Posted on 01/11/2013 8:58:37 PM PST by JouleZ
I went out to my garden by the barn and heard splashing in the horse tank. I saw movement and ran to see what the heck was going on when an exhausted squirrel rose up and tried desperately to claw her way out of the metal tank. She couldn't and was swimming in circles.
I grabbed a hoe and after a few failed attempts, got her out. I was afraid to touch her with my hands because of fleas and potential disease. She finally used her teeth to bite the edge of the hoe and I was able to lift her out to safety.
She just laid on the ground, exhausted. Too weak to move but breathing. I was going to leave her there but then my horse came over and tried to stomp her with his hoof. Haflingers do that kind of thing.
Finally, I got her moved out of the horse pen and she laid on the ground for hours before she could move. Finally, off she went. The End.
Well not really. I think she's the same one who comes into the garage to eat dry dog food and crawls up the side of the house and peeks in the window sometimes. The real End.
He used his teeth to gnaw the twine....LOL
We sold the Haflingers, Mustangs, Scottish Highland cattle, goats, chickens and ducks. We just have two dogs now. huldah, I do have pics but forget how to do the HTML thing. They were great and fun horses.
ottbmare, the gelding was so well trained for riding we let our grandkids on him bareback. The Haflinger mare we had was trained to drive I was told but we never tried it. She was a doll baby. BTW he was 14 and 2 or 13 and 9 depending on who measured him. He was really stocky so I never thought of him as a pony but I know just what you are talking about. Thanks for your responses!
I don’t always save squirrels but when I do I don’t want it shot...which is just what my DH wanted to do. Over my dead body after I struggled with that hoe.
Nice story!
I did something similar....... sort of similar, I guess. I found a baby possum in an empty trash can, it was almost dead from dehydration. I turned it out on the ground and was about to smash it in the head with a shovel. But then I got it a bowl of water instead and pushed the poor little thing with the shovel, over to the water so it could get a drink.
Later I went and looked and the possum was gone. :) I still don’t like possums.
Your sister hoed half of it.
you did what any decent moose would do.
Thank you....I felt I did the right thing. I could sure use some cheese about now. And if I had a sister, that would be even better. You Sir, are a Humana-tee-iarn!
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