Well, we waited 2 weeks like the vet told us to and waited for his wither sore to get better, but alas, it's not better. Honestly, it could be worse. So the vet is coming out today (
a different, more experienced one. We LOVEEEE our vet but this one has equipment lol) and we're either ultrasounding or x-raying the sore then figuring out how to proceed. If it's minor, he'll fix him up today. He said he should be able to do everything on the farm which is good. At the moment, we're just praying hard for a quick fix so he can be happy and healthy again. He's gotten a lot pushier and ruder on the ground and that makes us nervous. Mom can handle him, but at 50 years old she really doesn't want to deal with a bad horse and hurt herself. We're trying not to jump to conclusions and we're very open to sending him to a trainer if that ends up being what's needed.
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| Shalom says "i hate my life i hate stalls i hate vets ew" |
Vet should be here within an hour. Shalom's stalled and waiting, and very confused at why he's in the stall and the other horses get to stay in the pasture. ;) In other news, Red is getting very fluff and chubby.
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| Red says "you said fat say what?" |
Just remember that sending him to a trainer will not solve any of his dominance problems if you don't continue the training at home :)
ReplyDeleteHope his sore is minor!
Yes, absolutely! We're hoping to find a trainer to come out to the farm so we can take part in it every day.
DeleteI hope the vet check goes well. ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHoping things are alright with Shalom!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI think working with a trainer never hurts. You need to ask for help when you need it plus it will give you a lot more tools to work with. But like Kit from SavvyEquss said, make sure you work WITH the trainer and learn along with Shalom because it won't help if you just send him away.
ReplyDeleteyes, for sure!!
DeleteI agree with Kit. You need to be consistent with correcting his behavior at home or sending him to a trainer won't do any good. When a horse isn't feeling good it's easy to let them get away with things because we feel sorry for them, but in the long run it doesn't do them any good. Be assertive! Oops, sorry didn't mean to lecture... I really hope his sore is minor.. please let us know what the vet said as soon as you have time! I'll be thinking good thoughts!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree!!! And no problem, I enjoy lectures ;) I 100% agree with that. We're hoping to find one that could come to the farm and train. And yes, our biggest issue has been trying to be overly sweet to him because of his past, but he's a big horse and we definitely need to be assertive with him. Mom's much better at that than I am, haha!
DeleteYou know what they say! Every horse always comes along for a reason. Maybe he is here to help to teach you to be assertive! :D It's an important skill to have in other aspects of your life and one that I had to learn too because I used to be very meek and a total pushover lol. I like the idea of having the trainer come to you. That will be awesome!!! :)
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