Hope&Fritter's intro: "She is clothed in strength and dignity, and laughs without fear of the future." & " You've got a friend in me" are some quotes that have suited this pair well over the past year. Fritter WAS a malnourished and unhealthy mare. Now with the help of many, Fritter is happy, healthy, and adventurous! If anyone has any suggestions for it please tell me!

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Howdy! I am very excited and even more nervous about the show. Fritter is doing well with our pattern and even gets excited about going over or through obstacles. Fritter has been gaining weight and looking a bit better. We will be sad to see her go, but I believe she will be better off in a new home where she is allowed to roam and doesn't have to work as much. After Fritter is adopted out, I believe we will adopt another horse, that better suits our lifestyle and ranch. Fritter, is an amazing horse that has such a pasion for exploring (and food). I will say it again. THANK YOU to all that have given me and everyone else the opportunity to have such an amazing experience and for helping so many!

Ignore how late this is.

here's this year's record book story. The captions for the pics might not be in the correct spots

Howdy! This month I haven't been able to work with Fritter because of everything that has been going on in Uvalde, as well as record books (record book is big in my family). I will try and put a link for my record book story in here later. my theme this year was, of course, horse. A HUGE thanks to Lexi for coming out and helping me! I also attended a two-day riding clinic on the 1st and 2nd( I did NOT ride Fritter). Ms. Grace and Ms. Hannah were both great and it was such a fun time! (ngl I enjoyed last year with Lexi and Camile more tho hehe)

Howdy! Over the past month, I have been thinking a lot about my theme for the State 4-H Show. After talking to Lexi over zoom on May 11th, we decided! Fritter and I will be Jessie and Bullseye from Toy Story. After the zoom meeting, I started feeling much more confident about the whole thing. We started coming up with a pattern and thinking of different obstacles and challenges for the performance. I am very excited about our site visit with Lexi! I believe we will work on lunging and a few other things that will help us in the arena. On a whole nother note. We have just found out that Fritter has Cushings. We also had the farrier come out about last week. He said Fritter's feet are getting better and she is being better about trying to rear and get away while he is trimming her. A HUGE thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to meet, work with, care for, and love this horse! A special thanks to Ms. Lexi for helping us so much! She introduced me to H4H in June 2021. She has made me so comfortable with the pattern and theme for the State Show. Thank you, Lexi!! Sorry I just now saw I put this in the discussion post section

Howdy! Over the past month, I have been thinking a lot about my theme for the State 4-H Show. After talking to Lexi over zoom on May 11th, we decided! Fritter and I will be Jessie and Bullseye from Toy Story. After the zoom meeting, I started feeling much more confident about the whole thing. We started coming up with a pattern and thinking of different obstacles and challenges for the performance. I am very excited about our site visit with Lexi! I believe we will work on lunging and a few other things that will help us in the arena. On a whole nother note. We have just found out that Fritter has Cushings. We also had the farrier come out about last week. He said Fritter's feet are getting better and she is being better about trying to rear and get away while he is trimming her. A HUGE thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to meet, work with, care for, and love this horse! A special thanks to Ms. Lexi for helping us so much! She introduced me to H4H in June 2021. She has made me so comfortable with the pattern and theme for the State Show. Thank you, Lexi!!

1) Vaccination can help to prevent disease and provide individual and herd immunity. 2) Herd immunity: resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a high proportion of individuals as a result of previous infection or vaccination. 3) Equine influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes respiratory disease Symptoms: High temperature, snotty nose, swollen neck glands, loss of appetite, and lethargy. 4) Stiff limbs, lockjaw, and protruding third eyelid. 5)Equine herpes virus is a contagious viral infection that can cause abortions, respiratory + neurological diseases. 6) Strangles is spread by contact through touching infected objects such as halters and grooming tools and coughing. It can also be spread through the sharing of water and food sources as well as being in the soil.

1) would you be able to provide a separate holding aria for her (away from other horses) during feeding time? Fritter is food aggressive. 2) would you be able to take her to the vet regularly? Fritter may be in the early stages cushings disease. 3) would you be willing to send updates and pictures every now and then? I have grown to love this horse so it is important to me that she is in good hands and health.

Howdy! I haven't been home very much this month so Fritter and I have mostly been working on reviewing. I'm also trying to pick the theme, music, and costumes for the State Show. We have been working a lot on walking/trotting over poles and in and out of cones. We are still working on lunging and trotting. She is trotting a lot better and it doesn't take her as long to start off. I have been saddling Fritter every now and then just to desensitize her from things on her back, she does very well with it! Fritter has pretty much gotten ground-tieing down, I can walk around and jump, yell, run in circles, throw things, play with the dog, etc, and she doesn't care. We have decided to put Fritter up for adoption. I believe she would be an awesome horse for children or the disabled. Fritter does very well with other horses and animals around. Since her teeth are not in perfect condition she has to be fed pre-ground hay or alfalfa in order for her to get the proper nutrients. I am so grateful that I have been able to care for and work with this amazing horse, I would like to thank everyone who made it possible!

