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Kiera the Draft cross Filly and her (learning) New Horse Owner

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#1 ·
Well, I guess I might as well start a journal here. I'm not sure where else to write this stuff down, since my friends are either not aware that I own a horse or think that I'm crazy already...or both. Plus my husband is tired of hearing about Kiera!

I am a new horse owner and I am fairly new to horses. My filly, Kiera was born in May of 2011...I almost didn't get her, and maybe some people here would feel that way as well...I was blasted on another forum for my desire to buy a young horse, and was told that I'd raise something fit only for slaughter...I was told that my horse looked like a mule, that "ugly horses eat as much as (pretty) horses", and that what I paid for Kiera was "more than the meat man would pay (for her)".

....
I was about to wash my hands of horses forever and all horse people, but my husband, who disapproved of the horse thing in general, regardless of what I was going to buy took me to the side and said...look...I know you...you know yourself. You aren't going to raise a dangerous for meat animal, and I don't understand WHY you are letting what these STRANGERS say affect you this way. Why are you even listening to them? When the seller's husband echoed my husband when I voiced these concerned, I put my foot down on all the crap floating around in my brain and put a down payment.

Kiera is a QH/Percheron cross. Her dam is a palamino QH named "Badger's Magic", who is about 14.3. Her sire was a large (I think they said 18 hands..but surely not) black Percheron stallion. Kiera is sorrel and unremarkable in color. She looks very "drafty"....but she is very sweet, intelligent and, as my barn owner says, "willing". She has her flaws, of course...she had not been handled until I bought her, really, late September. She is not 100 percent on her feet yet, though I have to brag, just a little...

The night before last, I told her "foot", and she lifted it for me and held it!!! I am really proud of her! She backs up when I say "back" and nudge her chest (Clearly I'm not a trainer, but the BO's colt, two months older isn't even 1/4 as interested in pleasing as my girl), I can now halter her no problem, she will approach me in pasture, and she seems for the most part to spook in her skin...which is to say, no leaping, jumping to the side or anything...she just kind of twitches strongly but stays planted. I can touch her belly and her butt, and my husband has cleaned her udder (? right word lol?) with no problems.

I am learning as I go, and I have to say that the BO loves my horse to death, as do the other boarders. My BO admits she has taken her 3 year old son in my horse's stall, which I'm not 100 percent pleased with, but it shows how highly she thinks of Kiera's temperament. She claims it's because my horse is "cold blooded"....and maybe this is true, as Badger's Magic did not seem nearly as nice as my girl. The BO's colt is hugely different in behavior to Kiera, it's kind of odd...he was touched from birth and is very used to human touch and presence...but he's nippy, he flattens his ears to the BO when she tries to bring him grain, and is very disrespectful and crowding in the pasture. Kiera tends to lip my clothes, which I will be discouraging, as I am afraid it will turn into nibbling. Other than that....she let me braid her tail and wrap it...I haven't gotten her to stand still in cross-ties yet, but since my time is limited outside of school/my kids, I'm taking it kind of slow. Besides...she's only 7 months old!

Another thing...my BO is of the opinion (other than that Kiera will be a "fantastic", "once in a lifetime find" horse!) that Kiera is going to be very BIG! She says that her paint colt is out of very large parents, and should be beast, but Kiera is already bigger than he is! She also says that Kiera eats every bit of hay that she puts in front of her and is eating equivalent amounts of hay as a GROWN HORSE. :shock:

I measured Kiera's cannon bone to knee, and maybe I did it wrong, but I got 15 hands adult height. I told that to the BO and she didn't believe it at ALL! I did more research and found that for larger horses with short cannon bones, the measurement of the cannon bone isn't accurate. Anyone have any guesses as to adult height?

These pics are kind of old, within a month of when I first got her...I've been super busy lately so I haven't managed to get out there before dark lately.



