Reading »
I was introduced to network marketing in 1993 by my close friend, Leta Worthington. Leta knew the number of hours I was working each week in my veterinary practice and she also knew I was not getting ahead financially. At first I had zero interest and thought she simply wanted me to sell products for … Continue Reading »
Cerise is my Fire horse temperament and she often suffers with Liver Qi stagnation. Her symptoms include tightness and pain in her ribcage, loss of appetite and loose manure. She does not have strong heats but she does have a tendency to get ovarian cysts which cause her major discomfort. When she is suffering from … Continue Reading »
I missed checking my e mails for a few days last week and when I finally checked I had about 556 waiting. So today I started deleting myself from forums and newsletters. This was a very hard process for me because I really like learning and being a part of all these groups. I dropped … Continue Reading »
I am continuing to study the energetics of food and I did not realize I was taking on a project similar to learning homeopathy. Foods are much more complicated than initially meets the eye. Of course foods do not act as deeply as homeopathic remedies because they are not made more potent by the act … Continue Reading »
I just finished Joyce Meyer’s book Grace, Grace and More Grace. Being such a workaholic I have struggled with grace in my life. For years I assumed that as long as I was working hard and not getting into trouble that God would be happy with me. If I wasn’t working for any reason … Continue Reading »
I milked Sally for the first time yesterday and she was not impressed. I am pretty sure Sally is a Fire goat based on her drama queen performance. I knew from her previous owner that she does not like her head handled so I set up a system where I could simply attach her … Continue Reading »
I thought I had beat this cold but it came back on me so I have been resting the last few days. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to rest as there have been times past in my life where I had to work whether I felt like it or not. Tuesday … Continue Reading »
I was talking with my neighbor the other day and she was worried because her horses had broken into her feed room and between the 3 of them eaten about 50 pounds of feed. Luckily it was a high fiber feed and other than being a little sluggish no horse was showing any problems. We … Continue Reading »
I had a discussion with Stephanie yesterday about the learning curve with riding and training horses. Both of us have a background in english riding and jumping and we are both now riding more western. I like the finesse that comes with riding dressage but the sports I am doing now such as barrel racing … Continue Reading »
I went to see Bonita, the horse with laminitis, yesterday and she is doing fantastic. Her blood work last month showed her ACTH levels were still high and she still had an elevated pulse in her hind feet indicating her pituitary tumor was still preventing full healing of her laminitis. Laminitis in horses is not … Continue Reading »
I finally felt well enough to ride last Friday after battling a cold for a week and saddled up Cerise. We did some trotting and loping but I was not up to any hard work. I decided to ride a little in 2 point at the trot to start to build me strength and balance. … Continue Reading »