Post by J on Mar 23, 2008 14:56:00 GMT -5
Horses...they sure test you don't they?
I got my shipment from Country Supply the other day. I thought...cool, I'll go out and worm the horses before walking the dog. That should take me no more than 5 minutes.
They were out loose grazing in the front. I walked up to my Arab, put a hand on his nose and poof we were done.
My Kiger on the other hand....he decided that he surely had never been wormed in his entire life. So he took off running like an idiot.
I then spent the next 1/2 hour trying to catch him. He was eyeing me like...who are you and what have you done with the nice lady that lives here?
I get treats...he runs...another 1/2 hour goes by and I am now resorting to verbal negotiations. You're right...I AM going to freaking KILL YOU when I get my hands on you. What is wrong with you...blah blah blah. I have treats you idiot. (right...who's the idiot??).
I stand and feed Dusty mass treats. Well, fat boy can not stand it any longer. He comes over, I put a halter on him.
I try to worm him. He is absolutely terrified of the white syringe. Never seen one before, is certain it is going to kill him and surely I am trying to poison him (Ok technically I am...but seriously, does he know that?).
We did lots of yielding etc to get him thinking. Bahahahaha...oh ya..thinking I have totally lost my mind if I think for one second he plans on eating that wormer!
I ended up putting the bridle on. Goofy butt let me put a syringe in behind the bit. Stood there all head down and everythign.
<shaking head> I'm like Dude! This would be so less nasty tasting if you had just let me shoot this to the back of your tongue...now you have to taste it and play with it and the bit until it's gone.
He did get lots of berry treats once the paste was swallowed. But my god! 1.5 hours to worm one horse, who has been wormed countless times.
He has been wormed....mulitiple times...I'm not sure what all the fuss was about. But I need to start shooting him up with applesauce I guess.
You just Never Know what the test will be day to day!
I got my shipment from Country Supply the other day. I thought...cool, I'll go out and worm the horses before walking the dog. That should take me no more than 5 minutes.
They were out loose grazing in the front. I walked up to my Arab, put a hand on his nose and poof we were done.
My Kiger on the other hand....he decided that he surely had never been wormed in his entire life. So he took off running like an idiot.
I then spent the next 1/2 hour trying to catch him. He was eyeing me like...who are you and what have you done with the nice lady that lives here?
I get treats...he runs...another 1/2 hour goes by and I am now resorting to verbal negotiations. You're right...I AM going to freaking KILL YOU when I get my hands on you. What is wrong with you...blah blah blah. I have treats you idiot. (right...who's the idiot??).
I stand and feed Dusty mass treats. Well, fat boy can not stand it any longer. He comes over, I put a halter on him.
I try to worm him. He is absolutely terrified of the white syringe. Never seen one before, is certain it is going to kill him and surely I am trying to poison him (Ok technically I am...but seriously, does he know that?).
We did lots of yielding etc to get him thinking. Bahahahaha...oh ya..thinking I have totally lost my mind if I think for one second he plans on eating that wormer!
I ended up putting the bridle on. Goofy butt let me put a syringe in behind the bit. Stood there all head down and everythign.
<shaking head> I'm like Dude! This would be so less nasty tasting if you had just let me shoot this to the back of your tongue...now you have to taste it and play with it and the bit until it's gone.
He did get lots of berry treats once the paste was swallowed. But my god! 1.5 hours to worm one horse, who has been wormed countless times.
He has been wormed....mulitiple times...I'm not sure what all the fuss was about. But I need to start shooting him up with applesauce I guess.
You just Never Know what the test will be day to day!