PS. I am going to be taking lessons....I have seven more weeks of Calculus which has been eating up my time. And I'm definitely going to work with a trainer...not planning to have her backed until she's three more than likely, so we have time. =)
 
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So tonight I went to go see Kiera and it was fairly uneventful...I brought her some kale, and found out she either doesn't like it or doesn't trust me enough to eat it! =P

I worked on desensitizing her to a rope thrown lightly over the various parts of her body. I can tell she doesn't like it...but after a couple of twitches she stood there stoicly (you could tell she was sort of steeling herself to it) knowing that she'd get a treat when I was done. I'm pretty happy she is making progress on this...the only time I got a real good twitch out of her is when I pulled the plastic grocery bag containing the kale abruptly out of my jacket... the bag didn't seem to bug her too much, just the abruptness of my pulling it out. I'm definitely going to work on bags next though =P

I did have to correct her a little bit today. I was in her stall and the paint colt was sticking his nose between the slats of the stall to sniff at me and try to get attention...it's actually pretty funny. But as I rubbed his nose and scratched his chin, my horse got impatient and nibbly. =/
I made a harsh noise at her, loudly and sort of put my fingertips on her nose, pushing her away using the tips....She moved pretty quickly, so I'm not displeased, it's just something that has to stop. I'm not sure this time if she was looking for nibbles or just jealous of my attention being on the paint colt. She did go out of her way to bite his nose through the slats after that. =( Either way, it's something we're going to have to work on...
So! Plan of attack: Finish desensitizing Kiera to the rope and work on bags and tarp! Get horse to stop lip-ing me, and stand still in the cross ties!
 
#3 ·
Sounds like you have a long, but likely rewarding road in front of you! Especially with the support of others who have training experience and with a lot of patience, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to see everything through. Remember to ask for help when you need it- it's much easier than muddling through and confusing the issues for both you and her. I look forward to hearing about both your progress! ... and hopefully lots more pictures. :)
 
#4 ·
TY Sharpie!! =)
I know it isn't going to be all roses! I have definitely been asking questions of everyone regarding how-to and hypotheticals! I'm very happy to say that there are people who, if not in agreeance with me, will share information. This board is priceless in that people are pretty positive and there are no flame wars, so you can actually come and LEARN. Plus, Kiera seems to have a very good attitude, and I'm told she is really easy to work with, quick learning and never gives the BO any problems. That will *definitely* come in handy.
As for pictures, I have a nice Christmas ribbon she'd look lovely with, even with all the dirt. ;)
If I can't get in there tomorrow sometime to take pics before dark, I'll definitely get some the day after.
 
#5 ·
Those people on the other forum are full of crap. She looks just fine to me, and you seem to be doing perfectly fine. As long as you have experienced horse people to support you, so you don't have to go through the trial-and-error process, you'll have a great little mare in no time! Good luck!
 
#6 ·
Thank you Soenjer! I really didn't feel like she was "ugly" until people started ragging on her! A lot of the stuff I heard came from a prospective barn that I quickly decided I wouldn't be staying at! After that I look at her and I'm thinking...hmmm..you aren't exactly the epitome of feminine delicacy, are you? xD

Anyway we went today but the farrier was late and we were driving to an airport 2.5 hours away to drop off my daughter, so we couldn't stay. I did snap a few pics which will have to do until later this weekend when I get the time to go back, put up her new stall plaque (!!!) and attempt to brush off some of the dirt for better pictures. =D


What kind of silliness is this human creature up to now?


...did she seriously just take my picture?!

*time to practice the 'Dramatic Horse' glare*

...and when all else fails, just stick out your tongue and hope she gets the hint! xD
 
#8 ·
So tonight we went over to see Kiera...my husband had my son, so I went out to the pasture to get her. She came over to me as usual and let me put the halter on her head. The problem came from the BO's colt. He kept hassling me and getting in my space. I poked him with my fingers in the face like the BO suggested I do, but all he did was put his ears back and be just as pushy. I ended up pushing him away HARD when Kiera got po'd...she went to turn her butt to him, preparing to kick and I was in the line of fire trapped against the fence! So I pushed at him and yelled, and we got out of the pasture fast after that. The BO has offered to move him to another pasture...I'd like to learn how to deal with other horse's shennannigans, however Nova is very stubborn about his disrespect. I'm going to think on it....

