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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-20 7:30 PM SG. - 2014-03-20 6:26 PM Winters can be harsh Sometimes horsers mish their humans and don't thrive... Glad he is back with you... TB can be tough to keep weight on Most of the TB's that I know dont do well being on only pasture.
That or they were and the other horses were chasing him away from his grain.
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Hes 10 this year. Did I mention we also share a birthday?
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Location: Here | missroselee - 2014-03-20 6:34 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-20 7:30 PM SG. - 2014-03-20 6:26 PM Winters can be harsh Sometimes horsers mish their humans and don't thrive... Glad he is back with you... TB can be tough to keep weight on Most of the TB's that I know dont do well being on only pasture.
That or they were and the other horses were chasing him away from his grain.
I had one like that and had to seperate to make sure supper got ate... |
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| Ah jeez...I don't know why people have to be this way.
Sounds pretty lucky he didn't end up hurt when they let 8 strange horses be dumped in the pasture with him.
I bet he's happy to be home :) |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | bennie1 - 2014-03-20 7:54 PM Ah jeez...I don't know why people have to be this way.
Sounds pretty lucky he didn't end up hurt when they let 8 strange horses be dumped in the pasture with him.
I bet he's happy to be home :)
He was. It didn't take but a day for him to perk up. I think one of the problems too was they had him out with all those other horses. In his entire life he's never had to do that. The most he's been turned out with was three other ones that he was used to. But even here at my house I don't keep more then 2 out together. Just safer that way and easier to track who is eating how much hay. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I so bad want to put him in the front yard but the dogs will bark at him nonstop. They don't bother him a bit but they bother the heck out of me.
I've never dealt with a horse that had hair as long and ugly as his. I don't want to over deworm him. I gave him a tube today and will give him ivermectrin next week. Do you guys think it's a combination of everything? Underweight and wormy? |
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| He might be wormy..., I think mainly it's a lack of enough quality feed and the extremely harsh winter we have endured.
I'll bet the thing that will turn him around so fast it will make your head spin is green grass....April 15th is coming, traditionally, that's when we consider grass being here. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | cheryl makofka - 2014-03-20 6:01 PM You needed to take care of yourself give yourself a break, things happen and now I know you will never let that happen again. Only suggestion and you may already be doing it is with my skinny horses I bought I added canola oil and flax to their grain as well as red cell. I gradually introduced it and increased the amount till I got 1/2 cup of oil 1 cup of flax and the recommended serving of red cell.
Cheryl is right. Its over and done and he's in your capable hands now. You'll have him on the right track in no time. Worming will help a ton. Maybe have his teeth checked but you probably already know that.  |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | CYA Ranch - 2014-03-20 8:30 PM cheryl makofka - 2014-03-20 6:01 PM You needed to take care of yourself give yourself a break, things happen and now I know you will never let that happen again. Only suggestion and you may already be doing it is with my skinny horses I bought I added canola oil and flax to their grain as well as red cell. I gradually introduced it and increased the amount till I got 1/2 cup of oil 1 cup of flax and the recommended serving of red cell. Cheryl is right. Its over and done and he's in your capable hands now. You'll have him on the right track in no time. Worming will help a ton. Maybe have his teeth checked but you probably already know that.
Yes he needs his teeth done. They are not horrible since I've kept up with them but he's due again. |
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Location: NE Texas | No worries, my friend....he's going to be just fine. Don't feel guilty, we all have life get in the way sometimes. He looks like a cool cat....wish I still rode hunters cause I'd be begging for him! Thumbs up to you for trusting your gut and getting him back on track.  |
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Location: Here | Herbie - 2014-03-20 7:39 PM No worries, my friend....he's going to be just fine. Don't feel guilty, we all have life get in the way sometimes. He looks like a cool cat....wish I still rode hunters cause I'd be begging for him! Thumbs up to you for trusting your gut and getting him back on track.
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Location: Kansas | Wow I had a mare brought back to me in a similar situation, she wasn't quite as bad as your boy.....but I was upset and had a gut feeling as well.
