Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Horse grooming

The horse owners worked their horses on Sunday. They had a farrier come and trim all of the horse's hoofs.  Some needed the trimming more than others.  He also worked a little while on training Lily.




The owners also gave worming medicine to all their horses.  The medicine was administered orally.  The colt (seen in the first photo on the left) wasn't to have a full dose as the amount of medicine is based on the horse's weight.  In the excitement (as the horses weren't too keen on getting the medicine) one horse owner accidentally gave the colt a full dose as the applicator did not stop at the dosage setting.

After calling a vet the prognosis was to watch the colt. Over an hour later he seemed to be breathing harder.  But now he seems to have shaken it off.  Still, I am keeping an eye on him.

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