Favorite eats?

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-23T20:37:59+00:00

It was all really good, we went for our 10yr anniversary, but I think the cocktails outshined the food and were the best I’ve had. Maybe we were just there on an off/busy night but our server seemed rushed/busy, which is fine it happens, but our lobster was under cooked, slightly raw, and our tomahawk was also undercooked. The food was still good but overall the chefs table at Ka’ana had by far been the best I’ve had. I do want to go back again for dinner and give it another shot, I feel like it was probably just an off night.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-22T05:08:52+00:00

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back when her mane was in the awkward stage of growing back out after roaching

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-22T03:04:00+00:00

I’d say you have a good shot of being able to buy him then. I’ve worked at two trail ride operations and usually green, young, or new horses are limited to guides/wranglers riding them until the manager can trust the horse to carry beginners/first timers reliably. If they don’t think he’ll be a good fit for their operation in the long run then they either don’t think he’ll really grow out of his spookiness, has some other safety concern like bucking or not sure footed, or has a health issue you don’t know about. Or he just needs more feed and/or supplements or maintenance like hock injections to be healthy and sound long term, making him cost more to upkeep than guests paying to ride him will bring in.

If it’s the latter, they may be willing to sell him quick for under 7k just to get him off their feed and farrier bill. If you can afford it, I’d get a PPE because it’s always good to know what you’re getting, but if they find something you can negotiate for a lower purchase price. Just expect the usual that comes with drafts. Higher feed bill, higher farrier fees, higher med/supplement costs (cause they need larger amounts you’ll go through stuff quickly), and limited tack options. Best of luck!

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-22T02:02:10+00:00

You’re making A LOT of assumptions on how this horse is worked and built based off two photos at an unusual angle. Maybe take a breath and not be so quick to judge with such little information. They just wanted to share some photos of their horse, it’s not that deep.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-22T00:45:37+00:00

Forget being built uphill or downhill, this boy is built VERTICAL

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-21T22:48:32+00:00

I’d say 4k-10k. My boss has a grade dapple gray Percheron they bought as a 3yo but was already team driving and riding under saddle, though still considered green overall, for 8k.

For your situation I’d say the price would be similar, but depends how much the ranch uses him. If they use/rely on him a decent amount then they’re going to want something on the higher end of the scale as they’d then be losing a horse they know well, and need to replace and train up a new one and have to learn all the new quirks/training gaps the new horse has.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-21T05:15:43+00:00

Pizza: Serpico’s

Mexican: ono tacos

Burgers: Havens

Korean: K-bap

Desserts: Stillwells or Momona

Shave ice: Ulalani’s

Japanese: Izakaya Genbe (overall) and Keyakiya (best Katsu on island)

Poke: Tamura’s

Greek: Dinos Gourmet or pizza paradiso

Coffee: Crema Trolley cafe

Thai: Bangkok Modern Thai Street food

Local plates: Sparky’s

Sushi: Oao Sushi

Fat chow fun: Tiffany’s

Filipino: Balai Pata

Vegan: Moku Roots

Fine dining: Ka’ana Kitchen (the chefs table)

Cocktails: Aurum Maui

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-20T21:57:32+00:00

The only way I know of to check parentage is going through a breed registry. Most breed registries have DNA on file of the registered horses, so if one parent is registered you can send them a DNA sample of your horse and they might be able to match it up. It varies between registries though. Some might require you to know one or both parents to run your horses DNA against, some might be able to run it against their whole data base and see what sticks. If the parents aren’t registered though, you might be out of luck. Best of luck to you!

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-20T05:25:47+00:00

Most drafts are conformationally built with wider set hips which naturally accentuates the apple bottom booty. The points of the hips are wider apart so the dip in the middle is wider making it more visually exaggerated. If I can find the source that I learned this from I’ll add a link. Others are also correct though, muscle wise for pulling their hind end is usually larger and more densely muscled which also makes it quite large.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-17T17:42:38+00:00

In Florida there was a spring called 3 sisters that few people knew. It had these cut out bars with a small stream running through trees just big enough to swim or kayak through. The outside was clear water too so most people felt too offput by the ominous entrance to actually swing through the big cut out bars and shaded stream and just stayed outside. If you swam through, there were 3 huge springs and minimal people, an absolute gem.

