Thank you for your great comments!
For Dr Sales (February 2005)
Unfortunately the owners have decided not to have any diagnostic work done. So I'm hauling him to his owners house this afternoon. I hope he begins to slowly recover, but I am deeply concerned that the root cause will never be diagnosed. Thank you for your insight.
Jennifer
Spring Creek Stables
For Dawn Green (February 2005)
Thank you for your insight into this issue.
My biggest problem is my own fear of him getting chilled. Because he no longer can eat hay and grass like he used to (very few teeth) I suppose I am more concerned. For a horse he has always seemed to be very cold natured. He will follow the sun through the pasture and always finds a nice warm place to hang out. (Kind of like a Chihuahua).
I do feed him well. Currently he is on equine senior, a small amount of alfalfa pellets and free choice hay (pasture also). He has good weight with this so I am pleased with the results. He also gets extra rations as the temperature goes down.
The last few days we had temperatures in the 20s with single digit wind chills. I have experimented to see how he does during the day without the blanket in such cold weather. He has done well. So as you say he may just be trying to play. I have noticed he is becoming more playful with my other horse. This also is odd because he has always been so very arrogant.
Thank you again,
Robin
For Leslie Stohlgren (February 2005)
Hi Leslie -
Thanks for taking the time to email me. I'll give your suggestions a try. I'm setting ground poles up all over the arena at different spaces. Some for walking, trotting and cantering. She's getting used to seeing them and settling down a bit. There was a time just seeing them she'd get all revved up. I have a feeling it has something to do with her former training. You have to be very patient with this little mare and I don't think this was the case in the past. We're starting at ground zero with her and she's worth every minute of time we're spending on her. Thanks again. Ann
For Dr Bill Schurg (February 2005)
Thanks for your answer. This is the first web site that I have requested opinions or answers that have been answered clearly and "at all." So, again, thank you!
For Dr Sales (March 2005)
Thank you. We tried option 1 but the foal wouldn't take it. We are doing option 2 with success as long as we monitor at the beginning of feeding time for the mare. The foal has learned to stay away from her when she eats but otherwise they are doing ok. We also are just completing treatment for beginning stages of mastitis (smz & butte).
Bruce
For Lisa Williams (March 2005)
Thank you so much for answering my question. I am off to a new trainer! And for the record, it was a lesson horse, but I still feel for him even though he wasn't "mine". It's sometimes nice to get an "expert" opinion,
Synthia
For Dr Sales (March 2005)
Thanks so much for your advice that is the first bit of good news I've been given about it. The fracture is pretty high up the bone, in the thicker part, so that was a bit of a worry. If the bone comes good without any surgical intervention when could I start moving her around and what kind of exercises should I do with her?
Thank you again for your advice,
Rachel Connolly
