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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Huh. I'll do more searching later. I did a search under lilliac and olive farms in southern calif and polish wines but nothing came up. I just thought he was really pretty.
I got a question for you. When Homer had the ear infection, did you buy over the counter meds, or get something from the vet? I want to take my Lab with me this weekend, and his head shaking drives me nuts. He also has an odor coming from the ear, but I don't see any dirt. He likes to jump in the neighbor's pond, which is yucky water.
Well, I love to see pretty Arab stallions, so if you think of it, let me know ;~D
You can almost count on it being a yeast infection. Yeah - it took a vet visit, unless you're a regular customer with a chronic, and you need refills. My Logan lab was a chronic, got infections if he swam in any kind of fresh water, I took to only swimming him in salt water after awhile.
There is a home ear cleaning remedy vinegar and water, but if he's already infected that will hurt and he'll fight it. I also think it makes him smell like a salad, but some hunters recommend using that after they've been in water to prevent infections. It won't cure one.
I'd see if you can get in. He'll be 90% better after the initial cleaning and treatment, then you follow up with the antifungal for a few more days. But if you let it go, they can end up with a secondary bacterial infection too.
Indeed, happy birthday to her!
(But friends leaping out from a dark stall shouting "Surprise" with noisemakers, with horses around sounds like a bad scene)
She's still peeing, still licking the salt block more than she should. The only things I found in searches about excess peeing were Cushings, which she's much too young for, and diabetes, which doesn't really fit either.
We're not opposed to taking them off the blocks and feeding a loose supplement, but I'd like to know if the compulsive licking is mental or physical.
Yeah. Already thought of that. I will "offer" to unsaddle her horse when while she goes into the barn.
(And if she does not get suspicious by dad willingly unsaddling her horse, instead of the other way around, nothing will make her suspicious. lol)
This arab is pretty well desensitized anyway. When we got him two years ago, he was a basket case. I have done everything to get him over his fears (sacking out with windbreaker, green tarp, dragging branches, lawn chairs, shooting pop guns, then paint ball guns then .22s, etc.) It has taken a long time but there is not much that can frighten him now.
i lurked and freeped a bit yesterday but have been spending most of my time with Tommy who has a really bad cough and can't breathe and is generally not well. : (
Oh wow! What a great surprise! : )
Heh... Well, I just wanted to make sure she wasn't still on horseback when the surprise happened, but even if the horses are in hand, it's risky that they'll spook and pull away... I wouldn't have them tied or on slick surfaces until the surprise is over. It could be that it will be no big deal, I don't know what the friends have in mind ;~D
I just didn't want her to spend the birthday on emergency medical attention for either girl, dad or horse. ;~D
Speaking of blood, when I was at the barn feeding yesteray afternoon, I noticed that my older gelding, Tennessee, had blood in his sheath. At first I thought it was just smegma, but when I touched it, there was blood too. Not alot, but still troubling. He's had problems before with smegma buildup and swelling of the sheath but it's always gone away with a good cleaning and some Nitrofurazone ointment. He's not swollen now, so I don't know what it could be. I don't know if he's got blood in his urine or not coz I never see him pee. It kinda worries me so I'm taking a half day off today to take him to the vets. All I need is another patient to doctor!
Sounds like you've done a good job there. Horses like that are a joy to ride.
I remember when we cot him two winters ago.
I am out in my sub-zero Carharts trying to simply accept a blanket without flinching or pulling away.
The other day, I had him out on the trail practicing his Western trot (slllllooooowwww trot with proper headset).... plus I had a branch dragging behind AND a twig stuck in his bridle so the leaves were flopping all around his face.
Kind of wierd, I know. But I want him to respond properly even with other distractions around him.
cot=got
Dragging a branch is a really good skill for a trail horse to have. I haven't taught it to my horses, but I should. I can't tell you how many times it would've been nice to drop a loop on a downed branch across the trail and drag it out of the way. As it is, I have to get off and lug it out of the way myself.
...slllllooooowwww trot with proper headset...
Sounds like Chinese water torture to me! I'm a gaited horse person and LOVE my speed. ;o)
Now I have to get them to accept dragging something HEAVY.
My buddy just taught his horse to drag heavy things... logs, stumps, tires, etc.
And last weekend he dragged his dad's deer out of the woods for him.
Now THAT would be handy. I know some people who use their horses to pack their deer out. I don't know how they ever train the horse to do it. Seems like the smell of all the blood would really freak them out.
Have you ever considered training him to a cart? That seems like it would be fun. One of my riding buddies has trained all of his horses to a wagon. You know, the home built kind with car tires. That way he can load up his wife and grandkids and take them for a ride too. He even fixed his wagon to work 3-abreast. Another guy I used to ride with would take his horse out on trails, and some pretty rough ones, in a little 2-wheel home-built job made of tubular steel and motorcycle tires. It was interesting riding along behind him. The old Racking Horse gelding that he used could FLY! The guy was insane, or had a deathwish, I'm not sure which. ;o)
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