Thunder Colic

Thunder coliced again last night. I was up just about every hour checking on him. I thought I was gonna have to take him to the ER at midnight, but luckily I didnt.

I gave him that shot about 8pm. Waited the 1 hour then checked on him. He still seemed too drugged up to me, so I waited another hour.

10pm: he didn’t seem 100%… me: “do I take him in, do I not take him in, oh God! What do I do?” 

11pm: still didn’t seem 100% but getting better

midnight: me as I’m laying in bed: “Ok, if he isn’t almost 100%, I’m taking him in!” Luckily by now he has gotten better, still hasn’t pooped yet, but so much better now.

2:30am: We have poop! Poopy party!

4am: Thunder: “God Lord Mom, why do you keep coming out here in the middle of the night turning the lights on and waking everyone up? Seriously!”

7am: We have poop again!! Breakfast time and he is whinnying for me as usual.

What a night! Im exhausted LOL LOL


The others stood & slept by him all night cheering him on!

Poor Thunder

Help!

Thunder helps Dave build his 507!

Stormy’s Horsenality LBI

 

Stormy

I’ve been researching Stormy’s horsenality because I’ve never worked with a horse like him. He doesn’t really care about anything, super laid back, believes in more whoa than go, and appears lazy. I have figured out he is a Left-Brain Introvert. 

Here is what Pat Parelli says about these types of horses:

Left-Brain Introvert

“Welcome to the land of “Why should I? What’s in it for me?” This horse reads people like a book. He knows what you want and he’s not going to give it to you, unless you treat him right. Even though he appears stubborn or lazy, he’s not at all lazy in the mind! Reverse psychology is where it’s at, oh... and treats!”

Linda Parille:

“A right-brained introvert can be the perfect reining or dressage horse. He's naturally obedient and looking for leadership. He loves repetition and consistency and routine.

A left-brained introvert, by contrast, hates all that. He's easily bored, so the more you work him, if you're not making it fun for him, the more difficult he can become, but he's often fabulous on the trail.”

WOO HOO! Is all I have to say about him being FABULOUS on trail!!

Tandem

Ground driving Breezy & Stormy tandem.

Rocky Creek Park with Stormy & Breezy

 Stormy drug Breezy & I to Rocky Creek Park in Crowley, only 10 minutes from the house. It turned out to be a beautiful day. There is no way a cart would fit on these trails nor would I want to go to this park in the spring or summer months because the grass was taller than my ponies! I can imagine the bugs would be very bad that time of year too. So I am glad we went during the winter!!

Stormy & Breezy

Breezy & Stormy
If you look closely, you’ll be able to see
 Benbrook Lake in the distance.

Breezy up front
Stormy in the back

Stormy