I get home way after dark during my 4 day workweek. So my husband feeds those days etc. So yesterday, concerned about Nasi's swelling down there, I called and asked if he would mind taking him for a nice walk to get him draining good and all, and make sure he is eating and drinking good etc.
So I get home last nite and my husband says "me and Nos-man went for a long walk. We walked about 8 miles and he was pretty wore out at the end, he was really dogging it and lugging up the last hill but I think he got what he needed". I said "I didn't want him WORN OUT, I wanted him taken on a nice easy walk around" and my husband said "well he walked around all right. We went into the creek and walked downstream about a quarter mile and back and I splashed cold water all over his parts, took him over the bridge, he aint afraid of bridges or creeks or cars by the way, he got attacked by a pit bull but I taught him to run the dog off by turning him to face it and running at him, i taught him big trucks and fast cars are ok and he was fine with that, I would turn him to face the scarey fast cars and loud rattley trucks and he was great with that. Only problem... he decided to puff up like he thinks he is a big stallion or something and he broke away from me and ran up to the fence where the stallion is down the road and the stallion reared and tried to jump the fence at him and Nasi started running the fence like he wanted to beat him up so I had to catch him but all in all he had an excellent adventure..." I was appalled. But apparently it worked cause this morning I went out and checked and nasi is DEFINITELY less swollen and acting like he has a little spirited twinkle in his eye... So I guess it is good to walk horses when they have been gelded. janice -- yipie tie yie yo
