MelissaH
18th Jan 2005, 01:40 AM
WOOOOOHHOOOOOOOO!
Okay, today was the big day! I just got back, I was there for a few hours. Dubie passed with flying colors!
We did not tell the doc anything about the first vet check, we wanted to see what he saw. He ran him all around, checked heart rate etc...He is cowhocked, back legs and his front is a bit splayed but not bad. Basically his conformation is not all that. He would not make it as a show horse. Which is cool for me cos I'm just going to trail him on weeknds etc...His temperment is excellent and that is a plus. He is wayyyy out of shape cos he was stalled for a year & the vet check said riding him would get him in shape. Start him off just a 15-20 minutes a day to get him to build muscle etc...Something weird with his tail though. He did not really know what, said it could be that someone could have done surgery to make his tail limp. Like maybe he swished it way too much...???It had a lot of flex in it. Anyone know what that is. His best feature was his temperment & the worst was he needed some major exercise. His heart rate went up with the running around he did.
We officially measured him. He is between 15hh & 15.1hh. Perfect size. He weighs about 1000 pounds and can use some weight. So it looks like I may get him. What do ya all think? He is awsome. The vet said he was still kinda green because Dubie still has some things to learn but the temperment was important because he is so willing. Because of his temperment the doc said he would make a great first horse.
I am doing the happy dance right now. Now I can breathe!!!!
:D :D
Okay, today was the big day! I just got back, I was there for a few hours. Dubie passed with flying colors!
We did not tell the doc anything about the first vet check, we wanted to see what he saw. He ran him all around, checked heart rate etc...He is cowhocked, back legs and his front is a bit splayed but not bad. Basically his conformation is not all that. He would not make it as a show horse. Which is cool for me cos I'm just going to trail him on weeknds etc...His temperment is excellent and that is a plus. He is wayyyy out of shape cos he was stalled for a year & the vet check said riding him would get him in shape. Start him off just a 15-20 minutes a day to get him to build muscle etc...Something weird with his tail though. He did not really know what, said it could be that someone could have done surgery to make his tail limp. Like maybe he swished it way too much...???It had a lot of flex in it. Anyone know what that is. His best feature was his temperment & the worst was he needed some major exercise. His heart rate went up with the running around he did.
We officially measured him. He is between 15hh & 15.1hh. Perfect size. He weighs about 1000 pounds and can use some weight. So it looks like I may get him. What do ya all think? He is awsome. The vet said he was still kinda green because Dubie still has some things to learn but the temperment was important because he is so willing. Because of his temperment the doc said he would make a great first horse.
I am doing the happy dance right now. Now I can breathe!!!!
:D :D