Here is another couple great tips from the Helpful Hints for Horseman book, part of the Western Horseman series.
The Ice Trick
By Pat Close
Elizabeth, Co.
If you have a horse that’s a finicky drinker away from home, try adding ice cubes to his water. Also, ice cubes may be used to help teach an orphan foal to drink milk. Simply put the milk replacer in a bowl, add some ice cubes and the foal invariably starts slurping it up.
Pill Crusher
By Charlie Carrel
Whether you’re doctoring a barnful or just have a horse or two, this trick will come in handy. There are quite a few forms of medicine that come in tablets that require crushing before you administer them. If you count the number of tablets your horses needs and throw them in an electric grinder, you can have them properly ground in a split second.
We even take it further for a couple of ranch horses that are on isoxsuprine instead of grinding their tablets every day; we figure their dosage equals 2 tablespoons in powder form. Therefore, we simply grind an entire bottle and then return the powder to its original container. That way when those horses get their oats in the morning, we just add 2 tablespoons of isoxuprine.
To share your tips email me dshaw@infowest.com or leave a comment.
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Cheers,
Danna
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