Video: 1) With the first video there's nothing I would really change, I liked it. 2)The only thing I saw in the second one was the barrels the horse jumped over were a little close together. But I did really like how much the horse trusted her throughout the whole thing. 3)In the third video I didn't really like the little tire drag and I think if she worked a little longer with the backing up she might not have to pull on the tail so hard. I did enjoy the trust the horse has in her when going over the teeter-totter. 4) I didn't really dislike anything in the last video. In my pattern I would like to: lunge a little bit, trot over a few obstacles, back-up under me( like in the first video), "say" left and right, ground tie, and if possible ride bareback

Howdy! This month I have been pretty busy, so I haven't been able to work with Fritter too much. I did get to saddle her up, walk her, and eventually got her to trot with the tack on. We have also been working on ground tieing which she is doing very well with. While working on ground tieing, Fritter was able to stay in one spot for up to ten minutes with me walking around, picking things up, jumping, the dog walking around and under her, etc. One thing she is afraid of is the bit. I use a split bit and can touch all around her mouth but, the second I attempt to put it in her mouth she spooks and tries her hardest to get away. She still doesn't understand how to lunge but I will still work hard on that. We also changed her feed program. After talking with the vet, she said Fritter needed more protein, fats, and minerals. She also needed alfalfa pellets because her teeth can't grind all the nutrients out of her regular hay. Fritter is gaining more weight and looking a lot better! I am so excited to see what we will be able to do together!

1) Ground tying is important because it teaches your horse not to follow you when you don't want them to. 2) teach your horse to lower its head, say woah and back away slowly, returning each time the horse takes a step out of place, backing them up and trying again and again until you can freely walk around and work wile your horse stays in place. 3)before sending your horse over an obstical you should master lunging. 4) False! When speeding your pace you should erge them from behind the "Drive line" or behind the solder on the belly.

This is a short video of a big accomplishment! We have had a hard time trotting so this was good. It doesn’t look perfect but it doesn’t have to right now!

Howdy! This month Fritter and I went to the vet and got her teeth floated and drew blood. Our Vet is a family friend, so she let me draw the blood. The vet said that her teeth were not grinding her hay fully, so she isn't getting all the nutrients that she would be if her teeth were healthy. We started feeding her alfalfa pellets so she could get a few more nutrients. This month I also saddled Fritter! She did great with this. We are not sure if she has ever been ridden, but considering her reaction, she has been. The only problem she had when being saddled was moving away when I tightened the girth strap. I am still working on getting her to take medicine out of a tube, and loading her in a trailer. When we try to deworm her she tends to throw her head. Also when we try to load her into the trailer she spooks and will not load up. We are going to leave one of our trailers in the pasture with her and feed her hay out of it so that she associates the trailer with food and food is good.

Howdy! This month Fritter and I participated in the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show. Fritter did well in all the patterns, even though she didn't want to trot or even walk during some of them. Throughout the horse show, we placed 6th once, 7th twice, and 10th twice. I am very proud of Fritter for staying calm and happy! Before the show we had the farrier come out and trim her hooves, she did pretty well with this considering we do not know much of her past. The farrier said that after a few more trims she would be used to her feet being picked up and messed with. A few hours before we showed I gave her a bath at the show barn, she did well with this too, even though the water was cold and there were a lot of sounds and smells that she was not used to. During and after the show there were a few adults that approached me and told me not to give up and to continue to be patient and that with time it will pay off. I am excited to prepare for the state show. I can't wait to create my own pattern. Every day Fritter and I learn a little bit more about each other. Fritter fits in perfectly here at the Smith Ranch and I can't wait to see what new and exciting experiences await! Thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to find my perfect horse!

1: a) It is important to be able to accurately take you horses TPR because is can help determine the health it is in. b) False, you should always check the vital signs when your horse is calm and at rest because it will then give you your horse's normal vital signs. 2: a) 101 b)28 c)8-12 BPM 3: my horses' TPR temperature = 96.3 (NOTE: we were using a infrared thermometer so it will not be the same. We don't have a regular one. heart rate = 48 BPM respiration rate = 24 Breath Per Minute

@alexiromo29 Yes ma'am. I will try and get you a video soon! I have taught Fritter to lunge going counter clockwise. Whenever I try to lunge her clockwise though she always faces me and keeps her hind quarters away. Thank you for the tips!