So he whoad and the pressure let up on the lead a bit.So he whoad and the pressure let up on the lead a bit. Then I pulled on the halter and told him to step up, he did and the pressure disappeared. I gotta admit, Did THINKS I am stronger than he is. For a smart horse he can be exasperatingly stupid. And this cribbing thing. Hell, I don't know WHAT to do. I have no idea whatsoever. I gotta do some reading on this particular subject. I did a bit of the gropy feely stuff, but whenever it's before eating time, that is just out, plain and simple. That means I have to meet with him during the early afternoon, or late evening. And late evening is out until I get my own place. Sigh.... ANd afternoons are only possible during the weekends, and THIS weekend is a huge picnic at Marc and Pam's. Sigh..... In the meantime, I just have to figure out this cribbing stuff. Well, a fe observations are in order. He only does it when he is tied up. He has full view of teh entire paddock and its suroudnings when he is tied. So far, I have only noticed this behavior during the evenings before mealtime when I have him tied while I brush him. He must be bored while I groom him. (!) Worse come to worse and I get the biggest fucking cribbing strap I can get and keep him in it all the time. But I hate to have to resort to such a thing. I'd rather fix the cause of the problem than simply stop the symptom. Thursday September 6,1990 Well, a couple things happened today. First, I got to see did in the afternoon because I had to meet Dr. S. He palpated did's testicles and considered them kinda soft. Meaning that there is not much in the way of sperm being produced. Temperature was normal, respiration and heartbeat was normal. So, it was time to try and get a urine sample to culture back at the lab. This meant DIURETICS! Did would need an intravenous injection. So, I figured I would just slip the chain of the lead over his gums. |