Saturday the barn was very busy, there is a new horse named Tess her owner Bridget and her very nice Mom. When I pulled up, Bridget was outside the barn, very concerned pacing back and forth. The barn was so busy. Patti was in the ailse, Th ewoman who owns Chewy and Mac was in the arena,doing a virtual lsession I guess with a trainer. She was lunging and talking to her phone.
I talked iwth all of them for a while. For some reason Sienna was in, it was fairly comfortable, breezy, sunny. After a long while in the barn I walked up to the paddock to see Beau. He saw me and was excited, he came to the gate, as usual I tend to walk into the metal and sort of check him to see if he is engaged or pre occupoied. When hes looking around, past me, to feel like hes threatened or just not in the presence with me, I try to go into the paddock and get him thinking. Today he was pretty focused, so I clipped him over the gate (so he doesnt charge, not a word I used with Duke) an ope the gate going into the paddock thats safer. Then make him back up, thats the test to see if hes listening. THeres tons of grass, so he could push out and act like a jerk. but hes good and slowly walks halfway out while I have to push him along to get him out the gate and let go, hes muchilng away.
Brouight him and did his supplements. It took a while but he was a sweetheart in his stall. I spend some time to shower him before going in, it was short and I keep the water at a very low pressure. He likes it alot that day he was good.
Sunday, they were in because of the rain in the morning IM guessing. June was in the arena, Patti was wokring on stuff, basically with Ah Leah. She said things were going good. Beau has been just great really. I got a note that I need to step up the work on his hoof. I did a soak but I want to wrap it this week with the iodine and sugar. I boutht some nice black tape for his wrap, not sure its quality but it will look great :).
I spend sometime talking with June, she was talking about how Cisco's hoofs were weak and she was concerned, wrapping them a certain way with these special hoof covers with a cast like materials and she has some special stuff she puts in his bottom to keep the bacteria down and prevent infection. She blames the barn environment, she sais she wished she could retire him in a place that is not soaked paddocks and dry enough to keep him healthy hoofs.
