Happy horse

After a tense, confusing and upsetting few weeks (with the sorrow of my grandmother passing away and career uncertainty added to the mix), I'm happy to have my lovable but still a bit hardass/manly Kadey back.

I added Konkhe's Mag-E (Vit E, Vit B12, Magnesium, 1tbsp in night feed) and Slippery Elm Bark (1tbsp morning and night) to his feed. There was a major issue 3 days in (another post) but after a week I have w whole new horse.

His windsucking and mareish, grumpy behaviour had gotten worse and worse and it really felt like he hated me.

I added Slippery Elm Bark to treat a potential ulcer, based on his windsucking and grumpiness about having his side or belly touched at all. He's now 98% fine to be touched, I think he's windsucking less and he's so much more cheerful.

I added the Mag-E as he's not getting enough in his diet and was getting a bit crazy, flighty and a tad unpredictable (quiet, quiet, BANANAS CRAZY).

With the two supps he's quieter, calmer and definitely so much happier. He's back to being affectionate self, in his own 'I'm manly, I don't do your girly cuddles woman' way. I'm happy that he's more comfortable and happy that he likes me again!


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Perhaps I should keep my day job...

Second go at trimming Kadey's mane. From this it's clear I don't have a future in equine hairdressing.

To be fair the main reason it looks so bad is because it needs to be thinned, but I hate pulling (so mean!) and don't see value in going through the drama (or the patchy regrowth of thinning shears) when we're not competing ATM.

Poor Kadey, as if my giving him cuddles in front of the other geldings isn't embarrassing enough... Now this!




In other exciting news, when the saddle fitter came back out and measured his back it showed muscle growth. Yay! We're building a topline, one workout at a time :)




Does my butt look big in my sprung coat?






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Chillin' like a villain

Unlike pretty much every other horse I've ever met or worked with, Kadey enjoys chilling in his stable.

When I came home in the middle of the day I couldn't see him. I parked and looked in the rearview to see him next to the stable. By the time I walked down, he'd gone back in and was chilling out.

He walked out as soon as I got there - I think he feels a bit cornered with the narrow door. The stable is two smaller stalls so I'll take the divider down to give him a jumbo stall and two doors.

Still... He's odd!


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