Vegas is feeling a lot better, however when he starts to feel better he seems to slip back into a Tasmanian devil horse. Feels like the king of the world again and is aggressive to the other horses, and sometimes to us when it's that dreaded feeding time again. This morning he pinned is ears at us to get to the hay but stopped once I used my 'angry voice'.
Since Vegas arrived here we keep a whip on standby when feeding. He can still be very unpredictable. Feed time aggression is common with horses like this and will probably take a full year to be trustworthy fully. We also noticed a new bite on the side of his neck, seems like one of the other horses got tired of his aggressive behavior. This happens at times. :)
We went to the vet office to pay for the x-rays and when he saw us he greeted us with a big smile and said “How is the victim doing?” When we responded that he was doing “fine” the vet seemed surprised. We told him to come out sometime if he's ever near. He said he would never be near. He was still so concerned about his x-rays and seemed eager to share his thoughts that Vegas could never recover.
I showed him pictures of before and after trimming and he just said...Oh that's nice.
On October 11th it was the first cold rain of the season, very windy as well. Vegas was cold and shivering a bit. Not surprising to me really. He has been out of the barn for the last 2 months...not even. The other horses were perfectly fine resting and just honkering down for the wind. Vegas had a bit of an issue maintaining his heat but nothing catastophic. We moved him around and stoked up the furnace with the all you can eat buffet of hay...he was fine in minutes. Checked him later that evening and he was ok. His hairs and muscles aren’t working as well as they will be in the months to come. The more he stays out and is facing the elements, the more his body responds with action to combat the problem in the future. He is behind on his coat production. His hairs still feel greasy like they are covered in show sheen. The hair is not soft but almost 'prickly' for lack of a better word.
The next day we did a little trim, after the big soak he got from all that rain. The right front and left hind diagonal pair are in the worst condition still but the left front and right hind are coming along nicely for being out of shoes for 3 or 4 months, in the last 3+ years. :-0 We put a wool sock on the right front to help him weight it and to keep rocks out of the stretched WL. It will wear off in a couple of days.
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