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Time for bed here, but it's fun to read what you all are up to. I like imagining a move to South Africa.  We played a game that was sort of like Apples to Apples but it's called Horrible People or Cards against humanity.  something like that.  Fun!

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SilverFlame819 at January 15, 2014 at 3:14 AM

Mac at January 14, 2014 at 10:15 PM

gracielou at January 12, 2014 at 2:10 PM

Got my wish, sunny and high 40's. Only supposed to last through today then colder and rain. Got 1 stall cleaned and just came in for a salad. Started on the two weeks from hell on the South Beach diet. Need to loose a few pounds and I know the South Beach works but I'm sure not looking forward to two weeks with no fruit or bread! Looks like I'm going to have to take my Shitz Tzu to the vet. Limping on a front foot and appears to have a knot in the top of the foot. He's not gonna be happy...he hates vet visits. Had to spend almost an hour cleaning the burrs off of the horse that was getting his stall cleaned and all 4 barn horses are the same. Got a bucket of the burrs off him. So glad that hay is finished.

I put a message up on the new new forum under Livestock, etc.  Try spraying the burrs with WD-40.  Supposed to make them slip right out. 

Is that safe for the critters?

As far as I know.  I was quoting from a list I found on the web.  They do warn you to always wash your hands after you use WD-40.  Maybe a search would turn up more information.  There's also Cowboy Magic.  Same principle - oil unsticks the burrs, also untangles matts.  I've also used baking soda.  Not as good as the oily products.  I wonder if you could just use cooking oil?  You're trying to get one thing (burrs, matts) to slip past something else (coat).  I've cut many a matt out!    Scotties have a double coat and matt so easily - especially if Mama forgets to brush regularly!