Stolen Horse--Man is BACK in jail!

[rodriguezpoultry]

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They had it! I got the last bottle!!!

Thank you all for your help!

I worked on showmanship with him tonight. Slowly but surely he's getting squared up. He got fed up with it today and was "chewing his cud" is what I call it. But, since horses don't have cuds...

Anyway, when he gave that sign, we worked on turns. That's a little more difficult, but he's getting the hang of it after 3 days.


Guinea Goonie, thank you for sticking along with my story! I appreciate all of you that kept chugging right along with me!

 

[Evermore Ranch]

i sent you a PM about a treatment

 

[~*Sweet Cheeks*~]

I worked on showmanship with him tonight. Slowly but surely he's getting squared up. He got fed up with it today and was "chewing his cud" is what I call it. But, since horses don't have cuds...

I was told by my trainer when they do the 'chewing' it's them relaxing or giving in to the training or whatever it is you were working on.

 

[Kansaseq]

Yes, when they lick and chew, it's a sign of submission.

 

[NanaKat]

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Valley Vet Supply (Valleyvet.com or 800-468-0059) carries Kopertox for $18.89 for 16 oz and if you buy three or more it is $18.29 per bottle. If your total product order is less than $60 you have to pay a $6 handling fee so order 4 bottles or check out their Equine section for some of their other items.
They charge a ground service freight charge of $9.69 for up to 5 pounds ($9.90 for 10 pounds) for our zone which includes Oklahoma and Arkansas. They ship fast so we never have to do the overnight except for chilled vaccines.

Also, we are thrilled that Max is back at home and doing so well under your loving care. Love seeing the photos too.

 

[seminolewind]

The previous farrier may have shaved the hooves down to get rid of flares which happens when the feet are overdue. Anyway, my farrier was giving me advice about how to treat hooves like that and he said whatever you use make sure you rotate the chemicals. I used half strength bleach, koppertox, vinegar, thrushx, and trims every 4 weeks, (my horses are barefoot). They finally cleared up and all is growing out now.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

~*Sweet Cheeks*~ :

I worked on showmanship with him tonight. Slowly but surely he's getting squared up. He got fed up with it today and was "chewing his cud" is what I call it. But, since horses don't have cuds...

I was told by my trainer when they do the 'chewing' it's them relaxing or giving in to the training or whatever it is you were working on.

Normally I'd say yes, but when he gets really frustrated with something, he opens his mouth and "pops" when he chews. When he's "digesting the lesson" his mouth is closed. It's what he did when I was getting him to go forwards when he wanted to go backwards. He "almost" pawed but I nipped that one in the bud real quick.

I can't wait to see what he looks like without shoes on again. It'll probably take quite awhile. The injury to his front hoof is fairly deep and without proper support he said it could get worse. He is almost certain that it'll grow out healthy with proper support, but some scar tissue may always grow there.

The lady I'm boarding with is wanting me to go with her to a horse show with him. I'm debating on it, but I want him a bit more ready for it if I do go.​

 

[cmjust0]

For future reference...Jeffers Equine and PBS animal health carry a product called Pritox that's basically a generic of Kopertox, for about half the price. A pint bottle is like $12 at Jeffers.

(also...you didn't hear this from me

, but if you enter TENOFF in the 'Promotion Code' box when you check out, you get 10% off your total order. not sure when the TENOFF code is gonna expire, but I've used it *twice* now.

)

 

[Pupsnpullets]

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Are you kidding me? What kind of farrier would shave the hooves to fit the shoes? That's just

!!

Unfortunately, that isn't uncomom. It's called 'dumping' the toe in some circles. It usually occurs when the horse is being cold shod or when the farrier doesn't have the right size shoe with him so he takes the chance no-one is going to notice the crappy job with a smaller shoe. Disgusting behaviour! Poor Max.

 

[jerseygirl1]

Didn't I read somwhere that the guy who originally leased the horse was a farrier? OR related to one, or something like that?