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Hi guys, I'm Jeff and I'm retired to the west valley of Phoenix. My riding partner for the past 24+ years is my 27 yr old bay AQHA foundation bred mare Dream. We still ride - slower and only twice a week - weather and injuries, mainly mine permitting. Originally from northeastern Ohio. We traded ice, snow, gloom for excessive heat. Glad to be in this group.

In the last two horse camps my girls have been on our horse community has lost two horses to colic. Two 3xday riding camps, two horse deaths a week later!? Last night was the second horse! RIP 🐴💭❤️ Given there is only about 12 horses at a camp this is eery. What is the cause of colic, how is it linked to intense activity? @Dic Minnick mentioned something in another post about horses eating dirt and how it builds up. Is this a factor? My horses eat hay on the ground. Any insights are greatly appreciated. PS. On a side note: the horse that died last night looked me straight in the eyes last week. I ignored it. Maybe she was trying to tell me something.

I am 70 years of age and my grandfather got me my first horse when I was 6. My best friend Bob on the next farm down, was about my age and had a horse named Sugar. You got to remember this was the early 60s. Our horses were our main mode of transportation around our small town of Edgefield SC. My granddaddy grew and sold fresh vegetables. Bob and I decided one day, remember we were in grade school, , decided to put our saddlebags over the back , fill up with vegetable and ride to town to sell. We might of made about 3 dollars a piece . I look back at that time and how that memory changed my life. Me and Bob with our 2 best friends Flicker and Sugar.

Doesn't have to be flashy. Could be a habit you're trying to break, a feel you're trying to develop, a fear you're chipping away at, or just something you keep noticing. Sometimes saying it out loud helps. I'll go first in the comments 👇