Bounty (nicknamed Bouncy) - my stockhorse and James - thoroughbred, are doing fine. Well adjusted to the new home. It's been a good decision to move them to this place. So far so good. Horse dentist is booked for next week. They need their teeth filed every year. Bounty still bossing James and the farm cat around.  Bounty will be back into work after Easter. His injuries are heeled now. Initially I am only going to do Natural Horsemanship Pat Parelli 7 games with him and the round yard free style. He'll take time to get his fitness back. He is probably thinking he's retired now. Up for a surprise... And James is officially retired. He'll be 26 yo. this August. If I came to sadlle him up he'll probably run away LOL... He doesn't know what is to work anymore. Enjoying the good life...

My horse Bounty had a very bad cold 2 weeks ago and I had to treat him with a course of antibiotics. His vet was interstate attending a course so I had to use a new vet. I get a bit aprehensive if I cannot use him. I totally trust my horses' vet. But she was a female horse vet from Cranbourne what I thought was great. We do need more women horse vets out there. Horse vets are incredibly busy bees. Everything went well in the end. Bounty bad cough and runny nose is finished now and he's back in good health. He had airways inflammation. Luckily it wasn't contagious so James my old thoroughbred was safe. I can give them muscle injections no problem but with James I have to hide the seringe and needle otherwise he's out of there in a flash. I usually do it on him while he's eating. He's so much into food that he doesn't even notice it coming.

It's been 1 month now that I moved my 2 horses to new place. It was all going plain sail until property next door decided to put their new bought filly in a adjoining fence- paddock to the farm where I keep mine.  It'd have been no problems if it wasn't for Bounty's- my stockhorse, obsession with mares. He started getting many neck scratches at the fence, trying to get to her, so before anything more serious happened I went in mad chase of portable electric fences and finding information on how to install it safely. I am not keen on having to do it but I learnt it all now and I'll manage to install it next Tuesday. While I was away on holidays I had lovely Karen - agistment owner- looking after them 2 times a day. Bounty loves chasing the 4 cows on the property. He comes from campdrafting bloodlines so he loves been bossy with them. Apart from that they love the new place.

After another Bounty's leg injury - the 5th this year trying to get to the mare in season next paddock I decided to move my horses to another agistment without mares at all. It's been such a tough year looking after Bounty's injuries. This time it was a muscle tear. He became the stud muffin of the place, all mares after him. Well mate, party is over now, sorry to tell you Bounty... I had to put him on an separate paddock until I could organise all the moving. Too many mares around, mares in foal and so forth and the presence of constant visual stimuli it's no good for him. The spring grass makes them all a bit frisky too. James - the 25yo horse, has been crying for his mate but they'll  soon be reunited. I'm so tired of all the hard work with them. When the Xmas holidays come this year I'll be wanting just sleep. Arnica gel is very good for bruises and small lacerations, quicker to absorb in gel format so I have been using that and vet is coming soon to see him. It should be the end of it now I hope...                            

                                 

 Bounty - my mischievous stockhorse