tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post1345793291951575160..comments2024-03-13T07:08:24.695-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: ChestnutsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-70096408974070252512019-03-13T16:32:21.646-04:002019-03-13T16:32:21.646-04:00Comrade has insane chestnuts. Most of the time I h...Comrade has insane chestnuts. Most of the time I have to get my hoof nippers to cut them. The others cobs are not too bad.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-12446828997990041132019-03-12T19:52:41.215-04:002019-03-12T19:52:41.215-04:00The chickens fight over hoof scraps and chestnut p...The chickens fight over hoof scraps and chestnut peelings - I'm compulsive about keeping them in check. So glad to hear of other people peeling them off. Feel like I read somewhere that it was bad to remove them and got worried...Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-10169923739461258662019-03-12T14:33:01.592-04:002019-03-12T14:33:01.592-04:00Ugh so gross. I can dress and pick at all kinds of...Ugh so gross. I can dress and pick at all kinds of horse wounds but chestnuts make me gag! I have to have a friend do that for me!Laurahttp://www.bbquarterhorses.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-54804079397406642622019-03-12T13:25:06.223-04:002019-03-12T13:25:06.223-04:00Lol, don't look at Connor's legs when you&...Lol, don't look at Connor's legs when you're here in a few weeks then!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-52138038748243026782019-03-12T13:01:30.101-04:002019-03-12T13:01:30.101-04:00My horses chestnuts don't grow much but like S...My horses chestnuts don't grow much but like Stacie my horse grows some nasty ergots and he's the first horse I've had that even grows them.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-60492166980702167552019-03-12T12:50:15.885-04:002019-03-12T12:50:15.885-04:00I feed them to my dog like Austen does too lolI feed them to my dog like Austen does too lolBoss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-15786435948550841502019-03-12T12:04:10.912-04:002019-03-12T12:04:10.912-04:00Mine grows fairly large chestnuts that are hard as...Mine grows fairly large chestnuts that are hard as a rock and impossible to easily peel to I am constantly at them in the hopes they don't get out of controlislgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926127836252687116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-79029351746132961412019-03-12T11:54:56.258-04:002019-03-12T11:54:56.258-04:00Not so much chestnuts, but Rio grows ergots like I...Not so much chestnuts, but Rio grows ergots like I've never seen. My farrier is kind enough to cut them back for me when he shoes, because they've broken many a scissor. The won't just peal off either. Ugh. So gross and weird, aren't they?Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-39909208312309359672019-03-12T10:25:38.981-04:002019-03-12T10:25:38.981-04:00I'm very weird and love peeling off chestnuts,...I'm very weird and love peeling off chestnuts, or rather I just think they're really icky when they're long so I'm pretty anal about peeling them off. Katai's are almost always flat to her leg for that reason even during the winter lolPiccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-47129076391816580972019-03-12T10:11:05.021-04:002019-03-12T10:11:05.021-04:00Yes, Tristan's get easily that long. He also g...Yes, Tristan's get easily that long. He also gets ergots on his fetlock. It's super gross. Honestly, his get so long that I can't peel them, no matter what. I usually have to clip around them and then do a very careful cut with a very sharp knife in the spring. Once they're down, I can keep them soft/peelable. But, super gross.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-91449841715615855002019-03-12T09:11:05.459-04:002019-03-12T09:11:05.459-04:00Yes, ergots! Connor has tiny ones hidden under hi...Yes, ergots! Connor has tiny ones hidden under his feathers. I do stay on top of those, they are a lot softer and easier to work with.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-87245778176453567212019-03-12T09:10:30.605-04:002019-03-12T09:10:30.605-04:00Yeah I know, that's why it takes me forever to...Yeah I know, that's why it takes me forever to peel them back in the spring. But I'd rather do that than take my gloves off and do it when it's freezing outside, which is why I get into these situations in the first place. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-23444877016048655502019-03-12T09:03:39.315-04:002019-03-12T09:03:39.315-04:00My dogs love eating chestnut peelings... so every ...My dogs love eating chestnut peelings... so every time I groom I peel off anything flaky for them. If I leave them too long, they peel back in too thick of a lump and can bleed. Eek!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-78146586837807836322019-03-12T08:43:07.939-04:002019-03-12T08:43:07.939-04:00haha that claw-looking one is intense! I remember ...haha that claw-looking one is intense! I remember being confronted every spring with some pretty gnarly ergots (is that what they're called behind the fetlocks?) on the Belgian mare I leased back in the day.EquiNovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799583464228214025noreply@blogger.com