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August 28, 2011 – 7:56 pm
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June 4th 7:19 AM Walking by a lone Grevy (a large breed of zebra), everyone became quiet. We were all on horseback. Charlotte, two of the grooms I had been training and myself. Our horses didn’t seem to pay any attention, pushing forward over blood-red stone. But the Grevy made a definite turn towards us… …
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June 18, 2011 – 9:12 pm
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June 4th 7:19 AM I felt out of place rolling my bulky suitcase loaded with rasps, tools and clothes across the abandoned airstrip toward Ken’s all terrain vehicle. As I recall it was a perfect day. A cool breeze. And the grass was greener here from recent rainfall, which I later found out brings in …
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June 18, 2011 – 9:04 pm
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June 4th 7:19 AM Do you know that feeling of uncertainty and certainty all rolled into one emotion? When you know you are supposed to do something and it is perfectly correct but you are not sure how or why. This is what I felt looking over a dry landscape coming into view. It was …
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June 18, 2011 – 8:57 pm
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May 21st 7:34 AM “Mr. Tim, you will fall off the horse if you do that.” This is Bashir, a short fellow with forearms made of steel. He gently takes my hand and properly wraps the polo stick strap around my wrist. He makes a fluid motion, showing me how to backhand (for lack of …
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June 18, 2011 – 8:36 pm
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May 16th 6:18 pm A tall business man walks quietly beside me. He is well groomed, bearded and quite guarded. This is the Captain of the Polo Club in Port Harcourt. ”It is amazing to know that these simple things can affect a horse so greatly,” he said, after watching me remove a large flare …
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June 18, 2011 – 8:27 pm
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May 7th 9:35 AM A white bus with blue curtains. I’m on it, hidden from view by any outsiders looking in. Feeling a little sick from something I might have eaten, I stare out the front window watching as two trucks ahead of us, filled with soldiers carrying machine guns lead the way. This is …
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May 3rd 9:00 am So much has happened since I last wrote. The night before the second part of the clinic I couldn’t sleep at all. Perhaps only a few hours in the early morning. Susan (one of my hosts) woke me up as I had completely blacked out in the morning. We arrived at …
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June 18, 2011 – 7:50 pm
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Use NoThrush for quickly growing out cracks. First, bevel slightly to reduce pressure on the crack. Debride the crack of any loose or hanging hoof, then wire brush area completely. Rub No Thrush into the crack to prevent fungal buildup.
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February 13, 2011 – 5:26 am
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To properly use NoThrush make sure to press nozzle tip as far down into frog crevice as possible; this allows for the best results at getting to the root of the infection. Sometimes the opening of the bottle gets impacted so a good tip might be to first apply some powder over sulcus crack and …
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February 13, 2011 – 5:21 am
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