He'll fatten up in no time, glad to see you followed your instincts. Prayers for a fast recovery |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | You should be applauded for listening to that gut feeling and going to get him! So good that you did!
He was clearly neglected and not fed properly...I just hope it was out of ignorance rather than true lack of concern for him. The good news is you have him home and can get him back on his feet and looking good/feeling good pretty quickly. Its amazing what a little feed and care will do!
You have likely fed up a skinny horse before...but when I have taken some pretty severely malnourished horses in I like to feed Alfalfa, and something like TC Senior, (soaked beet pulp too if they have poor dental condition). Sounds like you have him already on the road back.
Good luck, take update pictures as you go. Sometimes seeing them every day makes it harder to see the improvement at first. |
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Location: Here | TrailGirl - 2014-03-21 8:19 AM You should be applauded for listening to that gut feeling and going to get him! So good that you did!
He was clearly neglected and not fed properly...I just hope it was out of ignorance rather than true lack of concern for him. The good news is you have him home and can get him back on his feet and looking good/feeling good pretty quickly. Its amazing what a little feed and care will do!
You have likely fed up a skinny horse before...but when I have taken some pretty severely malnourished horses in I like to feed Alfalfa, and something like TC Senior, (soaked beet pulp too if they have poor dental condition). Sounds like you have him already on the road back.
Good luck, take update pictures as you go. Sometimes seeing them every day makes it harder to see the improvement at first.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I had an older horse, he was 19 at the time, get sick with a kidney issue and end up looking like that. He recovered and never went down again, even when his cancer got bad a few years later. It hurt my heart and I'm sure anyone who saw him would have thought I wasn't feeding him. It happened very quickly. |
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Location: N Texas | missroselee - 2014-03-20 6:05 PM
BS Hauler - 2014-03-20 7:00 PM I think you have got some work cut out for you. A little blame on both sides. But that is water over the dam.Need to worry about him first. Use it as a learning experience. I wish the best luck to both of you.
You think I don't know I am to blame just as much for the situation? Not my first time around the block in the horse world.
Honestly, I don't blame you at all...I get that this is your horse so you feel responsible, but every time you saw him, he looked great, so you had no reason to doubt them. Don't be so hard on yourself
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Location: In a happy place | Please don't beat yourself up. We have all had some of the same experiences. Your health has been horrible and during these times you can't always think clearly. Ask me I know. You went with your gut and picked him up. Be proud of that fact. He will be fine. Just take your time with him just like you are already doing. I love his story. He picked you. And those are some neat pictures of him jumping and all. |
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Location: North Dakota | EEK, some peoples perception of time should be evaluated. I've seen a hard keeper go down like that in 2 weeks, not 2 days. I would bet that the other horse competition is what did him in. Glad you have him back, I would bet in a month he will look great again. |
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| Between missing you, being out on a crappy winter pasture (sorry, all pastures are crappy in the winter because the grass loses nutrients) dealing with a bunch of strange horses, and not getting the TLC with grain, I can see why this would happen.
My gelding goes off his feed when he misses me. My mom feeds them and in the winter, I don't make it to the barn as much. Your horse was probably eating enough when he didn't have to fight over it. If he only nibbled but could leave left overs and come back, that might have meant he didn't lose weight at first. Now, he either had to eat or it got stolen. He probably gave up.
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Location: Great NW | Don't go beaten yourself up.... Maybe he got sick - I have seen horses in near halter condition look worse than he does within days (not weeks). yes your winter has been hard and cold. maybe not enough food(lack of knowledge) and maybe not enough food for him. How did the other horses look? Glad he home - it will be a long few months to bring him back. I have one myself that was looking fantastic. I got pretty sick then busy with work and driving kids around. I did not see him for 3 weeks. the kids (the are mid and upper teenager)were feeding and looking after the animals. Well he must have gotten a cold or temp cause man did he look like crap when I finally made it out to the barn. the other horses with him look just fine (and he is head honcho) so it can happen. I brought him in and fed him up - it took me over a month to get him decent enough to take in public. |
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