We Made It To Our New Yard!

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:D T'Khasi is now at our new yard! :D

Yesterday he had us all deeply concerned as his sheath had swollen badly and he was very sad and sorry looking. But thankfully the antibiotics finally kicked in, as did the danilon, and this morning he was back to his chirpy self. Still swollen but getting better. Vet had a good look, there is no sign of infection etc, and he reckons just let well alone and keep him on the danilon to manage the swelling. T'Khasi would like everyone to know that danilon is icky, btw.

So it was off to the new yard. His old owner transported him for us. And reiterated that if I ever need to sell, she wants him back. I have told her she can come up anytime to see him. He loaded perfectly, travelled perfectly, and spent his first moments on the yard posing. Had a quick whinny to announce himself then off to his temporary stable to critique the haylage. And there were of course carrots.

He is stuck in overnight, but gets turned out tomorrow. It may be my imagination, but some people seem to be expecting him to be horrible just because of his age. He really isn't - he hates the smell of flyspray and having his right fore picked out, and occasionally he shouts to other horses. That is his list of bad stuff. Three things that we need to work on. In fairness, the flyspray does reek though.

He listens to me when I tell him to settle and stop shouting. This is good, well I think it is! Seriously, he even offered his head when I wormed him! I can muck out round him, groom him, catch him, walk him, all fine! I suppose I have jinxed it now. Tomorrow will no doubt see him sprouting horns and breathing fire as I turn him out. :p I shall wear a hard hat and gloves to be safe of course.

The grazing is great, that is all we really need for the next while anyway. I will be bringing him in once a day for a small feed of speedibeet and chaff with his meds and supplements in. Planning on doing his feet and checking him over then, and just roughing him off for winter. Just hoping his new field mates take to him and vice versa.

I have a pony who loads and takes his wormer with no issues. I am insanely pleased by this...
 
He was bred in Cavan, thanks :) His name is pronounced Tik ass ee, all run together as one word. He has a proper registered name too, but I am a Star Trek geek, lol!
 
Wonderful update. :D

People are so funny - young horses aren't monsters that suddenly turn into perfectly trained adults when they reach a certain birthday. :p What a short list of things to work on... he's obviously had a really good start in life.

Don't forget to take your camera for when you turn him out for the first time tomorrow, they often do their best floaty trot in that situation. :)
 
Thank you, am really excited, although a little worried in case I make a mess of raising and training him! He has indeed been well started, so I just need to keep up with that. He's had a tough few days, it will be nice to get him out :) Husband will be on hand with camera for the big moment!
 
The walk down to the field went smoothly, btw. We had a car pass us going in the opposite direction just outside the main yard - driver seemed more concerned with avoiding the potholes on their side of the road than passing wide and slow but hey-ho! Good experience for T'Khasi.

We also had a variety of surfaces to go along: concrete, tarmac, and gravel paths, all fine. And a field full of ponies: he had a whinny at them but no nonsense. One of the other liveries passed us bringing in their horse and offered to introduce them in hand. I declined, as it seemed like a recipe for disaster! Besides which, T'Khasi had already whinnied to greet their horse and I had told him to hush, which he had. Saw no point in letting him get all excited again.

The only moment of concern was whilst passing a parked van: there was a man doing some fence maintenence behind it. T'Khasi could hear and smell him but not see him, so he planted and got a bit snorty. I made him stand quietly and chatted to the man for a minute or two, explaining that it was a young horse new to the yard etc. He very kindly agreed to stand where T'Khasi could see him whilst I led him on and there was no further issue. I made sure to say thank you, and also thanked him again on the way back up from turning out.

So we went on down the lane to the field: sort of a tunnel effect because of the trees there. Husband got the gate for us, and I took T'Khasi into the field and turned him loose. He ambled off, looking relieved to finally be out! The herd leader came over to meet him and they started grooming each other. Then he and another horse took him to meet the rest of the herd. It wasn't long before he made a few grazing buddies.

All in all, very pleased, although there is still that sense of doom and dread from a few people. It is a bit hard to take, so I have been avoiding interacting with them.

Ooops! Almost forgot: we brought our blind dog along to keep T'Khasi company on the way to the field. They are very fond of each other :)
 
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I'm going to look at your vids now. :)

He's such a good boy and has settled in straight away from the sound of it. You must be so pleased that it all went so well.
 
Faracat said:
I'm going to look at your vids now. :)

He's such a good boy and has settled in straight away from the sound of it. You must be so pleased that it all went so well.
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Am over the moon! Was worried I would make a mess of the whole thing, or that he would turn into the monster people keep on expecting, lol! Spent last night settling my nerves by re-reading National Velvet. As a result I have been talking in the style of the characters all day...

"S'bin nigh on two decades since I read it last!"
 
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