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Post by jennywho on Oct 18, 2006 18:14:31 GMT -5
I forgot to ask, do they have skunks back there? ;D
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Post by fototropic on Oct 27, 2006 19:54:31 GMT -5
Unfortunately, yes, we do have skunks. They sleep during the winter though and should be napping soon. I'm not sure if there will be room or not. Christine had another horse slated for the slot, but who knows? I'll try to get in touch with her this weekend. Give Tanner a big smooch and an apple from me. Pam
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Post by jennywho on Oct 27, 2006 23:17:30 GMT -5
Keep me posted. Tanner is going to start panhandling for a job pretty soon. He thinks I'm starving him so I could easily see him with a will work for food sign down at the Gorge. LOL. I have been trying to teach him to longe this past couple of weeks. He kind of gets it one direction, but the other he just looks at me like are you SERIOUS? I know one day it will just click and he'll be a longing fool. He is going to get his feet done tomorrow hopefully. Wish us luck.
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Post by jennywho on Nov 23, 2006 0:02:45 GMT -5
Tanner has officially become just another horse in my herd instead of wild, scared, unhandled stallion. I realized this on Sunday when I went to worm everyone and walked right in his stall without grabbing his halter and shoved the tube of wormer down his throat just like I did to the others. He gave me a dirty look, but took it okay. It was then that I realized he has truly become a companion animal.
I am not sure if I should be worried or not. When I first got him I started him slowly on daily wormer and left him on it for 4 months, after two months I gave him iverease three times with two weeks in between. Then I paste/purge wormed him in September. He was so full of worms it even grossed me out, but by September they were gone. Well, Monday when I went to clean his pen there were more worms. Anyone else had a recurrence like this? I put him back on daily and will purge worm him once a month from now on, just a little concerned.
He is still trying to figure out the longing thing, actually he knows how just very lazy and how to stand on only one front foot, but he's getting there.
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Post by jennywho on Nov 27, 2006 0:41:22 GMT -5
I jsut wanted to say that between my herd of drama queens and my hormonally challenged colts I sure do appreciate having Tanner around to hug. He doesn't need to get over himself, the vet fixed those issues for him awhile ago. Phew.
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Post by fototropic on Nov 30, 2006 6:20:55 GMT -5
I love the updates on Tanner. He will always have a special place in my heart. Can you imagine wanting to ship him because he was "too athletic"? If none of the others are wormy, I wonder if he might have had a bunch of eggs that didn't get killed? Wow, I've never seen worms like that and not really sure I would want to. Thanks for taking such good care of the boy. pam
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Post by jennywho on Nov 30, 2006 12:18:53 GMT -5
Tanner truly has become rock solid. All of my horses in the barn have a variety of toys in their stalls/runs and my labs newest thing is to rush in the stall when I open the door and nab whatever toys she can find and bring them into the shedrow. This morning as I was getting ready to leave I realized the barn looked like the kids aisle at walmart and started throwing things back into the stalls. I didn't realize Tanner was standing in his doorway and threw a plastic bowling pen that hit him square in the head (bad horse mom). He didn't even flinch, just looked at me like hey why did you do that? I can't wait to start riding him. Hopefully after the sale we'll get back on track.
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Post by cardicorgi on Nov 30, 2006 14:46:26 GMT -5
I love your updates too! What a sweet boy he sounds like. Unflappable boy. Have you tried the panacur power pak? (Probably, I'm guessing from the purge/paste) That stuff is great, IMO, but I don't know if it's contraindicated with the feed-through daily stuff.
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Post by jennywho on Jan 21, 2007 16:18:36 GMT -5
Quick update on Tanner. I made a New Years resolution to get him broke by April and I am trying to accomplish it. If I didn't have 14 other horses to take care of every day he would have been broke long ago, but I just keep doing what I can and hoping the days get lengthened SOON.
So, he is now trotting willingly on the longe line and getting better about picking up his feet. I have sacked him out several times and he looks at me like I'm crazy. He has also worn the saddle twice (just worn it, not asked to work under it) and today I stuffed a bit in his mouth and longed him while he checked it out. He was a typical baby, mouthing it, playing with his tongue, but overall he was super good about it. Accepted the bridle no problem, he's pretty mellow about everything.
Like I said, I know most normal people would have him much further by now, but we're progressing when we can. I just figure he will have a much better chance in life if I rehome him after he's broke.
The one thing we're really having issues with is his fear of strangers. SO if any of you are planning to head past Vantage on I-90 and would have 5-10 minutes to just stop and say hi to him it would be greatly appreciated. We're only 1/4 mile off the freeway. I just don't have strangers around and every time the shoer or another unknown is out it is a major ordeal to get him to accept them.
I will try to get pics soon. He is a fat wooly mammoth, but seems happy. I got 20 lbs of apple treats the other day and he is in LOVE with them.
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Post by fototropic on Apr 27, 2007 10:11:17 GMT -5
How's the boy doing? pam
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Post by jennywho on May 11, 2007 12:49:17 GMT -5
Tanner is doing just fine, still desperately in need of a job. I have had several major horse health crisises this winter/spring so I'll get him going 3 or 4 days in a row and then he'll have a week or two off, so progress is slow. I have had a saddle and bridle on him, but he needs more work ground driving so I haven't been on him yet. He's in a pen with a friend now so they play a lot and he gets lots of peppermints and other treats. He is the easiest keeper I have ever known.
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Post by fototropic on Oct 20, 2007 21:43:34 GMT -5
Jenny, I hope you are feeling better. How's Tanner? Any new pictures? Does he still have that gorgeous full mane and forelock? That is what got me when I saw his picture on the feedlot. That gorgeous head with the full mane. He looked like the quintessential wild stallion of my girlish dreams. pam
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Post by jennywho on Oct 20, 2007 23:23:41 GMT -5
Pam, thanks for asking. Tanner is doing great. Still seriously lacking in training, but I know that when I finally have some consistent time for him he's going to be a cinch to get started. I am thinking three weeks max and I will be able to move the horses onto our property. When that happens I will cut my commute time from 2 hours daily to twenty minutes. I can NOT wait, I'll have so much more time to work with the horses.
Cat and Shelly got to meet Tanner last weekend and he was a very good boy. He loves attention. A far cry from dangerous anyways.
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Post by desperatehorsewife on Oct 21, 2007 9:58:31 GMT -5
Wow...Tanner is lovely! The transformation on these horses is always astounding. I know how you feel about rehoming after putting so much time, effort and love into him. (I'm on that same plane with Sunny, trying to decide if she's ready to move on or not.) I'm sure the perfect home is out there for him, though
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Post by jennywho on Feb 11, 2008 0:48:08 GMT -5
I am a BAD mom for not getting pictures yet. I am a horrible picture taker and then it takes me months to get them uploaded.
A couple of weeks ago I gave myself a stern talking to with regards to getting Tanner broke and making it a top priority. While we are still a long ways from being broke, I did sit on him all tacked up tonight. I was thrilled he just looked at me like I was nuts and tried to bum a treat. What a goof. He longes (hates it), ground drives, etc. So it won't be long until I'm actually riding him.
I am hoping to have him ready to go out on the trails by late spring/early summer.
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