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eeek loki is a big lad! nice to hear everyones news and good luck with all the competitions coming up
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oooooo you jammy person you.....am so jealous!!!!! will be needing lots and lots and lots of pics as he grows up...hes gorgeous
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lots of good thoughts for Parci
and i hope bear throughly enjoyed his treat
also just on a side - whats sashas blend? does it have good results?
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ooo how exciting - please tell us.......please.......
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wandas the bay isnt she? she is lovely - but also her buddy is rather scrummy yummy
I've just emailed a girl who is looking for someone to ride her IDXTB in glasgow a couple of days a week. Am moving up there in a month working part time 3 days/wk to begin with until i finish my degree but am soo going to miss riding everyday - hopefully this will work out riding her horse - we'll see :-) fingers crossed.
Took bud on advanced today - hes a big 16hh cob but such a wuss - he nearly had heart failure when we were cantering along old railway line bridleway and a deer decided to run along side us! had to stop and let the deer hopp off into the forest before continuing! we then met the scarey black bag monster which was way too scarey to pass - you never know when these things will jump up and bite you - always er on the side of caution and let brian (the even bigger wuss) act all brave and walk past without a care in the world.
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moo is a bit creaky.
i have put her on the green lipped mussle-not sure who recommended it-shes doing really well on it
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Ill second that- gave the wonky old lady molly a new lease of life when i first gave it to her. She actually started running on walks!!!
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Aggie had a reaction of sorts on her tum over night on Friday. Went bright pink in places with pustules. So Saturday morning when I noticed I went straight to our vets. I said I thought it was an allergic reaction to something, although I'm no expert. I also siad I thought it might be nettles as she'd been boinging around in them that afternnon/evening after her football. He took a quick look and went ooh and ahh and said he thought it could be. So he packs me off with some pills and shampoo and says not to worry.
On Saturday night her tum goes sort of brown black in places but doesn't seem to bother her. Then on Sunday the skin starts flaking off and I am worried about it cracking as it looks pink and dry. So thanks to kind people on here I administer, am still am either sudocreme or E45 and that has done wonders.
Was still thinking of taking her back to the vets this morning but when I get up it all looks much better. Tonight however I go for another walk and despite my efforts to avoid the nettles as I am sure they are the culprit, as I told the vet, she boings after a pheasent and launches straight into a rogue patch of the bl00dy things. Now her tum is bright red and starting to get lumpy
. I have put more E45 on but it is obviously the cause of her problems and is an alleric reaction to the bl00dy things.I feel really cross about this situation but maybe I shouldn't
THANK YOU for wading through all of this!
only just seen this - phoenix is exactly the same - she boings after pheasants, deer, rabbits allsorts in the woods and comes back with raised bumps , lumps and then after a few days gets puss filled spots on her belly and inside of legs. She then gets the grey flaky skin stuff - i put dermosol on which clears it up pretty quick - hope aggie is ok
its very satisfying getting all the puss out of the spots thou.........thats not something i should admit to is it.....
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so sorry - run free Ice
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yeay kane pics!!! he looks lovely - hes got a big bum hasnt he!
and i really want to steal barney and fred - love 'em
oo and rolo looks lovely as ever
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WOW - stunning horses anne!!
good luck with the behaviourist jacky - and where are those kane pics??
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Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. Anthropologists, historians and sociologists identify class as universal, although what determines class varies widely from one society to another. Even within a society, different people or groups may have very different ideas about what makes one "high" or "low" in the hierarchy. The most basic class distinction between the two groups is between the powerful and the powerless. Social classes with more power usually subordinate classes with less power, while attempting to cement their own power positions in society. Social classes with a great deal of power are usually viewed as elites, at least within their own societies.
In the simplest societies, power is closely linked to the ability to assert one's status through physical strength; thus age, gender, and physical health are often common delineators of class in rudimentary tribes. However, spiritual charisma and religious vision can be at least as important. Also, because different livelihoods are so closely intertwined in simple societies, morality often ensures that the old, the young, the weak, and the sick maintain a relatively equal standard of living despite low class status.
As societies expand and become more complex, economic power replaces physical power as the defender of the class status quo, so that one's class is determined largely by:
occupation
education and qualifications
income, personal, household and per capita
wealth or net worth including the ownership of land,, property, means of production, ...
Those who can attain a position of power in a society will often adopt distinctive lifestyles to emphasize their prestige and to further rank themselves within the powerful class. Often the adoption of these stylistic traits are as important as one's wealth in determining class status, at least at the higher levels:
costume and grooming
manners and cultural refinement. For example, Bourdieu suggests a notion of high and low classes with a distinction between bourgeois tastes and sensitivities and the working class tastes and sensitivities.
political standing vis-Ã -vis the church, government, and/or social clubs, as well as the use of honorary titles
reputation of honor or disgrace
language, the distinction between elaborate code, which is seen as a criterion for "upper-class", and the restricted code, which is associated with "lower classes"
Finally, fluid notions such as race can have widely varying degrees of influence on class standing. Having characteristics of a particular ethnic group may improve one's class status in many societies. However, what is considered "racially superior" in one society can often be exactly the opposite in another. Also in situations where such factors are an issue, a minority ethnicity has often been hidden, or discreetly ignored if the person in question has otherwise attained the requirements to be of a higher class. Ethnicity is still often the single most overarching issue of class status in some societies (see the articles on apartheid, the Caste system in Africa, and the Japanese Burakumin ethnic minority for examples). However, a distinction should be made between causation and correlation when it comes to race and class. Some societies have a high correlation between particular classes and race, but this is not necessarily an indication that race is a factor in the determination of class.
thats the definition of class that i found - does it really matter about class nowadays? it seems very old fashioned and with the diversity of people - cultures, religions, races in our society i dont think defining people by class is particularly applicable to todays world. It was much more significant in the past and i think - as this thread seems to conclude - that its difficult to define your place within the class system and in the end - does it really matter? i dont care if people are working class, middle class, upper class or whatever - we are all the same in the end.
