Good news! Forrest is home safe and sound!
Mama and I arrived at the barn at nine in the morning and did chores. After that, it was about noon, and Forrest was scheduled to arrive at three.
So, to occupy myself, first I set up his stall.
This is his new stall! It is on the opposite side of the arena, where it is way quieter. Thasia is on his left, and that’s Romeo’s face on the right. He’s a muffin. Since there is no paddock behind his stall, Forrest will get to be turned out every day.
I brought some things to stick in there: our rope halter, fly spray, a himalayan salt lick, and some apple juice. Ill tell you what the apple juice is for later.
The halter and fly spray went on the rack outside.
I tied up the salt in the corner where he can lick it (for those of you who don’t know, salt licks are good for a horse’s system and is also helps to prevent boredom.)
Lastly, I poured the apple juice in his water! This is a really cool tip I learned from my mom. If a horse is new to a place they might not want to drink the water, so the apple juice helps make the water tasty and encourage them to drink.
All set up!
Next mama and I prepared the horses’ grain for later. I decorated his rubber bowl with a green paint pen so we always know which bowl is his.
Right now, Forrest gets Essential K, Alfalfa pellets and flax seeds.
And, as a little extra, mama sliced up some carrots to put on top. We call them sprinkles. We also added Ranitidine (it’s going to help get his system adjusted to a new place). We are thinking about adding some AniHist later to help with his stuffy nose.
As I waited the last hour or so, I helped start Forrest’s health record notebook with a cute doodle of his face.
Starting a notebook is a great thing to do for your horse. You can write anything in there: his information, important phone numbers, his birthday, et cetera. It really comes in handy to write down things like the supplements he gets, what the vet or farrier says when they visit, or health-related things in general. This is great to reference later so you have an idea if his health history if a problem springs up. You can even tape papers such as his purchase receipt or his coggins in there.
And after much, much waiting.. Forrest finally arrived!
It was a stormy, windy, nasty day outside and he seemed perfectly acquainted. Daddy held him while mama signed the papers.
visiting with Gus. How cute!
Today I have some busy things going on, I have to leave the house in ten minutes or so. I will write another post in the very near future with more cute Forrest pictures. Long story short, he settled in very nicely! See you then!
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Jazzy foots!
(Christmas wishes from Indy and I!)
(I am pretty sure this photo is from that day.)
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