Adept Equine

12/06/2023

Silkie chicks 1-6 weeks old available: Partridge, blue partridge, black and white. 1 white showgirl. 1 partridge frizzle.. Just moved outside this week - still with heat plate.

One blue partridge cockerel and pullet pair available. 6 months old.

Can meet at tractor supply Tomball/Magnolia/Navasota. NPIP flock. Current on worming/elctorPSP and from clean environment.

Photos of parent roosters that are NFS

12/02/2023

Neo first chicken show. 1 BV - first best variety under both judges ❤️

10/19/2023

Silkie chicks are coming. 10 days and 20 days out. I’ll be selling these. Partridge , white and black ❤️

06/12/2023

NPIP testing done! I’m now able to sell chickens and hatching eggs. Woo-hoo! Breeding paints and will have several black silkies and black showgirl silkies available soon. They are all black split to lavender or paint.

Chick in photo not for sale 🐣❤️

06/07/2023

Silkie chick explosion at the farm! Some will be available at a later date.

08/26/2022

The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield - He says “The realized person almost never criticizes others. If they speak at all it’s to provide encouragement”.

Warwicks podcast are so much more than about horses. The man is on a spiritual journey and his podcasts are enlightening. I love listening to them and wanted to share

I often get asked to take a public stand about certain issues, such a bits versus “bitless” (such a silly term to describe sonething, it doesn’t tell you what you are riding in, it only says what you aren’t riding in), or the recent National Reining Horse Horse Association to allow the use of Sedivet in competition horses, or whether a certain training practice is ethical.

I usually decline.

I’m in South Carolina today driving to Warwick Schiller North Carolina Clinic and I’m listening to a book recommended by recent podcast guest Christine Dickson. Her episode comes out today, it’s one of the most profound conversations I’ve had on the podcast, so that’s saying something. The book is called The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield.

In one section he’s talking about criticizing others.

He says “The realized person almost never criticizes others. If they speak at all it’s to provide encouragement”. I’m not exactly sure what realised means in this context, but if we’ve learned anything from the past few years it’s that criticizing someone’s political beliefs, religious beliefs, or horse husbandry practices is a good way to alienate them to the possibility of what you are saying .

I saw I sign in a western west store one time that said the best sermons are lived, not preached. I think it’s a good way to live life.

08/25/2022

08/16/2022

Long Toes

I can't tell you how many times I see someone post a picture of their horse's feet and a barrage of comments say "your farrier needs to bring those toes back."

Now, let's ignore all the times it happens when the toes aren't actually too long - they're actually well balanced around the center of rotation based on the hoof pictures provided, and that doesn't seem to be the issue. In those cases, I just assume the person commenting isn't quite sure how to interpret what they're looking at.

Of course, sometimes the toes really are long. Long toes are getting more awareness lately as we know how much they can affect the distal limb.

But that being said, we need to be really careful about giving trim advice without having the entire story, for a lot of reasons.

For example, low or crushed heels can give the appearance of long toes when there actually isn't much room to bring them back. The lack of heel makes the toe look like it has shot forward, when really we are just missing a part of the picture.

Then there are other cases when just "lopping off toes" might actually cause a problem..
Bringing toes back shifts the horse's weightbearing further back in the hoof capsule. Horses with an atrophied frog or heel might not appreciate that; forcing the excess pressure on a weak caudal hoof can actually cause immediate discomfort or soreness. Along the same vein, horses with thin soles can become more sensitive or footsore when taking back even radiographically-confirmed long toes.
In those cases, it can be incredibly helpful to work on bringing the toes back slowly and consider the horse's comfort level as you work towards the goal of a healthier toe length.

Overall, seeing trim advice given based on pictures tends to make me cringe a bit. There's a real horse behind those photos, and a real owner who has to deal with the consequences if the advice makes a horse sore.

Next time you have the itch to write "Long toes!!!!" on a post, take an extra second to consider the whole horse and whole picture.

08/05/2022

07/20/2022

Are those chickens? Why yes, yes they are my boujie ass chickens. 😂❤️🐓🤩🐣