Palm City, FL

Palm City's newest upscale community. Enter the magnificent gates and surround yourself with the well appointed amenities of the clubhouse and natural beauty of this community. Included are paths into winding nature trails will offer dramatic views of surrounding natural preserves and serene lakes

Magnificent clubhouse and community pool. Thriving family friendly community only minutes from numerous professional golf courses. Boating is also near by. New models open now!

Located only seconds from I-95 and within minutes of shopping, beaches and the laid back easy lifestyle of Martin County. Perfect for the family with an 'A' rated school system. Only 30 minutes to West Palm Beach and 2 hours to Orlando.

We currently have exceptional bargains on ready to move in brand new homes the builder has allowed us to present to you. Call Gabe or Susan for details.

Gabe Sanders and Susan Maxwell

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Residential Homes, Condos and Land
Waterfront and Golf Course Communities in Martin and Saint Lucie Counties

The precious little foal was born with windswept legs or (angular limb deformities). What a sad site. This foal mom was veted regularly, feed like a queen with nutritional feed, and this just happened. Yes, this was my first foal. I cried and cried because I felt I had let it down. The mom was treated with royalty and things just happen sometimes. This is the way it is when breeding horses sometimes.

My local vet, in town, was within minutes of the birth and assured me that the foal would recover with time. I had never heard of windswept legs or angular limb deformities in foals. You could just say that the foal was born unable to walk or even get up.

One of the most important areas to examine after a new foal is born is the legs. This is important if a foal is born prematurely as some of the bones in their joints may not be formed completely. In this case, the foal was a few days late. Vets states that any foal that is born weak should have their legs examined closely. In this case, the foal was unable to follow the mom and feed. We had to quickly get the moms milk to the foal and help the foal to even move around. Our well known vet kept assuring me that the foal would be better as time went on. Some of these foals with immature bones require bandaging and splints or even casts to prevent further bone damage. There are several surgical procedures that can be performed if stall rest and bandaging are not effective in straightening the limb. These can be performed later except in the fetlock where surgeries for straightening the leg must be performed at two months of age.This horse grew to 16 hands and became stronger as months went by. We actually showed this horse in competitions so he was really 95% recovered as a yearling. We are proud of him because he recovered, was a happy horse, sweet, and did not mind working in training. Three days later he had another buddy to play with on the farm. These two were lots of fun while growing up.

He looks so weak in this photo but he grew up to be full of energy and just the best. This horse remained a stallion for the remainder of his days on the farm. I have request for boarding and just received a request for boarding a stallion in the Jupiter, Florida area. Please email me if you have a place for boarding a stallion. PALM CITYS HORSE TALK

This is another angle of his hind legs. It only effected one side. The vet said that is the reasong it is called in slang language WINDSWEPT LEGS.

Don't be confused if your see Carol Barron-Cross, Yanick Realty, Palm City, Florida, Associate Salesperson, specializing in Equestrian Properties today. I am working everyday on my equestrian properties.

Dont't be confused if you see Carol Barron-Cross Realty, Tellico Plains, Tennessee and read her blogs as the TELLICOBIKER. I just opened my Tennessee real estate office in June of this year. I am very excited about my real estate adventure as I worked many hours to be rewarded with my own company. I have learned a lot about agency law and the two states differ a lot. I have grown in my knowledge of real estate and look forward to continue working in Florida as well as Tennessee.

The TELLICOBIKER is my blog name for Tennessee. A few years ago, a very nice person gave me a Soft-tail Heritage motorcycle. I thought my children might think their mother had flipped big time. However, there was a great approval from them. I practiced in parking lots and got my licenses after going to Bike school and have been riding for several years. Now my son just purchased his Harley and we ride together. Tellico Plains is a wonderful place to ride. So wish me lot of luck. Below is my best riding partner asking me to be his real life partner in Daytona, Florida. You can see I am blushing. Of course, I said yes.

Palm City Farms offers a great outdoor lifestyle for young children as well as adults. There are so many things for families to do together.....especially on a farm. Those things are very important today as we need to keep our children busy doing family things.

My grandchildren have grown up on our equestrian farm. The weekends always were popping with horse activities. Hattie, as shown in this picture, started jumping at the early age of six or seven. This was her first competition and it was a hot day. Hattie was so proud of herself. She was actually burning up in her coat but took her pony into the winners place. I just remember that this event was packed with people from all over South Florida. I was very proud of Hattie and her 'True Grit". She loves horses and animals to this day. At this time in her life, she was going to be a horse jockey.

HATTIE AND MAMA CAROL ....and the winner is HATTIE

I can tell you from my own experience. No one wants to hear the word colic spoken on their farm. Even though as much as you care for your horses, it happens sometimes. I always look when I go by my paddocks to see what my horses are doing.

It is only natural for a horse to roll...Especially after they receive a good Wash off. I have been so proud of my good wash jobs and look at how pretty they look...all brushed and clean. Ha! One good roll and its all over. But when a horse rolls and carries on for any length of time, it is not a good sign and might be colic. I also worry when they are down and will not get up for a while. Sometimes the are just sunning and sometimes they may not be. It is something that has to be watched.

Colic is responsible for more deaths in horses than any other disease of horses. Out of every 100 horses, 4 to 10 of those horses, on average, will colic during the year. Fortunately, 80% of those colics are called simple colics because most horses respond to medical treatment or get better without any treatment. Only 2-4% of colics are severe enough to require surgery. If you have a horse that has developed colic in the past, that horse is three times more likely to colic again than a horse that has not previously had an episode. Although all breeds can be affected, Arabians and thoroughbreds seem to have an increased number of colics compared to other breeds. Diet can play a role in colic as course fiber or course roughage with low digestibility can lead to impaction colic. Sometimes too much grain can cause colic.

Since my horse farm is in Palm City, Florida, sand is a constant problem.

It is always a good thing to have emergency numbers of more than one vet posted at your barn for emergencies. I have experienced the problem and scare of not getting a vet in time. No matter when colic happens, it seems that it is always best to have several contact numbers available to ensure immediate help.