I brushed Kiera out, and her feet look good, apparently she was fine with the farrier after the initial figuring things out. She was just covered in mud though! Uck! xD I couldn't get it all off of her since it was really wet and it wouldn't feel right hosing her off in this cold weather when remnants of snow are still on the ground! So alas....some of her "Christmas" pics are kind of mudsome. lol

One issue with her today that I have never encountered! I tied her in the cross ties, and she stood for me for a couple minutes, but when we went back in the arena the BO was putting grain in the stalls....and my horse went NUTS!!! She kept ignoring me on the lead and tried to get into the stalls...you'd really think she was starved all day!!!! I took her back to her stall and stood in front of her food dish until she calmed down...but as I went to walk away she kicked the air with her hind leg! I pushed her away from the food dish again to make sure that she realized that was a REAL NO GO. Once she stopped jiggling around, I exited the stall to let her finish so I could finally get my pics.

Unfortunately they didn't come out that great...the lighting was really yellow, but we will try again sometime soon! ;)




 
#10 ·
Went to go see Kiera tonight, kind of late...It's been a rough day I guess...found out I'm going to have two UNINVITED house guests tomorrow night whom I really don't care for. One of whom used to call me "fat @ss" as a nickname....I'm not a big fan of the other one either. Anyhow...so after I find that out, I managed to fall off the top of my porch onto my back on the stairs...so I went to go see Kiera...stress management, right? xD

Kiera looks good. I think she somehow grows taller in a matter of days. 0_o And wow, it must be me because both her and the paint colt seem to be on a patch of the uglies. LOL. I stood there looking at the paint colt, who is about nine months old...and his rump just looked LUMPY. So I stood there looking between him and Kiera...and her front legs right above her hoof looked painfully OFF. So with the few nibblets of knowledge I have about conformation I tried to figure out if my horse and Nova are mutants that should be wearing full body paper bags for the rest of their lives......
Then I decided that people are right...and young horses go through some painfully awful ugly stages. The paint colt looks like his tail is too low and almost like there's a giant bump on his butt. Kiera's butt looks fine but her legs look funky and her head is ENORMOUS.

lol
I'm just going to go ahead and willfully ignore what they look like for awhile, I think.

In any case, I was really happy with Kiera tonight. Her fur that isn't covered in massive amounts of mud dust is very sleek and shiny and VERY soft...she wasn't pissy to me today either, nor did she mob me for the apple slices in the plastic container I was holding. AND the best part: I went to pick up her feet, I said "Foot!" and lifted...and she lifted...AND HELD THEM UP!!!!!! I'm so excited, it only took her one visit with a REAL farrier and now she's holding her feet up for me, not just once, but with both front and back!

I know that for some people it's a small step but really consider that back in late September before I bought her, she hadn't been handled at all except to load her and her mom in the trailer... !

Now when we're done with cleaning tomorrow and I play hostess for awhile, I'm going to head out and work on desensitizing her a little more to the rope and perhaps bags...and maybe work on standing in the crossties for a little longer. I think that if I can get her to stand successfully in the crossties and not be nervous that will make me very happy (short term, of course lol)! Well! I'm so happy to be moving forward =)
 
#11 ·
Well...tonight was interesting. xD
My BIL and SIL drove up from California, arriving at our house with a friend at about 11 something last night...we all ended up staying up until four, me trying to play gracious hostess, which is not exactly a role suited to me. This afternoon we all had brunch around two, after which they headed off to Niagara Falls, leaving me with some time...
So I headed out to see Kiera, since I will probably not get to see her tomorrow...since the FIL is flying in in the morning. X_X
Anyway, whereas there's only a light dusting of snow on the grass where I live, there's several INCHES at the barn, and I'm up there in a sweatshirt! I immediately made the decision that it was WAYYYY too cold for me and that I wouldn't be staying long. After picking out her feet, I decided to try her blanket on for the first time.

Well...that was interesting. =P
As soon as I pulled the velcro apart for the first time, Kiera freaked! She ran around her stall in circles trying to get as far away from the velcro as possible! I laid the blanket across her back and you'd think there were tacks in it from how fast she moved to get away from it (unsuccessfully). After the third time of adjusting the velcro she stood there unhappily, but wasn't running around or freaking out too bad. I managed to get the elastic that goes around her middle fastened, then the BO came by and showed me how to secure the cord that goes under her tail...you know, by tying it. ;)

