His name is Casper

[cat67]

I can't wait to see him next summer. He's a pretty horse under all of that sad condition!

[mytwoponies]

I can't wait to see him when he put's on weight and sheds out!

[rodeo51]

Tash and I were out to see Casper today. It was so nice to have the sun out for a change and warm enough not to have to wear a coat. :-)
It's been approx a month and a half since we rescued him from the enumclaw auction and I am proud to say he is doing well and gaining weight. We have been making sure he gets a mash everyday that includes 3 glasses alfalfa pellets, 1 glass rice bran, scoop probios, scoop horse guard, pinch of grow strong minerals, and all the hay he can eat. He has been wormed with pancur and had his feet trimmed. He will be wormed again with Safeguard next week. He has gained about 100 pounds. He will get his teeth done when he has gain more weight, which will probably be a month or two.
He really is a nice guy and it's been really nice to watch him improve. I was a little worried about him when we had all the snow but he did great with his two blankets. In fact he is very good at stealing hay from the other horses. :-)
Here are a few pictures of him today.

[sherigraf]

He's very cute. Why doesn't he get a "glass" of whiskey to go with his glass of alfalfa and glass of rice bran?

[rodeo51]

Jan 19, 2009 17:16:28 GMT -5 sherigraf said:

He's very cute. Why doesn't he get a "glass" of whiskey to go with his glass of alfalfa and glass of rice bran?

Please explain the therapeutic qualities of whiskey in horses mash. ;D

[TashGaia]

Well, unfortunately Mr. Casper is still under the legal minimum age for whiskey.

[Whitewolf821]

I thought it was beer for the horses, whiskey for the men....hmmmm ;D

[rodeo51]

Casper had a general vet check on 2-20-09 and had his teeth done, shots, sheath cleaned and a general over all check. The vet aged him to be about 20 which is close to the 18 Tash and I were told. We had the vet check out some bumps we found on him and she confirmed that they were melanomias. Grey horses have a tendency to get them. She told us to not remove them as they have a tendancy to mulitply after removal. I told her I had been doing some reading about the success of using generic tagamet (cimetidine) as a treatment for melanomias. She agreed that it has been successful and helped us get the Cimetidine. He gets 900 mg a day in his mash. I have talked to others about this treatment and they have also confirmed that it works in getting rid of or decreasing the size. I will let you know how it goes as the treatment proceeds.
Over all Casper is doing very well. He has a great attitude and loves to get dirty. I swear he does it on purpose just to drive me crazy...LOL He needs to gain about another 100 lbs. I have been doing a litte lunging with him to help get his muscles built back up, but it's difficult with the grass being so slippery, so we also have been going for walks.

Casper getting teeth done

[TashGaia]

[winterlakesfarm]

He really has improved!!! He looks great!

[rodeo51]

Thanks!
I think he is going to look really nice once he sheds out that starvation coat and he is working on that now. i think your going to see a totally different horse by summer. :-)

[TashGaia]

Photos from today...

[coconut]

I'm so happy for Casper & that second photo...the rainbow of horses is priceless!!!

Thanks for caring for him...and sharing his success with us

[rodeo51]

Photos from yesterday... Casper has decided that he no longer wants to wear a blanket. Note in the second photo the shape of a crumpled and pulled off blanket lying in the pasture.

[rodeo51]

New picture of Casper taken today by Tash. Really looking good and loving the green grass.