tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4818463265892491209..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: "I don't lunge every day..."Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87789936374292147292013-02-20T19:39:43.099-05:002013-02-20T19:39:43.099-05:00Hi Frizzle, I know what you're saying. No offe...Hi Frizzle, I know what you're saying. No offense taken ;-)Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5220093424203133142013-02-20T18:16:02.878-05:002013-02-20T18:16:02.878-05:00sorrry to hear that you got hope it's nothing ...sorrry to hear that you got hope it's nothing to serious :)AmberRose- Girl With a Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985661554315096806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89065344366302628202013-02-20T17:26:21.280-05:002013-02-20T17:26:21.280-05:00Ouch. That looks quite painful. I second the sugge...Ouch. That looks quite painful. I second the suggestion of arnica montana--it's great stuff.<br /><br />I have to say, though, that I really don't blame Riley. He's a young horse and needs time/space to get the kinks out. I *personally* would never put a horse on no turn-out/stall-rest unless it had a broken bone. I'm not trying to be judge-y or seem superior--just bluntly honest.Frizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-62552811971121235202013-02-20T14:49:55.790-05:002013-02-20T14:49:55.790-05:00Another lifesaver for me (I bruise easily, always ...Another lifesaver for me (I bruise easily, always have) is arnica montana gel; get it at the health food store. It brings the bruise to the surface and dispels it rather quickly. You can also take tablets, but I prefer the gel and a little goes a long way. That does look sore, however, and aren't you glad you either weren't wearing a ring or got it off before the bruising and swelling TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53371496866831813222013-02-20T09:39:24.700-05:002013-02-20T09:39:24.700-05:00Ah, the perils of no turnout. Then again, my Boys ...Ah, the perils of no turnout. Then again, my Boys get out every day and once in a while my Tucker bolts off on the lunge. I aspire to the "save yourself" philosophy, so more than once I've just let him go. Terror abounded as he ran off dragging the lunge line behind. (Can't do it, of course, if there are other people in the arena.) This is one of those times that "stand Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-83784422076299969602013-02-20T09:26:04.324-05:002013-02-20T09:26:04.324-05:00In your favor, it's hard to know when to blow ...In your favor, it's hard to know when to blow up at a horse. The reason you didn't sooner is that usually it's counterproductive and you know that. Once in a while though it works wonders. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369843518823655377noreply@blogger.com