All things considered, I'm fairly impressed with the progress that she made with the blanket, even though it was her first time and she was frightened. I think that I'll make sure to adjust the velcro several times every time I go see her until it's just old and she doesn't care anymore. Other than that, ever since the farrier showed up, she picks up all four feet and holds them until I place them down! =) Smart girl!
I'm really happy that although she is seriously fugly right now, she is smart, a fast learner and has a good attitude. After all, she even "forgave" me for the blanketing after I handed her an apple slice or two. ;)
 
#12 ·
This is some great progress, I enjoy reading about it-- sorry if that bothers you, but I'd just like to let you know that you both sound like you're doing wonderful so far!
I would take your concerns for that other colt to his owner, though, and if they don't plan on doing anything about him, when he gets into your space in the pasture and won't leave, try smacking his chest with the lead rope. Make sure his butt isn't close to you, so he can't kick you either- that's a VERY bad thing he's doing, crowding you and your horse... at least she acts well in that situation, though!
If you're having problems with him still, I'd love to give you more in-depth advice, so if you need it you can just ask. :)
 
#15 ·
Of course it doesn't bother me! I am very happy to share this experience! Since I'm able to post here, if I'm making a mistake in what I'd like to do, other people can point it out to me or make suggestions before it becomes a problem! The fact that you are reading makes me happy. =)

As for the paint colt: I will try smacking his chest with the lead rope. My concerns with him are not that he's in my space so much that he has taken OVER my space and invaded it, filling it with stinky horse. x.x He's all over me and even the finger poking towards his face only made him hesitate. I did have to yell and push him. The BO suggests waving hands towards their face. I know that something must be done, because what is currently a 500 + pound animal will double in size and STILL be in my space if I let it.

Thank you for your offer to help. =) I will surely need your knowledge and input here and there!
 
#16 ·
Thanks! =)

@CaCowgirl: I know you are right...I felt SO BAD the other night when she tried to mow me down for the love of grain...I guess I can't blame her, she is a large animal, a baby and she probably was blazingly hungry....it's just something to work on as I keep telling myself. I will try my best not to get discouraged by those little setbacks! I keep reading the forum and books though, I think they really help. =)
 
#14 ·
It's obvious you care about her very much & are quite willing to take your time w/her. As you bond w/her how she looks really won't matter very much, as she'll be "family". I think she looks just fine. Keep us posted on your triumphs-it's always nice to hear the positive, but sometimes there are setbacks, so don't let that get you down. there is a lot of information on this forum.
 
#17 ·
Sounds like you might need to carry a small riding crop or something similarly scary with a loud pop to smack the colt with when he crowds you if just a lead line or pushing/poking him doesn't make any impression any more. Better to scare him good once for his rudeness once than nag him constantly and ineffectively. Though, if he's like all the babies I know, he'll probably need weekly reminders!
 
#20 ·
Well, both kids are out of the house and we're both working on our various projects....I figure it's a good time to see Kiera before school kicks in full force again! ;)
Anyway, we went to Tractor Supply and picked up some Probios, clearance fur grower stuff and a riding crop with a folded leather flap on the end. We figure that the next time that I go get Kiera from the pasture, and Nova refuses to listen to "No!" I can shoo him off with that.
Anyway, it's really muddy at the barn and there is a lot of ice, but the four or so inches of snow are gone...no blanket for Ms. Kiera tonight, so I didn't work on that. I did make sure to pick up at least one hoof to make sure she doesn't forget about that (forgot the hoofpick at home, after I forgot it in my pocket last time lol). I brushed her out really good and vetwrapped up her tail again. She's a lot less interested in solely me when my husband is around....I think she likes him... grrr xD
Anyway when she was nice and soft and shiny, we tried to use the weight tape on her. My husband says she tapes in at 560, which I think might be weird---the BO said she was at 500 sometime in the middle of October...is that a normal gain?
It is possible that one or both of us are off. =P
Nothing much to report today...I'll go back tomorrow with the hoofpick (lol) and work with her a little, see if we can make some progress. I still need to work with plastic bags in various locations, more of the rope...and we must introduce her toooooo.....the electric shaver!
Not going to lie....not looking forward to that lesson. X.X Just hoping that I can manage not to suck enough that she will be a decent horse to ride someday...
 
#22 ·
Well today my husband left for training, and until tomorrow when my daughter will (hopefully) be flying home, I'm alone. I went to go see Kiera, see if we could work on a little more stuff.

