New Treatment for Tendon and Ligament Injuries

"A medical device derived from the lining of urinary bladders of specially bred pigs shows promise for healing equine tendon and ligament injuries, according to Rick Mitchell, DVM, of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn. Mitchell recently addressed a group of veterinarians at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash., about the technology and his positive experiences with it in his practice." [thehorse.com]

For those of us have dealt with slow healing ligament and tendon damage this looks promising since this promotes healing rather than just minimizing the symptoms.

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Emily Dickinson. "They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse." [Quotes of the Day]
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AHS Inspection at Oakwood Farms.

We took Concerto over to the AHS Inspection at Oakwood Farms to get branded. Ron and Meg did a great job hosting the inspection. There were over 50 horses at this inspection and everything went smoothly. Although I tried to get some nice photos over Concerto, the the best photos I got were of the top filly. She is by Widmark(Meg's stallion) and out of Delightt/Diwan. She was quite the showoff!

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Amor Retos' Offspring Slideshow.

Here is a Windows Media photo slideshow set to music of Amor Reto's offspring(909 KB). It's a fun little piece that did not take me too long to create. The RealMedia version came in at a hefty 2.2MB.

This all started when I was websurfing yesterday I found a found a website with a photo slideshow set to music. It was cute and I wondered how hard it would be for me to do the same thing. I did alot of research before I realized that I already had all of the tools I needed, Pinnacle Studio. If you do not have something like Studio a really cool and inexpensive too is Plus! Photo Story. You can order Microsoft Plus! a little cheaper from Amazon.

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Legacy Farm News Highlights for June 7^th 2003

Here are some pictures of new foals by Amor Reto. Both of these foal are out of thoroughbred mares.

For updated pictures of our 2003 foals, click on Concerto LF (Contucci - Weaver of Magic/Wendellin) or Whimsy (Hierarch - Hearsay/Roemer).

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Rodeo Time! We kept our horses in yesterday and they were not happy. Our horses get turned out almost everyday. Anything less is unacceptable to them. The youngest horses have the hardest time the next day. All of the horses want to run and buck but the older horses can control themselves until they reach the pasture. The young ones have more difficulty. Whimsy is my problem child. He is a colt who is comfortable being away from his mom. He left the stall yesterday when one of our girls was cleaning the stall. That caused a commotion. When I take out to his pasture with his mom, he has been trying to convince me that he knows what he is doing and that I should back off! That's a bad combination. Since he is acting like a smart-ass, I have had to accelerate his training. The most important lesson for a young horse to understand is that someone else is always in charge. When he is in the pasture, his mom or another mare is in charge. When he is being walked to or from the pasture, the human is in charge. His job is to walk at my shoulder. If he falls behind he can rear and strike me with his front hooves. If he gets in front he can strike me with his rear hooves. As they say, "been there, done that, not going to do it again!" Horses believe strongly in the chain of command. That is how the herd survives. This colt will understand soon enough why I am at the top of the chain of command. The other horses already understand I am at the top. The most facinating aspect of handling horses is that I will not have to be physical to make him understand where his position in the herd is. The dominant mare uses the same tactics.
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New foal pictures!

Here are some pictures of our new foals and Amor Reto's first foal of this year. Andi is really pleased with this foal Amor Reto and a thorough bred mare.

Here is the pictures of our new foals Concerto LF out of Contucci and Whimsy out of Hierarch.

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