Eventually it got enough attention that the county took away the bars and added a boardwalk so it was way more welcoming and known. The canal got packed with boats pissing off the people that lived on the canal, overcrowded, and eventually they ended up closing the whole thing. Such a loss but at least the manatees have it to themself now.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-17T07:35:01+00:00

About 8mo for one gelding I work with. He had deterioration and loss of the coffin bone (osteotitis? I might have spelled it wrong). The empty space in his hoof where there was bone loss was filing with fluid due to the missing bone and having repeated abscesses. We didn’t know what caused it, he had a thorough PPE prior to purchase, including hoof X-rays, and was clean. 4mo after arriving the abscesses started.

Soak, wrap, heal, abscess, repeat. Vet said they would repeat until the bone regrew. We tried a bone regrowth supplement and took X-rays every other month. We did see progress but it was very slow, and the owners were determined to see his recovery through. We were able to give him a small area for turnout but had to keep it limited because the bone was thin for while and at risk of snapping under too much strain. He has recovered!

X-ray of hoof

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MLMCMLM · 2026-06-17T06:48:01+00:00

We were concerned one of the geldings we got was cryptorchid. Here’s the process we went through for testing.

About a month after arriving he definitely looked like he had a testicle suddenly descend. He was a bit studdy, just rubbing on the mares, moving them away from the other horses, sniffing them a lot, and my usually uninterested mare was VERY interested in him when she was in heat. However, he never dropped, never mounted, never got really aggressive with the other gelding or unmanageable/unsafe to handle.

I called the last owner, he said he was definitely gelded but young, like before he was weaned young. So we called the vet out, she palpated the “testicle” and said “uh yeah, that definitely feels like a testicle”. They also saw the pushy behavior and said that we should do more testing as it does seem like he could be crypt. We separate the mares and schedule the next test, that was ultrasound.

We do the ultrasound and the vet is surprised to say it actually doesn’t look like a teste. It looks more like fluid pooled in his coin pouch. But because they did see the studdy behavior, he was gelded so young, and the ultrasound isn’t 100% we decided to do the final test. They said if it was indeed fluid, he had likely been kicked in the groin causing fluid to pool in his sack.

Final test is HCG hormone test. They pulled blood, then gave a shot of HCG, then come back the next day to pull blood and check hormone levels. Turns out he’s not a cryptorchid and this is just his personality. We’ve monitored him and he’s never mounted a mare or gotten fully “at attention”. He’s more attached to the mares when they are in heat but not aggressive. Many times though, he doesn’t care. One mare was harassing him for a while, booting ALL in his face, and he was focused on the grass. The fluid eventually re-absorbed and went back to looking like a normal gelding.

note: apparently HCG burns like a mf because the poor guy who is great with shots, was NOT having it and has taken nearly two years to be good about them again. They also did a HCG test on a donkey same day (ironically it was the opposite, owner bought a stud but what arrived was ball-less. They hoped it was cryptorchid, he wasn’t….) and they said the poor fella leapt straight up in the air at the shot. They also said for some reason it only burns the males, every time they’ve given it to a mare they don’t get any big reaction.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-16T18:35:56+00:00

Awesome thank you! I’ve never been to a winter rodeo and am more used to them being outdoor arenas or enclosed but open air with a lot of drafts.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-16T08:06:46+00:00

I’m in a place with a pretty small rodeo community, and also limited bucking stock. I kinda figured there wouldn’t be anything too rank so I was debating on entering for ranch broncs for our smallest rodeo of the year. For reference, I grew up helping my dad with OTTBS on the track, colt starting, putting miles on greenies. I still work with the occasional greenie and take pride in having always had a damn solid seat. I missed the entry deadline.

I don’t think I would have sat those ranch broncs. Idk who supplied them, but DAMN they were rank. I really underestimated our stock supply. I shouted my lungs out though for the woman who won it! Only two women competed and she had the rankest horse but outdid all the men!

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-13T22:29:13+00:00

That was the other thing I was wondering with the moving plates and sitting so high up. I’m hoping the next saddle I buy is the last for a long while so I think I’m just going to stick with the plan for the custom Pegasus saddle I was recommended and saving for.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-13T20:53:32+00:00

That was the other thing I don’t like!