I put her in the cross-ties today, and she took that fairly well. I at least half of her there, then took her back to her stall to finish. I did forget the hoof pick again. :oops: I feel really bad about it...I'll make sure to take it back tomorrow. I'm thinking I should buy more than one so that this doesn't happen again. lol.

Anyway a couple of things came up. I was discussing supplements with the BO...I'm trying to figure out if the supplements I have her on are DOING anything for her??:? I honestly can't tell! I don't want to get ripped off or do any harm ...she seems very healthy, not one spec of rain rot since that ugly sore healed that she had when I first got her...her fur is very shiny etc...the BO says that since we put her on the skin and coat supplement, her mane is very nice for a youngling... I only have her colt to compare to, and yes, compared to him, she has a very thick and slightly longer mane. The thing that confuses me though, is couldn't that just be genetics?

I have her on Grand Coat, by Grand Meadows (Grand Coat - Horse Skin & Coat Supplements from SmartPak Equine)
Ani Med Muscle up (AniMed Muscle-UP Powder - Horse.com)

ProBios powder (Powders/Granules - Probios)

The Grand Coat stuff has some very good reviews. The muscle up has decent ones too...and again, she is much larger and beefier than the Paint Colt, who serves as a (bad, improper) control to this experiment. And as for Probios well, I just started that.
Anyone have any experiences with these?

Another thing is, my horse is weird. She never pins her ears at me or the BO...but for the third time total, she kicked halfheartedly at the air when I was in her stall...again with the presence of grain. Last time I backed her off her grain. I was kind of confused this time, both the BO and I were in her stall...she didn't pin her ears or aim at either one of us....So...should I take a riding crop into her stall for this? This aimless kicking has averaged once a month in the past three months, I am positive it isn't a good thing...what is the best way to deal with this?
 
#24 ·
Wormers and Weight tape...

It's been a rough week for me, so I haven't done much of anything, let alone working with Kiera...or wanting to write about it. :cry::cry:
I'm trying to figure out where to go after this...if I can even get accepted into grad school LOL. Assuming I can, a lot of applications are due NOW, which I didn't anticipate... grrr...

Anyway I got a box of stuff from horse.com today, and I definitely couldn't let the goodies pass unused. ;) So my daughter and I went to see Kiera and give her her wormer and stuff.
As with the last time, no problem getting the wormer in her mouth...but I think I missed and got it in the side of her cheek...uhhh....by the way she acted, I think the wormer is less "apple" and more "poop" flavored. :oops: I know it may be projection but I think that horse POUTED the entire time I was there! She wouldn't even take horsie nibbles, she just kinda spat them out like she didn't trust anything else I was giving her =P It probably didn't help that I think some of it got stuck in the side of her cheek and she kept licking/chewing at it!

Anyway after some grooming...and her being perfect at feet! I used the weight tape on her, once by myself and once with the BO's help. Kiera at coming eight months old stands 13 hands! I'm going to go ahead and conjecture that we'll hit the 15 hand plus mark....I'd be glad for a horse-sized horse lol.

Kiera did try to go after the cat again...silly cat. I don't know what's up with her and cats. Maybe it pokes her in her sleep or something X_X
Hopefully I'll have some time to go see her again this weekend even though I've got to study for college and the GRE for Monday.
 
#25 ·
Today my husband came home from Camp Lejeune (sp? LOLz), so we went to go see Kiera together. Again...quite an interesting time today. ;)

It was still daylight so I took my boots and the halter/lead to get her from the pasture. As always Nova, the paint colt was right on me as soon as I got in the fence. This time, the BO was there to see what he was doing...I pushed his neck, then tapped him repeatedly with the riding crop, as instructed. Nova put his ears back and reminded me of my cats when I manage to get that annoying itch. X_X I didn't want to hit him any harder...but luckily he stopped pushing into me and just put his head/neck across my stomach/lap area. I scritched his chest and neck and he just stood there next to me with his head/neck across me, not pushing. I walked away from him and he stood there watching as I walked towards Kiera, who decided...finally...to meet me halfway. I put the halter over her head no problems, and the lead and started to walk her out...I patted the horse next to me until I felt the lead go taught and realized...that Nova had inserted himself between myself and my horse, pushing the lead rope across his neck. X_X
I pushed him and tried to get around him. I waved the crop in his face...nope. The BO was amazed and laughing in surprise...apparently she has to smack his butt with the lead rope when trying to lead him in the halter, and here he is insisting that he should be going with me...and I literally have nothing to do with this animal.
We got past him and through the gate, where he started pacing and whinnying in an aggitated manner. The BO says we should switch horses lol.

