Re: RC: Re: Re: Pulling Back

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/99 7:30:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Vallonelee@aol.com writes:

<< So I decided that I would just not 
 time him.  I did everything, shots, wormers, etc. without tying.  I always 
 held him for the farrier or vet. >>

Just a note--as a vet, I've almost always insisted that horses be UN-tied for 
just about everything.  It's too easy to get hurt by a panicked horse setting 
back and then smashing forward and slamming you into a wall or a fence.  
(Been there, done that.)  Likewise, I almost never tie my own horses for 
injections or dewormings.  It has long been my experience that if a horse 
steps back to avoid a procedure and finds himself confined, you can actually 
CREATE tying problems, whereas if he steps back and encounters no resistance, 
he will usually stop and let you proceed.  One finds exceptions to this, but 
on the whole it is safer to hold horses for such procedures...

Heidi


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