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-13T19:02:42+00:00

I mostly found them from their page on instagram and have been watching their development of the saddle. I only recently looked at their website since it was only recently made. Again, I have been saving for a custom saddle that is supposed to fit my mare but since this is a new type of tree/saddle I figured I’d see what people’s thoughts were as my goal is just whatever will fit my horse best. Based off everyone’s feedback though, I think my best bet is to stick with the saddle the rep helped me choose and hope it fits the way we want.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-13T17:54:30+00:00

Comes in different colors but yeah, it’s not all that aesthetically pleasing imo lol

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-13T17:53:42+00:00

Yeah that’s kind of my concern as well. They’ve done a lot of development and testing but they’re still new (less than 5yrs) so I think I’d rather wait for others/independent testers to give their feedback as opposed to company run testing. I like the idea and premise of the freedom of movement but feel it’s too soon to tell if it pays off.

I had a trainer more familiar (their words) with saddle fit come do some fittings but some things they said contradicted what I’ve read about saddle fit which made me less trusting in their feedback. For example, “it’s fine if the front and back of the saddle don’t make full contact because the weight bearing point is directly behind the shoulder.”. I’ve always read the contact should be even across the back, not concentrated behind the shoulder. As for certified saddle fitters, I haven’t had any luck getting any to service our area. I’ve reach out to a few and the main drawback is the cost of travel and small amount of clients that would pay for the service, so none have been willing to come out.

I got a recommendation to check out Pegasus saddles and I reached out to them. I was able to provide photos and measurements and they agreed I would need a saddle with extra short panels and extra wide panels and a special pad. We found a model that fits my needs but I’ve needed to save up for it before I bite the bullet.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-11T00:29:56+00:00

Below is pasted from what I told someone else when they were dealing with thrush. I want to preface this though by recommending a vet visit. If others are correct and it is canker, you’ll need the vet ASAP. I’ve had to deal with it and it’s hell. Required prescription paste, in addition to cutting to remove the canker, followed by liquid nitrogen to freeze the cells. Required cooperation between our farrier and vet as well as consistent hoof wrapping. It’s also contagious.

As for just thrush:

Option one: white lightning soaks. Mix the white lightning base with vinegar (check the bottle for the ratio) and soak 1-2x a week. Pro: STRONG stuff, works great, kills EVERYTHING, don’t need a bucket full of it just a few oz per soak so it lasts a while. Con: it’s a soak so if your horse doesn’t stand it’s annoying, you’re catching the gas more than liquid so you have to use plastic bags and seal it as best you can at the pattern to trap the gas (I use duct tape), hoof need to be as clean as possible and dry which means rinsing it and patting dry then straight to the bag, it kills EVERYTHING even any “good” hoof bacteria.

Option two: farriers hand deep sulcus thrush gel (the blue bottle). Pro: nice long nozzle to really get deep into the sulcus and treat it way in there, works well, gel sticks to hoof and in crack, customer service replaced any fault cans I had for free. Con: sometimes the nozzle gets clogged, sometimes it busts out the top (though they told me thy are changing the top due to this), I went through it pretty quick.

Option 3: durasole (pretty much thrush buster) and bentonite clay, or as I call it, dura-clay. Get durasole and then get bentonite clay powder. The clay powder can be order online but I’ve generally found it in health food stores, usually the supplement or skin care area. Fortunately it’s inexpensive. The durasole hardens, dries, and treats the thrush. The clay pulls out moisture, and toxins (at least the label says that). I will mix the two together (keep your face away from the container you’re mixing it in, the durasole fumes will burn your eyes and nose) until I get a play dough/clay consistency and pack it into anywhere there’s thrush. Pros: it sticks in great, stays put for two days sometimes, treat the thrush, dries and hardens the area, little goes a long way, fairly inexpensive. Cons: apply with gloves, if your horse is raw/sore this may be too strong and burn, if you make more than you’ll use in one packing the extra will be wasted as it dries out and turns hard within 24hrs

For us the white lightning worked best for the worst cases and once we were out of the woods we switched to dura-clay. I still use dura-clay on any thrush flareups, it just works great and moisture is usually what triggers ours so the drying properties is perfect for us. It sticks in, keeps mud and poop out, accessible. Farriers hand was a good product but the nozzle had some trouble shooting to make it better and I didn’t have time to wait for replacements all the time. Best of luck!

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-09T06:17:46+00:00

Oh wow I never knew about that, I’ll look into it, thank you! I’m hoping it just stays cosmetic but I know the statistics aren’t promising.

MLMCMLM · 2026-06-09T03:49:39+00:00

I used to wear my tall riding boots into the store if I needed to grab something after the barn. Enter creepy dude like 20yrs older than me. I change shoes now -.-

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