spring time medicine chest clean-up a horse of course


medicine chest is probably a disaster.


don’t overdo it.


thermometer. one.


When You’re horse’s


this time I try to clean it out and restock.


don’t need as much as your horse-o-chondriac thinks. You’ll need a Get a good


hard to read. (I don’t like digital ones). You can roll a thermometer in your fingers a hundred times and still not see the mercury.


prepared”.) makes All thermometers are


a thermometer on the basis of how easy it is to read. (A little practice will help, but where is the fun in that? It only


you “overly So select


Mine is! So every year about


restocking, You really


blunt surgical scissors. It’s not so much that you might need to protect your horse when you cut off a difficult bandage; it’s so you won’t stick yourself when he moves his leg at the worst possible time. You’ll need several These are for Don’t let them


rolls of cotton. leg injuries.


out of their wraps for any other purpose. Once a roll of cotton sees daylight, it


immediately jump into the dirt, tear itself and suck hay, straw and shavings into its layers. Rolls


should be forbidden to move. Get a small bag of


of cotton


cotton balls. (A small bag will last you a thousand years since you’ll probably never use them….they are there to keep you from touching the cotton rolls.)


2004 AQHA Perlino Stallion Double Bred Doc Bar


will You’ll need some


have several rolls of gauze, at least 8 quilted pads for leg bandages, four cotton knit leg wraps for standing bandages, some masking tape for holding wraps that won’t seem to stay in place and some duct tape for use on feet. A bottle of rubbing


alcohol is required, as is your favorite non-irritating antiseptic


(Always have a water-soluble topic dressage ointment to be slapped on nasty gashes, tears or rips while waiting for your vet to come and put in some stitches…vet’s hate


any dressing can’t be easily washed away.)


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now I’ve been sharing my journey to find a softer, less aggressive way to work with and train my horse. That jour- ney has taken me on several paths where I’ve had the great fortune to meet and interact with many horse trainers and enthusiasts. Most of these people are not in the big spot light. They do what they do on a much smaller scale without the show and bravado of some of today’s well known trainers. One common theme


I find with all the softer trainers is their respect and reverence for the horses. They have a deep compassion for the horse itself; for the horse as a living, breathing, thinking and feeling being.


us who already feel and share this compassion, that’s easy to understand and appreciate. Yet sometimes we still don’t fully


For those of seeking softness The brave horse


understand the very nature of the horse.


tually best for the horse, it’s important to understand, truly understand, the horse itself. This goes beyond knowing technique and exercises.


goes beyond simply causing or making the horse to move its feet here and there. There’s so much more.


Don’t Lie, Chris Irwin does an incredible job of delving into the core of what makes a horse a horse. There are many very important things to be aware of. Let’s start with the


In his book, Horses To know what is ac- It


or caught for food; quarry. 2. One that is defenseless, espe- cially in the face of attack; a victim.


predator: A predator can be man or beast that hunts, stalks and kills its prey, usually for food, but sometimes for person- al gain. The act of predation often results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorp- tion of the prey’s tissue through consumption. Yikes!


Ask.com defines


prey vs. predator differences. What does this really mean and what should we know? And why is this even important in the world of the modern day mostly domesticated horse? Merriam Webster de-


fines prey: 1. An animal hunted


namic, doesn’t it? How does this apply to our horses today? Years and years of domesticat- ing and gentling generations of horses does not change the instinctive core of what the horse was given by nature as it’s means to survive. Being a prey animal with this instinct to survive is still very much a part of every horse living today from the backyard pet, to the


Sounds pretty dy- when topical dressing. It’s important to


have a bottle of your favorite liniment for use on sore muscles and under standing bandages. I like a liniment with a nice aroma as I like to use it on my sore back muscles.


have a supply of clean rags, towels and soap. Dish soap in a squeeze bottle is nice. The soap and towels can be used to wash your hands before you treat a wound and the rages can be used to scrub up a scratch or abrasion. You’ll need a cheap


bottle of bleach for treating thrush and general cleaning of the bottom of hooves.


It’s a good idea to You should also


THE HORSE GAZETTE horse health


supply of Butazolidin tablets or paste. I keep them and my bottle of aspirin handy; this way we both can get some quick minor pain relief. You


a drawing salve such as Icthammol and some type of medicated poultice for cooling inflamed tissue or drawing hoof abscesses, which will also be aided by the box of Epsom salts you’ll have. A bottle of 7%


iodine never specifically directed to by trail riding Park 5


highly competitive show horse to the mustangs roaming wild and free on ranges all around the world; it always will be . Horses, like other


give


I have a rule: shots unless


should have


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your veterinarian.


wants you to give injectable follow-up medications, then do.


note book and pencil handy. They are good for jotting down remedies,


numbers, shopping lists and the dates various medications were given to your horse. Invariably the vet


will ask: “When was the last time Diablo had…..?”


is a must; you’ll probably have to get it from your veterinarian as it is no longer on the market.


in shock when you consult your book and


administered it on June 1 about 9:30 a.m. You were late again that day.” Visit A Horse, Of


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telephone And finally, keep a If your vet


prey animals, can be flighty and quick to react. Chris Ir- win compares the horse to a wild deer. Can you even imagine trying to catch, much less saddle, a wild deer? How might you handle your horse differently if you put him in this context? If you understand


and accept the premise that all horses are prey animals and that all humans are predators; and if you keep this in mind each time you interact with your horse (even if your horse appears on the outside to be calm and quiet), you will develop a much deeper relationship with your horse built on trust, understand- ing and respect.


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