The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[Miami Leghorn]

I dig horses love to watch them love to ride them but I don't own one.People tell me it's not buying the horse it's the care that gets you. I have a neighbor down the road who semi-retired and he trains Paso Fino horses... it's amazing to watch those things do their step routine. usually Saturday mornings he passes by my area down the road in front of my property click click, click click click,click click,click click click. Amazing. I have a lot of respect for the horses and people that have horses it's a beautiful thing.

 

[Painted Calls]

Purchase price is absolutely the cheapest part of horses.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

That's what they tell me... Lord knows I have the space for it,but with two sons in college, a mortgage and car payments,it'll just have to wait because I'm not anywhere close to knowing what to do with a horse once I have it and I don't want to get screwed over with misinformation from casuals.

 

[RiverOtter]

Praying that sling gets there soon. Rolling her is good. They still weigh enough that they need to be up ASAP.

You can even rig up a sheet if you have a hay fork or a bobcat. Been there, done that lol.

Good luck with her. Keep us posted.

Oh, don't I know it! I haven't slept over this in days (this is day 5). The only reason I'm not actively tearing my hair out/making a vet camp here, is she has been getting partway up, she just can't support all her weight on her strained hock and goes right back down again. She's as mobile as a down cow can be, eating everything in sight and even still washing her calf (6 months old). We're hopeful that letting a sling take most of her weight for a few hours will help her realize that standing doesn't = pain. The next step, of the injections, are actually not approved for cows, so that's why the wait is at least a week of patience, oral anti-inflammatories and massage - just helping it heal gently.

Sadly, a sheet won't cut it. Bessie is a BIG girl. In horse, she's 15.2hh, and about 1600#+, and cows are front heavy. But the sling IS on it's way and I do have a tractor to lift her with. We already jury-rigged a sling to get her from the field to the barn, so she's been lifted once.
Me and mah Bessie

I dig horses love to watch them love to ride them but I don't own one.People tell me it's not buying the horse it's the care that gets you. I have a neighbor down the road who semi-retired and he trains Paso Fino horses... it's amazing to watch those things do their step routine. usually Saturday mornings he passes by my area down the road in front of my property click click, click click click,click click,click click click. Amazing. I have a lot of respect for the horses and people that have horses it's a beautiful thing.

You should look into a half-lease! It's a great way to dabble and see if horse ownership might be for you. I lease out my horses on the regular, and have some leased to me, it's very common thing. Or even just ask your neighbor if he needs an exercise rider. Personally, I have a bunch that need exercise and I'm busy with my youngstock, if someone wanted to come out here and ride regularly, it would be hard for me to not laugh maniacally with glee for my new saddle slave and just say yes.

Ok, really going to start a new thread for this - sorry Moonshiner!

 

[Painted Calls]

Oh, don't I know it! I haven't slept over this in days (this is day 5). The only reason I'm not actively tearing my hair out/making a vet camp here, is she has been getting partway up, she just can't support all her weight on her strained hock and goes right back down again. She's as mobile as a down cow can be, eating everything in sight and even still washing her calf (6 months old). We're hopeful that letting a sling take most of her weight for a few hours will help her realize that standing doesn't = pain. The next step, of the injections, are actually not approved for cows, so that's why the wait is at least a week of patience, oral anti-inflammatories and massage - just helping it heal gently.

Sadly, a sheet won't cut it. Bessie is a BIG girl. In horse, she's 15.2hh, and about 1600#+, and cows are front heavy. But the sling IS on it's way and I do have a tractor to lift her with. We already jury-rigged a sling to get her from the field to the barn, so she's been lifted once.
Me and mah Bessie
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You should look into a half-lease! It's a great way to dabble and see if horse ownership might be for you. I lease out my horses on the regular, and have some leased to me, it's very common thing. Or even just ask your neighbor if he needs an exercise rider. Personally, I have a bunch that need exercise and I'm busy with my youngstock, if someone wanted to come out here and ride regularly, it would be hard for me to not laugh maniacally with glee for my new saddle slave and just say yes.

Ok, really going to start a new thread for this - sorry Moonshiner!

Had a feeling halfway through my reply that she was a Holstein.

She's gorgeous!

 

[Miami Leghorn]

The rabbit hole goes deeper...from New Zealand.

 

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