appaloosa 239's herd journal

[appaloosa 239]

Okay, it's still cold here...but not as cold as it was. And I'm still hoping it snows, although most likely the animals aren't, except for maybe Tanka.
January 9, 2014

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Lol, too bad I couldn't send some of our snow to you!!! We have too much this year!!!

 

[kinder]

Did it snow yet ? What an odd winter we're all having. Hope all is good.!! lol...

 

[appaloosa 239]

What a day I had! So, I woke up this morning and looked out the window at Tanka's barn. He is laying down in it. Tanka hardly goes in the barn, much less lay down in it!
Turns out something is wrong with him. We call our horse doctor. She's busy, and says this other doctor will do something. That other doctor never calls. But we do get a call from a horse doctor at the vet, he says it's either laminitis or founder, apparently the result of too much alfalfa hay. (Alfalfa hay is high in protein.) The farrier comes over to check his feet, and says there's nothing wrong with his feet. We don't really know what he has! His rump is really hard, though. .....
January 18, 2013

Lol, too bad I couldn't send some of our snow to you!!! We have too much this year!!!

Did it snow yet ? What an odd winter we're all having. Hope all is good.!! lol...

I think it is going to snow tomorrow.

 

[kinder]

WOW !! Sorry to hear Tanka's not well, I hope its nothing serious. I'll check back with you, later. lol...

 

[appaloosa 239]

WOW !! Sorry to hear Tanka's not well, I hope its nothing serious. I'll check back with you, later. lol...

Yeah, thanks... Tanka is usually an easy-keeper horse. I've had horse for two, almost three years. Thunder, my black Arab, colliced almost every two months. Tanka has only colliced once, and that was because of stress. Unfortunately, Thunder passed away last January.

 

[jodief100]

For Tanka.

 

[kinder]

So sorry about Thunder,. I guess we all know these things happen, But Its always worse when it happens to your loved ones. So how is Tanka ? Hopefully his stubbornness will be his friend. lol. And how are you holding up ???
I'm going to go look up (colliced),

 

[appaloosa 239]

We finally figured out what he has--sand and worms. Now we have to give him half a cup of psyllium today and Tuesday.

So sorry about Thunder,. I guess we all know these things happen, But Its always worse when it happens to your loved ones. So how is Tanka ? Hopefully his stubbornness will be his friend. lol. And how are you holding up ???
I'm going to go look up (colliced),

Collic is when a horses gets constupation and he can't pass it. Then the doctor has to come over, run a tube down his nostril and pump it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_colic

 

[jodief100]