vicklynn
11-01-2008, 09:23 PM
I hate this time of yr, when it comes to City.....NOTE, he Is OK...... The temps up and down and it just messes with him. Today I put him and Myst up in the round pen, let them have some time up out of their dry lot. They were fine, having a good ole time just grazing away. Came dinner time and I got the leads on, City is always first, he knows when it's dinner time, meets me at the gate. Myst wants to run, so I push her, City is standing there with halter and lead, waiting patiently. I round Myst, make her do a roll back a couple times, she gives, by now City is following her, just cause, not playing the game, just following what is going on. Myst turns in, gets her halter on, City stops in the corner to poo. Im standing there waiting with Myst, and like the good puppy City is, he finishes and comes right up for me to grab his lead(its been laying over his neck this hole time, hes good like that)Both horses are fine at this point.
I take them to their area, let City loose, he walks on down to his feed area while Im taking off Mysts halter. I walk to the run in with her, watch them for a min, notice something Im not to happy about. City is not eating his grain, City is a grain hog, he loves his grain. I look at Myst, she is happily eating, but not City. I hop under the hot wire, dump his grain from the small bucket to the large one, see if he just didnt like how I put in in his big bucket,(he can be anal that way)(wonder where he gets that from)but nope, thats not it, so I try hand feeding him, he takes it and spits it out, hmmm, what the heck. Well, its a brand new bag, but nope, he dont care, he loves his grain. So I stay with him, watch him for awhile, he starts eating his hay, so I go in, finish dinner, talk with Bob, tell him whats going on, and we eat. I go check on City, he has eaten 3/4 of his hay by now, and has eaten some of his grain. The grain should of been gone, along time ago. I am happy he has eaten his hay. OH, I've checked constantly for gut sounds, checked his neck for choke(he has a particular area where he has gotten things stuck, all was good) just check him over, he seems fine, just not interested in his grain all that much. So I go back in, tell Bob, Im doing a poo check at 10PM. We went out, three normal size piles, not dry nor wet, Citys regular poo. I go to his feed bucket, all his grain is gone, almost all his hay is gone(he's a slow eater)and his gut sounds were good, and he drank a whole lot of water.
I went through this last yr during the same season change and I HATE IT. I am glad he is ok, but dang it, I wish the temp change wasnt so hard on him. Other than his feed, he is ok during this. Its weird, but Im glad I know what it is, and what to look for.
Anyone else have issues with their horses during the weather change. I mean, 40 one day, 70 the next...gesh.
I take them to their area, let City loose, he walks on down to his feed area while Im taking off Mysts halter. I walk to the run in with her, watch them for a min, notice something Im not to happy about. City is not eating his grain, City is a grain hog, he loves his grain. I look at Myst, she is happily eating, but not City. I hop under the hot wire, dump his grain from the small bucket to the large one, see if he just didnt like how I put in in his big bucket,(he can be anal that way)(wonder where he gets that from)but nope, thats not it, so I try hand feeding him, he takes it and spits it out, hmmm, what the heck. Well, its a brand new bag, but nope, he dont care, he loves his grain. So I stay with him, watch him for awhile, he starts eating his hay, so I go in, finish dinner, talk with Bob, tell him whats going on, and we eat. I go check on City, he has eaten 3/4 of his hay by now, and has eaten some of his grain. The grain should of been gone, along time ago. I am happy he has eaten his hay. OH, I've checked constantly for gut sounds, checked his neck for choke(he has a particular area where he has gotten things stuck, all was good) just check him over, he seems fine, just not interested in his grain all that much. So I go back in, tell Bob, Im doing a poo check at 10PM. We went out, three normal size piles, not dry nor wet, Citys regular poo. I go to his feed bucket, all his grain is gone, almost all his hay is gone(he's a slow eater)and his gut sounds were good, and he drank a whole lot of water.
I went through this last yr during the same season change and I HATE IT. I am glad he is ok, but dang it, I wish the temp change wasnt so hard on him. Other than his feed, he is ok during this. Its weird, but Im glad I know what it is, and what to look for.
Anyone else have issues with their horses during the weather change. I mean, 40 one day, 70 the next...gesh.