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14 years ago

I lucked out Sat and found this little beauty at a GS for $3. Needs a little tlc. Stored her away for now tho, cause I've got to finish a few projects before starting on her. I'll have to go back to some of the othe posts, so I know how to repair and fill the holes. She has a sticker on her front legs. Can't make out alot of the wording, but would be nice to see a date and possibly where she was made{{gwi:195585}}

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luna_llena_feliz
14 years ago
What a cutie! I bet you'll have great fun with him. I saw a rocking horse at the curb. Bob asked me if I wanted to go back to get it and I said no because I have so many projects I haven't even started yet. I kind of wish I had. Be sure to post pictures of him when you are done beautifying him!
Marlene Kindred
14 years ago
I'm sure he'll look great in your garden whatever you do with him! Great find and a great price too.
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The first rule of gardening is to NEVER use fresh manure on a garden. It will burn the plants. I am hoping you used fully composted horse manure. If that is true, it's not a problem, and good for vegetables. The problem with the wood shavings is that it takes a lot of nitrogen to break them down, and may leave the compost nitrogen depleted. This is not a problem as long as you add a good source of nitrogen to your garden. Blood Meal is pure nitrogen that can be worked into the soil, and watered in. That should solve a low nitrogen issue. As for the weeds, well yes, horse manure may have a lot of weed seeds if the animal grazes. Composting the manure helps some, but many piles do not get hot enough to kill all weed seeds. What I would do is put down a good mulch, to prevent the sun from hitting the soil directly. No sun = no weed seed germination. I would suggest checking out Gardener's Supply Company. They have a lot of both fabric and paper mulching sheets. I have successfully used the paper sheets in a vegetable garden. You can walk on them, they will stop weeds, and it just composts away at the end of the season. Or perhaps the paper mulch found there will give you an idea of where to get a similar product locally. Some people use newspaper, but I've found that in order to pile it on thick enough to stop weeds, it's also thick enough to interfere with watering. Check it out. Mulch won't prevent all weeds, but it really helps.
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The great thing about the horse manure I routinely haul to my garden is that it's not just horse manure. If the source really cares about its animals, stable sweepings generally include a high percentage of other organic (vegetable) matter -- straw, etc. Horse manure contains few viable weed seeds. I assume that most of the weeds I may get probably find their way to my pile after the horse is long gone. I don't give any thought whatsoever to the 'hot' vs aged issue. Cow/steer manure? Well, that's a whole other issue. I am humbled by your willingness to deal with this wondrous stuff with cheesecloth & whatever . . . Anyone with such a predilection either has, or is going to have a truly phenomenal garden! Good for you!!!
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Interesting. I believe that was morphed from a Tennessee Walking Horse clip. You can tell by the odd gait of what used to be the hind legs. Alexa
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You really need to find out how bad the tendon is injured before you make any drastic decisions, this will require an ultra sound. You are not going to be able to figure out how bad things are until you get the ultrasound, once you get the ultra sound it is going to tell you how long the horse must be kept inactive. The problem with an inactive horse is colic. You have alot to think about. I have blown my tendon in my knee, it stings like hell at the best of times. The other issue you have is that if your horse starts activity too soon, it might reinjure its leg. You really need to talk to an equine orthopedic surgeon or go to a teaching university to get a better idea on care for your buddy because quite frankly without an ultra sound and an expert in tendons in horses what you do may or may not be of help to your horse. Good luck.
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jeannespines
14 years ago
Oh boy, what a find, katishooked! You'll have fun with that! There certainly are alot of great ones on this forum! TFS! Jeanne S.
sunnyca_gw
14 years ago
Great buy!! He'd be cute repainted or to mosaic! Jan
laurastheme
14 years ago
I'm so envious! I'd love to have one of those, but there's a limit to what DH will let me bring home. I see art. He sees junk.
excessfroufrou
14 years ago
What a lucky find, I know you will do her justice. I've got one in my storage building waiting for attention also. The mosaic one on the mosaic forum was spectacular, but I will most likely paint mine. Have fun with yours, we will watch for pics.
Syble
beck_wi
14 years ago
I saw one on here ages ago where they spray painted it to look like pewter... it was amazing.

I think there might have been a gold one too.

We had one in our garage for the longest time that my dh was going to turn into a planter... he used bondo for filling the holes.
It would have been really cute if he would have ever finished it.

Good luck with yours.
concretenprimroses
14 years ago
What a nice one. Great find. I can't wait to see what you do with it.
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TwoMonths
14 years ago
oh how cute. when I saw it at first, I thought oh a tiny tim....but do not know if it is right....is it more a toddler size, a smaller one?
katishooked
Original Author
14 years ago
Twomonths, tiny tim? It is a smaller version which is ok because I am thinking about hanging it from the ceiling in my kitchen. My kitchen is red and am playing with the colors black and white for the horse and a red saddle with a blue blanket. Still playing it in my mind. What do ya think??

Kat

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