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Money Talkin Daily Record

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Jan 21, 2012	Trimmed
Jan 15, 2012	Wormed with Ivermection - double dose
Oct 11, 2011	Chance's sarcoid is growing hair
Aug 24, 2011	Trimmed a tiny bit off of Chance's toe (right front)
Aug 16, 2011	Chance's eye is much better, however he now appears to have an abscess in his RF
Aug 13, 2011	Chance suffered an eye injury yesterday. Injury has improved significantly, click here to see photo.
Aug 8, 2011	Scheduled day off from training. Hoof trim, massage, grooming and 2 cups of Strategy GX
Aug 1, 2011	Started Chance on 2 cups of Purina Strategy GX on each day he trains. During the winter he was not on any supplements. Since May he has been getting free choice kelp and free access to a natural salt "rock".
Jul 28, 2011	Wormed Chance with Ivercare (zimectrin). Mostly for bots.
Jun 2, 2011	Trimmed Chance's feet
Oct 19, 2010	The swelling on Chance's chest is about half what it was yesterday.
Oct 18, 2010	Chance has a swelling on his chest. Possible kick or insect bite reaction
Oct 16, 2010	Added 2 meals of Strategy per day. One a.m. and one p.m. This is in addition to his 3 meals of 1 c. oats and 1 c. sweetfeed. Total grain fed daily is now 10 cups. Or 2.5 quarts.
Oct 3, 2010	Chance's foot is better
Oct 1, 2010	Trimmed
Sep 29, 2010	Chance has sore foot. Most likely an abscess
Sep 26, 2010	Raced
Sep 25, 2010	Trimmed - just renewed mustang roll
Sep 17, 2010	Went to training center to work
Sep 11, 2010	Went to training center to work. See video below
Sep 7, 2010	Went to training center.
Sep 4, 2010	Trimmed
Sep 2, 2010	Still very slightly laminitic and confined to round pen during the day. Gave massage.
Sep 1, 2010	Very slightly laminitic from stressed grass. Confined to large round pen during the day, and given alfalfa while in there.
Aug 30, 2010	Went to training center. Post-work liniment rub down on legs and hindquarters, along with red light treatment.
Aug 29, 2010	Trip to TB center - no work. Trailer loading practice
Aug 26, 2010	Added 2 ounces daily of Mega-Sel, and 3 tablespoons of MSM to his diet. Diet now includes 1 teaspoon of raw organic vinegar per day along with 1 teaspoon of cod liver oil (lunch), 1 teaspoon of copper and tablespoon of flaxseed oil daily, along with the MSM and Mega-Sel.
Aug 23, 2010	Trimmed feet.
Aug 20, 2010	Last week I doubled his grain ration, from 2 cups daily (1 each at breakfast and supper) to 4 cups daily. Today I added a third meal of 2 cups (lunch). Part of this is due to his workload, and part to the lack of rain lately, and the pasture not being as lush.
Aug 17, 2010	Vet was here for dental work. Money Talkin had his teeth floated. He got a good massage before the vet arrived, and a red light treatment a couple hours later.
Aug 15, 2010	Ate his breakfast with more enthusiasm than normal. Has some very slight filling in both front ankles. (The track at the TB Center is fairly deep sand.)
Aug 14, 2010	Took Money Talkin to The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington, where he galloped 1 mile and breezed the final quarter.
Aug 11, 2010	Gave red light treatment and some massage. He responded to the red light a lot as I did his loin and hip areas. Am theorizing that all that time with those long toes - forcing him to stand under himself - put abnormal strain on them, and perhaps even caused damage. Could be the reason he went through 3 rounds of rain rot on his butt. Also, where his back used to be extremely sensitive, shrinking away from the brush even, he now likes pressure, and strong scratching, on his topline.
Aug 6, 2010	Vet was out for Coggins test, EHV-1 vaccination, health certificate, and to check his teeth. They looked good, just needs some minor floating.
Aug 5, 2010	Trimmed feet and treated frogs with diluted tea tree oil. (no sign of infection). Rasped only as they were pretty well self-trimmed. The "lip" is about 1/4 inch from being completely gone.
Jul 29, 2010	Started Chance on Hiltons Herbs - Echinacea Plus
Jul 12, 2010	Changed bit to KK Sprenger bit
Jun 28, 2010	Trimmed feet and gave a treatment with the McLaren Torch. (The McLaren Torch is a photonic device emitting only red light and is used similarly to acupuncture. The treatment was not for anything specific, just general health.)
Jun 19, 2010	Rode Chance for the fourth time. This time we went out into what I call the big pasture. He was very good, but the bugs were driving him crazy, despite my having sprayed him with bug spray.
Jun 18, 2010	Rode Chance for the third time. Again in the 10 acre pasture. Galloped for the first time. All other work had been at the trot as I want him to stay relaxed and calm. I am only days away from being 59 - and am not fit at all.
Jun 17, 2010	Rode Chance for the second time. This time in the 10 acre pasture. He was good. I am not fit!
Jun 16, 2010	Finally got on Chance. He stood quietly while I got on, and was very well behaved. I rode him around the small "dry lot" and he was good. It was too slippery to do much as it has been raining heavily every night.
May 5, 2010	Put the saddle on Money Talkin again. This time he was much better, a little nervous, but no dramatic reaction. Lunged him and he seemed fine. Then took him to the mounting block and treated him just like I would a young horse who'd never been ridden. Slapped the saddle, pulled on the stirrups, laid across his back. He was fine. Then I put the bridle on him and did the same thing again.
Apr 30, 2010	Was going to ride Money Talkin today, but his reaction to the saddle changed that plan. As soon as I began to do up the girth - not tight - he backed up and almost fell down. Who would have guessed he'd be that cold-backed?
Apr 29, 2010	Put Chance on the lunge, this time with the Parelli bareback pad. Want to get him used to the idea of going back to work. He was fine.
Apr 22, 2010	Had Chance on the lunge again today.
Apr 21, 2010	Put Money Talkin on the lunge for the first time. Not for exercise, but to get an idea of his temperament and mood. He acted like he hadn't been lunged before but was calm and cooperative. He caught on pretty quickly.
Nov 29, 2009	He cleaned up all grain with 3/4 dose of minerals.
Nov 28, 2009	Money Talkin cleaned up all his grain with relish. Still at half dose of minerals.
Nov 27, 2009	Today he cleaned up almost all his grain (at half dose of minerals). It's not a large amount of grain, only about a quart.
Nov 26, 2009	Offered him grain again. (This is Omolene with the minerals mixed in). This time he ate some, but very little. Clearly he's suspicious of the mineral taste, and he's on pasture so is probably not very hungry. And he may be a bit of a picky eater. Zola cleans up her portion, and when offered his bucket Huey, Bettina, Roxie, and Lucy were happy to get some. He is still on the outskirts of the herd, not allowed within 100 feet of the main group. However individuals go up to him, including Zolla, so he is making friends.
Nov 25, 2009	Put in with the herd. Had shoes removed. Offered grain with minerals in the morning, before being put in with the herd, but not interested. Too wound up.
Nov 24, 2009	Arrived at farm! Kept separate from other horses for first night.

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