tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post6223267479428570170..comments2024-03-22T03:49:11.644-07:00Comments on Life With Horses: $217 Later...Cindy Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826221923988198322noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-3896943927691337172008-08-27T22:20:00.000-07:002008-08-27T22:20:00.000-07:00Maybe it's some sort of horse conspiracy. Do our h...Maybe it's some sort of horse conspiracy. Do our horses read our bank statements? Do they somehow sense when we have a little extra money to spare? And why wouldn't Wally prefer that I buy him more cookies or carrots than pay for an emergency vet call? Hmmmm.... Perhaps he just enjoys the drama!Cindy Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826221923988198322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-67326924502704549022008-08-27T18:46:00.000-07:002008-08-27T18:46:00.000-07:00Thanx for the tip with the ointment... my horse ha...Thanx for the tip with the ointment... my horse has neverending eye troubles- right now his eyes are blurry and he can't see too well- resulting in whacking his face into stall doors, running into walls, missing the entrance to the wash rack, etc... and he wasn't too freindly with the saline except fpr the other day when I got it in him out in the pasture without holding him, no halter, anything (thank God) until the next day, when he litterally RAN AWAY when he saw the bottle in my hand. That is, once he figured out that it was a bottle for eye drops- my horse is NOT very smart... So the vet is coming Tuesday, and I'm expecting a HUGE bill- eye thing + Coggins test + annual vaccinations that he didn't get yet this year (I know, shame on me) = probably draining about 1/3 of my bank account. NOT GOOD. There went my idea of going to college, ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-32673314861780988712008-08-25T22:31:00.000-07:002008-08-25T22:31:00.000-07:00How funny! I think you're right though.. just whe...How funny! I think you're right though.. just when we think we've gotten a little bit ahead... they think up something to do to themselves!! Like ram a metal rod into their knee... requiring an emergency vet trip fee, minor surgery, antibiotics, etc... (Thanks Blue.) Or cutting their head open on a teeny tiny little nail I didn't spot in the stall... requiring 20 stitches from the base of her ear to the back of her eye... (thanks Koda).. Oh, yeah, let's not forget sticking the foreleg through the rubber feed bucket, fracturing the sesamoid bone, and ripping a tendon.. requiring almost a year of stall rest.. (thanks Justin) <BR/>I could go on! But any of us silly enough to stick to horses just has to suck it up... <BR/><BR/>Glad Wally's feeling better, and I hope you are too!! <BR/><BR/>Jamie<BR/>p.s. the closest I'll ever get to Hawaii is on t.v. or a brochure! LOL...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-20823595741057700762008-08-25T11:39:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:39:00.000-07:00Good idea with the sneakyness, Cindy! And good on ...Good idea with the sneakyness, Cindy! And good on you for foregoing your hat for Wally. I'm sure he would thank you when he gets over his bitterness!Christina de Pinethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093013675257842099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-42107363287837280982008-08-25T10:49:00.000-07:002008-08-25T10:49:00.000-07:00Alas, the curse of the beloved equine!Bucky actual...Alas, the curse of the beloved equine!<BR/><BR/>Bucky actually went a LONG time without any mishaps, until a couple weeks ago he somehow pulled a shoe - and the seal on his hoof came off as well! He had a crack a while back, and we had a bad farrier at the time, and he didn't do anything about it other than drill a metal brace over it. We switched to a better farrier last month who worked with Bucky for three days straight and literally gouged out a section of his hoof wall, about three inches across and what looks like a heckuva lot of thickness. He then proceeded to pour in a specific sort of seal thing in it. Our bill was an expensive one....<BR/><BR/>Well - he lost his seal.... and Neil had to spend over two hours fixing his hoof. Yeah. Another EXPENSIVE bill for me to spend my hard-earned money on. I guess I can't get that new browband I've been looking at. <BR/><BR/>Alas, the curse of the beloved equine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817758588420976932.post-74366692761960264282008-08-25T05:52:00.000-07:002008-08-25T05:52:00.000-07:00Horses are SO great at knowing when you have just ...Horses are SO great at knowing when you have just a little extra money in the bank to plan their next bizarre illness. And of course, mine always want me to have to pay an emergency fee too. I think it's their way of keeping me from deserting them to go to Hawaii too! :-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503493957619555376noreply@blogger.com