Finlib
Well-Known Member
One year ago today I lost my 26 year old Arab to gutteral mycosis had him 20 years just 4 weeks before that I lost my 30 year old T\B after a fall in the field had him 22 years .Last year wasn't a good year.
I still have 3 horses including a 20 year old Arab I got as a companion for the old Arab after the T/B went.Just a month after getting him both the oldies were gone.Never would have got him if I didn't need a companion for the old arab but he is here and I will keep him as he is 20 and will not be passed on at that age.t I took my eye off the ball and 5 weeks ago he got mild laminitis needed no pain relief just shut off grass vet happy with him and after 2 weeks he was s sound in his shavings pole barn pen.
Now 5 weeks later I had a different vet out today to do routine jabs.(same practice)
She kept insisting that I muzzle all my horses as that is the only way forward! The original vet was happy with my routine.
2 are strip grazed by day and corralled on a pole barn with large dirt area access to the out door school at night with hay weighed at 4 killo per horse (original vet happy with that)
I want to get the Arab back to that routine.She kept insisting that the only way forward is to muzzle everything and chuck them out 24/7 I couldn't seem to get past the muzzling which I am not happy to do.Can't keep fly masks on for more than 20 minutes!!
I do feel fragile today given it is the anniversary of loosing my 2 old boys but the vet made me feel like the worst owner in the world because I didn't want to muzzle all my horses and all I wanted was how to move forward in 're integrating the Arab back to the herd and how .much exercise to give him as well as how much grass I can start to give him.
Have left a message for the original vet to call me. Just feel like worse owner in the world.
Sorry long and rambling just feeling low.
I still have 3 horses including a 20 year old Arab I got as a companion for the old Arab after the T/B went.Just a month after getting him both the oldies were gone.Never would have got him if I didn't need a companion for the old arab but he is here and I will keep him as he is 20 and will not be passed on at that age.t I took my eye off the ball and 5 weeks ago he got mild laminitis needed no pain relief just shut off grass vet happy with him and after 2 weeks he was s sound in his shavings pole barn pen.
Now 5 weeks later I had a different vet out today to do routine jabs.(same practice)
She kept insisting that I muzzle all my horses as that is the only way forward! The original vet was happy with my routine.
2 are strip grazed by day and corralled on a pole barn with large dirt area access to the out door school at night with hay weighed at 4 killo per horse (original vet happy with that)
I want to get the Arab back to that routine.She kept insisting that the only way forward is to muzzle everything and chuck them out 24/7 I couldn't seem to get past the muzzling which I am not happy to do.Can't keep fly masks on for more than 20 minutes!!
I do feel fragile today given it is the anniversary of loosing my 2 old boys but the vet made me feel like the worst owner in the world because I didn't want to muzzle all my horses and all I wanted was how to move forward in 're integrating the Arab back to the herd and how .much exercise to give him as well as how much grass I can start to give him.
Have left a message for the original vet to call me. Just feel like worse owner in the world.
Sorry long and rambling just feeling low.