Fools Motto
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Feeling sad for the old boy. He has been stabled (no grass has passed his lips since mid November) all winter.
He gets turned out (week ago today with mine) and then left. No hard feed, albeit only oats and hi-fi on offer, and only I check him. I was sure he would get colic, but nope, I was sure he would gallop (or try to) around a bit and have a heart attack, but so far he is still standing. I was sure his thick heavy mucus from his nostril would soon start showing blood, but it is clearing and thinning slowly. (I've also had a few heart palpitations about infection spreading to mine).
He is so thin. You can feel every bone in his body, and it is only his long, very smelly hair which is covering it. His teeth are far too long to be any good at chewing, he drinks three times as much as both mine put together... yet owner (my father if people hadn't yet put 2+2 together) still 'adores' him.
Makes me feel so sad. I see mine looking fab and happy and bright.. he is dull, smelly and clearly not thriving. I don't expect him to be 'stunning' at his age - 31 or there abouts, and I know being a TB is totally different to a pony or a TB x.
I'm doing my best to groom him daily, but I have to be ever so gentle over his bones. My father has told me to 'leave him alone', but there are some things I just can't quite abide to.
I have NO idea what my filly is doing, maybe ''oh, you ARE a boy?''!
I know, that perhaps I shouldn't have posted the pictures as he isn't mine so say, I do look after him when allowed and I do adore him like my own and it is sometimes nice to show people what I worry about so if anyone has any bright ideas, please share.
He gets turned out (week ago today with mine) and then left. No hard feed, albeit only oats and hi-fi on offer, and only I check him. I was sure he would get colic, but nope, I was sure he would gallop (or try to) around a bit and have a heart attack, but so far he is still standing. I was sure his thick heavy mucus from his nostril would soon start showing blood, but it is clearing and thinning slowly. (I've also had a few heart palpitations about infection spreading to mine).
He is so thin. You can feel every bone in his body, and it is only his long, very smelly hair which is covering it. His teeth are far too long to be any good at chewing, he drinks three times as much as both mine put together... yet owner (my father if people hadn't yet put 2+2 together) still 'adores' him.
Makes me feel so sad. I see mine looking fab and happy and bright.. he is dull, smelly and clearly not thriving. I don't expect him to be 'stunning' at his age - 31 or there abouts, and I know being a TB is totally different to a pony or a TB x.
I'm doing my best to groom him daily, but I have to be ever so gentle over his bones. My father has told me to 'leave him alone', but there are some things I just can't quite abide to.
I have NO idea what my filly is doing, maybe ''oh, you ARE a boy?''!
I know, that perhaps I shouldn't have posted the pictures as he isn't mine so say, I do look after him when allowed and I do adore him like my own and it is sometimes nice to show people what I worry about so if anyone has any bright ideas, please share.