Hi Ya'll,
We went out today for a while we got there and the horses where still outside so we helped Mr. Bobby muck, feed, and bring in. When I went out to get Buddy he nickered and came trotting up to me, we weren't out there for a week so I think he was glad to see me I didn't get a chance to check his feet because after the chores we had to leave to do school, but I'll check them tomorrow he'll probably have thrush with all of the rain. We'll be out there tomorrow and I think I'll take Buddy out to his pasture this time and look for new trails and new places to explore and then bring him in and do some parelli and maybe a little bareback riding. Of course I have to worm him and groom him. He all so is starting to get his winter coat. I'll post a picture of it. He looks like a giant fluff ball!
~Kristin
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Hi Ya'll,
We went out on Saturday. I'm his new wormer! I talked to Miss Cheryl and she said I can worm him i just need to tell after i do it. I took him out and groomed him I got him a special brush called a massage brush and boy does he love it. After that I checked his back to be sure that he wasn't sore and he was fine so I let him loose in the arena and mucked out his stall. Then we did parelli he's gotten really good with the touch game. I checked his back again and he was fine so I got up on him and just walked him around he was pretty hesitant so i set up carrots on a couple objects this teaches your horse that where you want to go is a really good thing so he got all his carrots he was listening really well I asked him for a trot he went right into it but it just felt wrong so i immediately got of and i checked his back again and it was a little jumpy and i did notice that his feet were trimmed and they were really short so he was sore but it's hard to tell unless there trotting and his back showed no signs so I started massaging him and gave him a nice warm soapy water foot bath and he felt a little better. So i talked to Miss Kathy and she said that he did have his feet trimmed last night. So i gave him his dinner with apples in it so that made him feel better! When turn out came it took me awhile to turn him out but I finally got him out we took it real slow from there I probably sat out there with him for twenty minutes waiting for him to get up the hill. We where going to leave him in but the soft grass would help him feel better so that's whats going on we won't be there next Saturday so i'll try to go out there during the week to check on his feet and give you an update.
We went out on Saturday. I'm his new wormer! I talked to Miss Cheryl and she said I can worm him i just need to tell after i do it. I took him out and groomed him I got him a special brush called a massage brush and boy does he love it. After that I checked his back to be sure that he wasn't sore and he was fine so I let him loose in the arena and mucked out his stall. Then we did parelli he's gotten really good with the touch game. I checked his back again and he was fine so I got up on him and just walked him around he was pretty hesitant so i set up carrots on a couple objects this teaches your horse that where you want to go is a really good thing so he got all his carrots he was listening really well I asked him for a trot he went right into it but it just felt wrong so i immediately got of and i checked his back again and it was a little jumpy and i did notice that his feet were trimmed and they were really short so he was sore but it's hard to tell unless there trotting and his back showed no signs so I started massaging him and gave him a nice warm soapy water foot bath and he felt a little better. So i talked to Miss Kathy and she said that he did have his feet trimmed last night. So i gave him his dinner with apples in it so that made him feel better! When turn out came it took me awhile to turn him out but I finally got him out we took it real slow from there I probably sat out there with him for twenty minutes waiting for him to get up the hill. We where going to leave him in but the soft grass would help him feel better so that's whats going on we won't be there next Saturday so i'll try to go out there during the week to check on his feet and give you an update.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Hi all,
Sorry I haven't posted for a while been busy getting ready for school, my sisters guinea pig has bladder stones so we had to take her to the vet. We've been going out a lot so here's the update on buddy. His thrush is back but don't worry as you know he stands in that hole which is bad for his feet but also his back because he does have some arthritis. Well someone donated a bunch of stall mats. With miss Cheryl's permission next time we're out we're going to get some gravel and fill in the hole and put in a stall mat!! I also got him some red 5 gallon buckets with his name on it to match his red corner feeder. I've been riding him bareback lately and when he graduates from the indoor arena with his listening skills then I'll move him to the outdoor arena and after he graduates from there he'll get to go trail riding. Last Sat. I took him into the arena for 4 hours! and here's what we did. I recognized that scared of buckets just laying around and he's a lot more cautious after some training so his parelli chart is finally starting to balance out. I don't want him to be cautious it's that i want him to be better responding not that he isn't already perfect:). So we played what is called the touch game to help him to be a more confident horse, even though he's an LBI (left brain introvert) and there amazingly confident he does get a little spooky at objects that we'd not expect. So this is how the touch game works so you have a 12' lead rope much better then a small little one and a carrot stick you pick a object and drive your horse to it with your carrot stick and your lead rope when the horse gets closer you leave them alone but when they get farther away you get on to them, and your goal is for them to touch there nose on the object and when they do reward them with a treat. He picked it up real quickly and now he's sticking his nose on every thing:) I'll post later.
Sorry I haven't posted for a while been busy getting ready for school, my sisters guinea pig has bladder stones so we had to take her to the vet. We've been going out a lot so here's the update on buddy. His thrush is back but don't worry as you know he stands in that hole which is bad for his feet but also his back because he does have some arthritis. Well someone donated a bunch of stall mats. With miss Cheryl's permission next time we're out we're going to get some gravel and fill in the hole and put in a stall mat!! I also got him some red 5 gallon buckets with his name on it to match his red corner feeder. I've been riding him bareback lately and when he graduates from the indoor arena with his listening skills then I'll move him to the outdoor arena and after he graduates from there he'll get to go trail riding. Last Sat. I took him into the arena for 4 hours! and here's what we did. I recognized that scared of buckets just laying around and he's a lot more cautious after some training so his parelli chart is finally starting to balance out. I don't want him to be cautious it's that i want him to be better responding not that he isn't already perfect:). So we played what is called the touch game to help him to be a more confident horse, even though he's an LBI (left brain introvert) and there amazingly confident he does get a little spooky at objects that we'd not expect. So this is how the touch game works so you have a 12' lead rope much better then a small little one and a carrot stick you pick a object and drive your horse to it with your carrot stick and your lead rope when the horse gets closer you leave them alone but when they get farther away you get on to them, and your goal is for them to touch there nose on the object and when they do reward them with a treat. He picked it up real quickly and now he's sticking his nose on every thing:) I'll post later.
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