I knew it had been awhile since I last posted.....I had forgotten just HOW long it had been. Apologies to those who are wondering about how the rescues are doing and what we have been up to.
J.R. is doing very well. He has put on probably 2oolb and his feet are starting to come back into shape with a few regular trimmings. We are currently feeding him Aloe Vera juice to help with his ulcers and it seems to be helping him quite a bit. I can not wait till the footing is a little better around here so that he can go into light training and see how much he really knows and get him in a little better shape.
Remy still has not popped. Her previous owners were WAY off on her breeding dates so we sit a wait. She is bagging up some and her hind end has dropped some but we are going on almost 3 weeks with those signs. The way we figure it we got her the end of May so she has to come at the very latest in May.....lol.
Nim is as woolly as ever and doing well. We are registered with Delta know and have several facilities that would like our services but we are waiting on our ID badge and we must get a special patch made for our vest we wear....therapy dog doesn't really fit. We are currently going to a local puppy class held by a wonderful trainer, Donna Lee Watson. We go and participate with the others in the class. Nim of course does not sit and stay but we work on our own program a little.
I will try to get better at posting more often and we will be talking more about what and how we train our horses to go into facilities and some of the things that are asked of them.
Showing posts with label miniature horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miniature horse. Show all posts
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Winter Blues
Its the time of year again when all is suppose to be Christmas and white, well here we are all Christmas and mud!
I have not posted in a while as we have just been keeping our heads above the mud this winter. We have not done much visiting as it is difficult this time of year when there is no good place to bathe Nim and keep her dry and clean. I worry about getting her wet and the possibility of her not being completely dry under that woolly coat of hers.
J.R. is doing wonderful. He is gaining weight. He is gaining it slower then what I would like but as long as we are going in the right direction. We are finally starting to see some muscling coming on his croup area. He loves to be in the barn but has a little claustrophobic issues. He has the best personality so he may just stick around for a bit.
Christmas is fast approaching and while we may get caught up in the shopping and the decorating let us not forget the friends of our four-legged kind that need our help. With the economy the way it is, things are tight for everyone and its amazing how much as little as 3 dollars could do if enough people pull together. We are their advocate, we can not forget them in this holiday time.
I have not posted in a while as we have just been keeping our heads above the mud this winter. We have not done much visiting as it is difficult this time of year when there is no good place to bathe Nim and keep her dry and clean. I worry about getting her wet and the possibility of her not being completely dry under that woolly coat of hers.
J.R. is doing wonderful. He is gaining weight. He is gaining it slower then what I would like but as long as we are going in the right direction. We are finally starting to see some muscling coming on his croup area. He loves to be in the barn but has a little claustrophobic issues. He has the best personality so he may just stick around for a bit.
Christmas is fast approaching and while we may get caught up in the shopping and the decorating let us not forget the friends of our four-legged kind that need our help. With the economy the way it is, things are tight for everyone and its amazing how much as little as 3 dollars could do if enough people pull together. We are their advocate, we can not forget them in this holiday time.
Monday, November 17, 2008
God Knows Best
Saturdays events were a huge success! It was a long day but well worth it. I got up early to head down to the barn to get breakfast for everyone and get loaded up so we could head to the dogie salon. After talking to several different people, I decided to use Paws to Wash in Bridgman.
We arrived at the wash and I went in to meet the owner Beth McNeil and to double check the accommodations. I was Leary of the tubs, (leary or not we had to do this today, I had no back up). I thought they were walk in to the floor of the tub from the ramp. It was walk up the ramp which was steeper then my girl was use to. Then she had to step down into the tub. She was so good and listened to my commands through the whole thing.
It was rather cute as she was in the tub she looked like a regular large black dog from a distance and we had several people surprised as they were not looking real close and just going about talking and then shocked to see a horse in the dog tub.
Getting out she was just as good and then we went into a separate room to get blow dryed. The forced air is still a little worrisome but after awhile it was all in a days work for her. I could not seem to get her coat dry. The long winter coat with the protective oils on it is hard to get completely dry but she was dry enough for the hour and a half drive to Grand Rapids. I knew that the heat in the van would help her dry more.
We arrived at our evaluations site and I ran in to, again, see what the arrangements were and where we were actually going to be. I finished up my paper work and then we out to get Nim. The evaluator was absolutely great and everyone else was excited as they don't get mini's in for therapy often.
She was the best pony every! She walked in there like she knew exactly what was going on, no messes and was right on cue for everything. We had people in from the rehab center who liked to watch and she was great and showed the evaluator she knew her job.
We passed all the test, and are now sending in to get our badge. They have a scoring chart that is NA, for handler needs to do something other then therapy work. NC, for pet not ready yet. A 1, that is you have met Delta requirements and a 2, that is you have passed Delta requirements. Out of 25 we surpassed all of delta requirements except 4 which we still got a 1 on. I am so very proud of my girl.
The evaluator was so impressed how we did that she wants to put us in personal contact with the coordinator from Mary Freebed. Also to try contacting Borgoss down here in Kalamazoo who do not have a mini horse in their program yet, and they only take Delta certified.
After all of that she then went to a church children's group and was fussed over and they all got to ask questions and pet the pony.
She has truly surpassed all of my expectations for her. She is one of a kind. God knew what he was dong when he matched us up together.
We arrived at the wash and I went in to meet the owner Beth McNeil and to double check the accommodations. I was Leary of the tubs, (leary or not we had to do this today, I had no back up). I thought they were walk in to the floor of the tub from the ramp. It was walk up the ramp which was steeper then my girl was use to. Then she had to step down into the tub. She was so good and listened to my commands through the whole thing.
It was rather cute as she was in the tub she looked like a regular large black dog from a distance and we had several people surprised as they were not looking real close and just going about talking and then shocked to see a horse in the dog tub.
Getting out she was just as good and then we went into a separate room to get blow dryed. The forced air is still a little worrisome but after awhile it was all in a days work for her. I could not seem to get her coat dry. The long winter coat with the protective oils on it is hard to get completely dry but she was dry enough for the hour and a half drive to Grand Rapids. I knew that the heat in the van would help her dry more.
We arrived at our evaluations site and I ran in to, again, see what the arrangements were and where we were actually going to be. I finished up my paper work and then we out to get Nim. The evaluator was absolutely great and everyone else was excited as they don't get mini's in for therapy often.
She was the best pony every! She walked in there like she knew exactly what was going on, no messes and was right on cue for everything. We had people in from the rehab center who liked to watch and she was great and showed the evaluator she knew her job.
We passed all the test, and are now sending in to get our badge. They have a scoring chart that is NA, for handler needs to do something other then therapy work. NC, for pet not ready yet. A 1, that is you have met Delta requirements and a 2, that is you have passed Delta requirements. Out of 25 we surpassed all of delta requirements except 4 which we still got a 1 on. I am so very proud of my girl.
The evaluator was so impressed how we did that she wants to put us in personal contact with the coordinator from Mary Freebed. Also to try contacting Borgoss down here in Kalamazoo who do not have a mini horse in their program yet, and they only take Delta certified.
After all of that she then went to a church children's group and was fussed over and they all got to ask questions and pet the pony.
She has truly surpassed all of my expectations for her. She is one of a kind. God knew what he was dong when he matched us up together.
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