This message is from: Kimberly Kinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good morning List! I mentioned in a post that my foal was meeting the farrier for the first time this last weekend. I'm sorry for any confusion or concern.
"The farrier is coming today and she'll get her first "trim". I'm betting that'll be exciting!" The baby had just been to our equine vet Friday, and he told me it would be a great experience for her to meet my farrier as he was coming to do the adult horses. He said it wouldn't hurt to touch them with the file. That's why the word trim was in quotes. I didn't want people to think she was really going to get a full up adult trim. At two weeks old, she in no way needed a trim of any sort. I have become familiar with what the feet should look like and schedule my farrier accordingly. This is an orphan foal so will not grow up watching mamma get her feet done. I'll do lots of things to imitate mommy, but not that!! (VERY big grin!!!) I'm trying to simulate her being on natural pasture, I exercise her several times a day over different surface types: grass, soft dirt, packed dirt, lightly rocked over packed dirt, mud (it is Oregon springtime)... And actually, she just stood there like a pro. Seems it wasn't any different to her than the handling we'd been doing daily since birth. The fact that it was a stranger, or a man, meant nothing to her. Back to Lurkdom for me... Hope your weather is as perfect for you as ours is today!!! Kimberly (in FINALLY sunny and drying out Oregon) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
