Re: Limited Distance

["Janet Baca" <horsetrl@ctaz.com>]

Hi Bonita,
We've tried a lot of things.  The cradle would not have worked but the
muzzle finally did work (is working now with modifications).  It's just that
we didn't have all the adjustments right and he rubbed out the stitches.
Unable to put him on a line and hand water him because I work 8 hours a day
about 45 miles away and there is no one there to help me (I board at
someone's home and they work also.  I travel 2 hours a day back and forth to
work.  We also live in the high desert and they need to be watered a bit
more than several times a day.  Temps rise to 105 at times but average 100
every day.  The reason the vet decided to stitch again was that the previous
stitches were hooked into unstable tissue (granulated tissue) and she
debrieded the granulated tissue and hooked the stitches into some very good
tissue this time.  You have a point about the picket line.  I may try to rig
something up for him with the 30 gallon tank right next to the picket line.
I just hate to leave him alone all day for fear he could get into trouble.
He gets into trouble easily, he's very curious.  Thanks for your ideas.
Believe me, this has made me just ill trying to get a handle on this.  We
live in an area where they just don't carry stuff like muzzles, cradles,
etc.  It is a very small town and the nearest bigger town is about 2-1/2 hrs
away.

Janet Baca
-----Original Message-----
From: Bonita B. Young <corky@foothill.net>
To: Janet Baca <horsetrl>
Cc: ridecamp <ridecamp>; Leigh331 <Leigh331>
Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: Limited Distance


>I think if this was my horse and I had all the problems that you have had i
>would put him on a long picket line where he could not rub on any thing.
Even
>if this meant having to water him by hand several times a day this would
seem
>easier than to have to repeatedly have his his face stitched up.  I would
also
>put a cradle around his neck and put a muzzle on him.  If this seems harsh
just
>think of what he is doing to himself.  Good luck!
>
>Corky Young
>Byrds Valley Ranch, on the Tevis trail
>
>Janet Baca wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>> I'm the one with the gelding that threw me and then had trouble healing
his
>> nose.  I am on my 3rd, yes 3rd, set of stitches just to let you know
what's
>> going on with Dar.  My vet and I are being real aggressive with him and
she
>> did overkill with 21 stitches.  I'm not religious but please pray for us.
>>
>> I really wrote about LD.  Most of my rides are LD and I was always
wanting
>> to do 50s but was never sure I could (mentally).  I finally did one but
got
>> off the beaten path and put in an extra 12 miles or so.  Not good on your
>> first 50.  I ended up pulling because my mare was "mentally depressed"
and
>> couldn't get her into a trot until she saw another horse.   So for a
variety
>> of reasons (mostly physical because of my body falling apart) I have only
>> been doing 25 and 30s and after talking with some other LD riders, I have
>> decided that this really is a nice mileage to ride.  It's not too long,
I'm
>> not very competitive, just like to enjoy the scenery and the friendship
of
>> other riders along the trail and like getting back within a reasonable
>> amount of time to enjoy a drink, have something to eat, clean up and
enjoy
>> the awards.  What's so wrong with that?  I may go back and do that 50
again
>> this year to regain my honor though.  Maybe I'll change my mind about 50s
>> after that.  Hope my body stays together.
>>
>> Janet Baca
>
>
>
>