I couldnt really give a stuff what class im in
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Loki looks amazing!!! looks like hes going to be a crackin jumper, bet you r one proud mummy -
aw what a cutie love his markings on his face
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ooo i dont know how i missed this ealier - she is scrummy - i love her chestnutty eyes
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I was going to say that she had no control over her dog at all so she is partially to blame. These things happen i dont think you could have done any thing different to prevent it and prehaps if she hadnt been on her horse then she could have got to her dog quicker as well. Hope ria is ok
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oo jacky it looks nice there!
well the little pony, cherry, i was talking about in the last post has anemia. shes already a lot better and eating well so thats good. One of the other ponies (who is a total prima dona) has been havin daily antibiotic injections this week. Its not her fav thing and i learnt later on today they have been holding her ear to keep her calm whilst they do it. That might explain why when i touched her ear putting her bridle on this morning she reared up, stomped on my foot (nice and bruised now) and pushed me over!!
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I found it fascinating. And there were 2 very puzzled pulis here who went flat down on the floor in front of the TV on Barbara's command - and stayed, even when the beardie didn't
The voice of power! phoenix who was lying in the chair asleep sat up, pricked her ears and started watching it but being the rebel she is didnt respond to the commands... she was probably looking at the sheep thinking what a nice meal they would make thought it was a good programme and i did
a bit when the handler handed holly over and at the awards bit when they walked past the handler and holly jumped on him. -
run free twiggy you beautiful girly
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OO Lovely pics of Loki. Watching F Word at mo. Janet Street Porter has just gone to france to choose from some beautiful cobs in a field to be butchered and sent to England so they can cook it
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ooo hes filling out lots! hes looking really well - love his markings
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thanks for advice and experience. dont have pet insurance - know i should have got it last year i so nearly did
am not sure she would enjoy it - last time she went to vets the table was shaking because she was shaking so much! but its worth a try. Am taking them for their vaccs soon so will ask the vet then. The vet that does it is only 15 miles from my vets so its not too bad. what sort of massaging do you do EAD? I try to massage mollys back legs sometimes (she has arthritis and spondylosis) but not sure i actually do it right or in the right place. Hope it works for benji
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I was thinking of taking phoenix to have some acupuncture for her spondylosis but was wondering if it was worth it and if other people had any experience? I have found someone that is registered not too far away. Phoenix isnt too bad at the minute but at only 6 i am worried about its progression as she is such an active dog i dont want it to limit her too much. Yesterday evening i was out in the garden with her and was asking her to sit before i threw her ball. I just pushed down on her bum (gently) to get her to sit and she yelped and held her back leg up and out to the side. Felt so guilty - she soon ran it off but if that hurts with gentle pressure what injuries could she do when she is out on walks as she is really a bull in a china shop. At the minute she only limps at night and after a very long walk (i know i shouldnt take her very long walks but she does love them so its an odd treat) and she is on runaround and fish oils (although not seen much difference regarding limping) so do you think acupuncture would have any impact at present?
Do i need a referral from my vet and how much does it normally cost?
thanks
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extra wide!! he must have filled out a bit! any pics? thats really interesting that you mentioned rape pollen. the farmers are growing more rape round here this year and the farmer at the bottom of the track to work has a big field full of rape so thats a possibility. They are getting some sort of inhaler for her which is used with one of those sort of masks u get at boots for babies. My friend who is just graduating from RVC said the vaccines can have an effect but no more than 3 days later and normally when the system is not 100% to begin with as when they get the vaccine thier system has to spend time dealing with that so probably makes her more rundown. I think she will be retired soon hopefully.
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i had a similar situation a few years ago - ground floor 2 bed flat with v.large mainly unfenced communal garden and had phoenix and 2 cats. cats would come in and out of window when they liked and phoenix was quite happy so long as she got 2 nice long walks a day. Have to say that my cat (the other was my sisters) loved it when i brought him down to my parents house when i moved back in with them - it has a huge garden for exploring - but he was run over 5 months later
Am moving back up to the same flat next month just with phoenix this time. The neighbour upstairs hates her for some reason. Last time i went up there to do some work on the flat (i had moved out over 6mths before) she came downstairs and said phoenix messed in the garden and had been in the bins
crazy lady. That the downside with communal gardens is if you are the only one in the block of flats with a dog you get the blame if there is dog mess and bins ripped open (despite the numerous foxes seen). There are a number of dogs that are let out to wander during the day that mess in the gardens but because i have a dog i would get the blame for it - I used to pick up all the dog mess but cant keep everyone happy.I think its hard if you have a noisy dog and awkward neighbours - it can be hard to keep them happy. It works with phoenix as she is small and never barks so except the odd occasion i dont get too much hassle!
I do wonder when and if i get another dog as a companion for phoenix if a rescue would consider me if it was only a communal garden with no proper fencing and a flat.
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Sounds like hes doing well - and he looks lovely
