WE HAVE A NEW 'SICKY HORSEY' POLICY...
We have faced our first horsey sickies and have learned a lot! I want to thank Julie and Annette for their quick response to my concerns about their horses health! It enabled us to promptly treat Knight, I-Jin and Allie to help them get back to 100% as soon as possible! It also helped to contain the potential spread of said 'sickies' to the rest of the horses sharing their spaces. All in all, I think you handled everything very well!
For future reference, Westwood defines a 'sicky horsey' to be one that exhibits signs of the common cold, stranlges, respiratory infection, or other communicable ailment. Symptoms including coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, lethargy, or temperature.
Westwood's policy on 'sicky horsey's' is the following. When any of the above symptoms have been observed and are cause for concern, the owner will be notified and asked to contact a verterinarian for diagnosis and treatment immediately. The horse will be quarantined in their stall or in a private paddock through their full course of medication AND when all symptoms have ceased. This is to help prevent the spread of the sickies to other horses on the farm. If stalled, turnout can be arranged in the outdoor arena per owner request, but it is highly recommended the horse be handled by the owner on a daily basis, if possible, to observe the horses progression. Westwood will continue to observe the sicky horsey thru recovery and make final judgment on the horses suitablility to go back to regular turnout with the other horses. Veterinarian recommendation considered, of course.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Just a friendly reminder to please clean up the common areas (lounge, tack room, bathroom, breezeway) before you leave....there is a broom and dust pan in the lounge, so please do a little sweep up or rake before you go so you are leaving the facilities just as nice for the next person :)
HAY UPDATE...Still no round bales in site. Our alfalfa/orchard hay has run out and we are back to an Orchard Hayfrom PA for the majority. Cash and Pedro are still on Alfalfa, which is obtained localy. Our PA supplier is running low, even on Orchard, so I may be buying locally next month. We'll see how it goes....
Now, for the important stuff....
KNIGHT & I-JIN....Knight is back on supplements, I-Jin is not until her cough clears...both bins are full.
PEDRO....need more supplements for the big guy! Please keep 2 bales of your hay available in the feed room, near the supplements. You grain is running low!
LEGEND, BUGZ & BUCK ....Supplements look good. On the last container now. Thanks again for loaning the boys out for a ride last weekend. They were great and a good time was had by all!
CASH is still on ulcerguard mon-wed-fri and a scoop of powder every night....you are good on the powder. Since we discussed his weight looking good now, i will begin weaning him off the beet pulp.
JAX is running low on beet pulp and supplement...funny thing, he hasn't ripped a single blanket all week! Oh wait, that right, he hasn't had one on! hehe
ALLIE ...no comment. I jinxed myself last month!
SUMMER & FROSTY ....Summer is about half done with her supplement. I promise to do something about the mud for next winter....now that we know where is gets nasty, I will plan on bringing in some sand to backfill and help prevent it!
FEDE .....Fede has a new pasture-mate....see "Sue" below.
BOBBY.....Your supplements need replenished....You can look in the feed room for a grain bag to throw Bobby's hair in after you clip him if yo want.
CHARLIE, SUNNY, TWINKIE & SUE.....Welcome SUE!!! Sue is the newest addition to Westwood. Justin will be riding and showing her in reining! Congratulations and we are happy to have her join the family! Sunny is plumping up quite nicely, what do you think? I am going to keep him on the beet pulp this month and then he will probably be set to wean off in March. Your supplement is just under half full. Charlie and Twinkie are for sale, please contact Julia for more information.
POTTER.....is good on supplements!
DE-WORMING: Just a reminder that we normally de-worm our horses at every ferrier visit...please ensure your horses are on a good rotation schedule.
FARRIER: Please arrange for the holding of your horse(s) if you are not available. Don't forget about your appts! Dates and times can be found on the stable calendar.
After MUCH thought, I have decided not to pursue breeding anymore. The economy is down, which makes it hard to sell the prospects for a profit, and I am struggling ethically about adding more horses to an already saturated market! My broodmares, Tacks and Twiggy are now offered for sale. See more pics on my website under BREEDING:
Woodie was gelded on the 4th, and is on the road to recovery. He should be back under saddle next week. He is also offered for sale:
http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1169370
Thanks for the opportunitiy to care for your horses! For those that find themselves on the show circuit, Best of Luck in the 2008 Show Season!
