tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post3700826543330574196..comments2023-03-29T01:51:31.979-04:00Comments on Saving Faith: Gravity is a Myth: The Earth Just SucksSavingFaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01376326634025598714noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-1322008217989059302009-10-16T19:44:21.597-04:002009-10-16T19:44:21.597-04:00My Huey is also fussy about "stuff" in h...My Huey is also fussy about "stuff" in his grain--when I first got him, I tried to give him an apple. Oh, if looks could kill. He was SURE I was trying to KILL him, and it took a day or so before I could approach him with anything "new" in my hand.<br /><br />When he started seeing his acupuncture vet, she recommended this "odd tasting" (her term) powder called Body Sore to go with the "pins" treatment. I bought molasses, maple syrup and apple sauce, to see which one would work. The short answer is, they ALL worked because Huey did not need anything to convince him the Body Sore was edible. He eats it just fine without anything (now that the apple sauce and maple syrup are gone. The Molasses I keep around for mashes ;o) Anyway, you might try molasses or maple syrup.<br /><br />Give Faith extra kisses from her fans, TBDancer and Huey ;oD<br /><br />And kisses to Victoria, too.TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-54084336922770736412009-10-16T08:49:07.074-04:002009-10-16T08:49:07.074-04:00I KNOW THEY SAY NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS...AND KNOW TH...I KNOW THEY SAY NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS...AND KNOW THAT THINGS ARE HECTIC FOR YOU NOW, SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR THOUGHTS,PRAYERS AND ENERGY ARE WITH YOU AND FAITH-ROSIE AND VICTORIA....GOOD LUCKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-45347182630182368062009-10-15T21:27:21.571-04:002009-10-15T21:27:21.571-04:00POOR YOU!!!! Ugh, there's periods where I cri...POOR YOU!!!! Ugh, there's periods where I cringe going out to the barn with the little voice in my head saying, "Ugh, what next?". When it rains, it often pours.<br /><br />Hoping there's speedy recoveries all around and you can have some peace.Malahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226198705492411978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-55720764415976786932009-10-14T18:09:35.352-04:002009-10-14T18:09:35.352-04:00I'll second the bute comments. My horses, afte...I'll second the bute comments. My horses, after a dose of bute, will refuse all food for a while. The bute apparently leaves a very bitter taste in their mouths. If I have to give both bute & SMZ, I'll feed the SMZ in a grain mix of some sort & later do the bute in a syringe into the mouth.OldMorganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468535860419630648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-3942035399895055442009-10-14T17:54:46.986-04:002009-10-14T17:54:46.986-04:00things happen in 3's. thats 3 right off the ba...things happen in 3's. thats 3 right off the bat! good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-24428106698897801252009-10-14T17:05:26.079-04:002009-10-14T17:05:26.079-04:00OMG! Poor Faith! I do hope she can recover from ...OMG! Poor Faith! I do hope she can recover from this. I think I agree about the bute. You may want to bute her and wait awhile to give her the grain. I have had the horses refuse apples after a dose of bute so do not do that anymore. I wait awhile and offer it and they eat. On the witchy mare subject; I had a walker/paso cross who was an absolute bitch in the pasture. I had mares and geldings separated then. I finally put her in with the geldings because I knew it was a matter of time before she killed the dinky little arab. The fjord mare was boss and she did not challenge her, nor did she abuse her filly. I just did not want the arab hurt, she was not mine. The Holsteiner put her in her place and she threw fits but did not challenge him after the initial ranking tussle. She went down the road a few years ago and all is quiet on the barn front. Did not realize how much havoc that mare created until she was gone. I do not miss her; I just mourn the fact a damn nice mare was hell to live with.phaedra96https://www.blogger.com/profile/13073887491311158448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-73412074560623759222009-10-14T13:11:45.100-04:002009-10-14T13:11:45.100-04:00I'm so sorry. I am keeping you and all of your...I'm so sorry. I am keeping you and all of your critters in my thoughts.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417356206569429078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-49620917292098254312009-10-14T10:07:23.134-04:002009-10-14T10:07:23.134-04:00WOW---Sorry to hear about the string of incidents....WOW---Sorry to hear about the string of incidents. Mares can be witchy sometimes. One of our mares tried to bite my husband over the weekend when being saddled and then during the ride, proceeded to kick the gelding I was riding in the face. This was not a habit with her, so not sure what was her problem. Fortunately for us, there was no blood drawn in either case, but I am certainly aware of what "can" happen, as did happen in your case. Hang in there!<br /><br />Also, my gelding cut his leg in a trailer accident a few years back. He had to have medicine twice a day and I was having difficulty in the administration. I found that mixing the medicine throughly in a cup of sweetened applesauce and then mixing it in his grain made him actually "excited" about taking it. You might try that, but I'm sure you know each horse is different in their taste preferences.Drillriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237598511944008927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-82067085547308580522009-10-14T06:59:03.036-04:002009-10-14T06:59:03.036-04:00Poor Faith, hope she is soon feeling better. But a...Poor Faith, hope she is soon feeling better. But at least she DID defend herself, not bad for an old girl. Hope that Rosie and the piglet is ok!<br />You and Dan really are a Saint to the animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-48941570837832240322009-10-14T06:02:05.737-04:002009-10-14T06:02:05.737-04:00Ugh! Everything bad always seems to happen on bunc...Ugh! Everything bad always seems to happen on bunches. I hope that your little piglet is ok. My gelding who will eat anything, anytime, anywhere, will NOT eat for several hours after getting bute. Hang in there...sending you positive energy.sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724102892153928239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493249665531906779.post-91725803714008080302009-10-13T21:59:23.893-04:002009-10-13T21:59:23.893-04:00Eeek! Oh, scary. All kinds of scary. Hope everyone...Eeek! Oh, scary. All kinds of scary. Hope everyone comes through with flying colors.<br /><br />I'm surprised that Faith got beat up by another mare - you've described her as very pushy with her handlers, so as a non-horseperson I'd assumed she'd be the queen of the paddock as well. Is status with horses different than status with humans, or is Rosie also a handful in her own right?Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123088409163215102noreply@blogger.com