Anyway, Kiera was a good girl today! We went on a walk down the road and a car passed, no spooking...she did sort of rub her nose on the back of my sweatshirt on the way back and flirt with my husband though. =x Unlike the paint colt, she respects the riding crop. She is wary of it, and I only had to wave it at her/tap her chest once or twice to get her to stop trying to walk in front of me. After that, she was very very good. I made sure to rub it against her afterward....though I still don't think she likes it. xD
With that, here are some pictures from today....Kiera is looking great, me, not so much, and I'm going to be working on that weight gain very shortly (Nutrisystem, you are my friend).



 
#27 ·
Well, it's been a busy week, so I haven't had much time to visit Kiera...we did work with her a few days ago, however. The barn owner was showing us how to lunge her when she gets a little older. It was kind of funny, because when the BO stopped working her, she ran to me with the same look in her eyes as my son when he's telling on me or his dad. xD It was kind of funny. It took us tying a plastic bag to the lunge whip to get her to move...luckily I had one of those on me!

Anyway today was the monthly livestock auction in Uniontown. My husband and I braved the snow, and we finally met a member from a different horse forum...the one that I no longer frequent due to just general a$$hattery and unpleasant people. She lives like 20 minutes down the road, and says that I should come down sometime soon to ride her horses with her! Woot! So though I don't have the time/energy for regular lessons until after this semester is over, I can at least get some knowledge from her! =) Anyway we all sat around for a few hours to see the goodies at the auction...which is prob why I spent a little more money than I would have, staying longer with good company.

I think I came off pretty good though! I got two bits, a snaffle and a curb bit (?), a lunge whip, another whip and another riding crop, in pink. I bought a bareback saddle pad thing for three dollars, and a few lycra "jammie" hoods to mutilate for patterns for my sewing. Let's see.... my husband bought a really REALLY super thick saddle pad that just needs to be cleaned, and that's pretty much all the horsie stuff I got. Here are some pix:


I really like this bit, it's pretty! My friend says it's a "five year old bit"...so we have plenty of time before it gets used...but an awesome deal at 15 bucks!





I did go out to see Kiera today afterwards...there was a LOT of snow on the ground, and she was blanketed, so we weren't motivated to do much. I rebraided and wrapped her tail, cleaned her feet and gave her some scritches. She did her normal horsie thing and completely ignored me for hay... LOL. Hopefully I'll get out later this week...I have to measure her for the fleece sleezy hood I want to make her, plus it's been a few days since I brushed her really well.
 
#29 ·
So...finally...an issue:
Today I went to go see Kiera early in the day, no one was around. It has been pretty snowy, though not snowing. She was in her stall, and it looks like the horses have not been turned out today. So I decided to take her on a walk. I haltered her up, and we started walking up the road. No problems at first... in fact, I started working on seeing if she was paying attention to me: I'd stop suddenly, and watch her. She caught on immediately, and would stop when I stopped. She wasn't walking ahead of me, or anything.
I decided to turn around, and as I did, a car drove by. Kiera walked towards me, but then she got kind of stiff and full of energy. The car passed, and I praised her for not freaking...but as we started walking, she kept trying to walk faster, get in front of me a little. I made her circle, a couple of times, and then she just decided she didn't want to put up with my crap anymore....she pulled the lead rope for me and ran the half block back to the barn, whinnying the whole way. X_X

I walked back muttering retribution, and calmly walked up to her, and she faced me calmly and let me take the lead rope. Also calmly I walked over and tied her to a fence, grabbed the lunge whip, and walked CALMLY with no brisk or abrupt movements to the indoor, where I made her run around for awhile. I think I wore myself out more than her, but she was very calm and sedate when I attached the lead rope again and led her out of the indoor and back to her stall. She was even friendly as I scritched her face before I left, and watched me as I got in the car.

Ugh. I think we ended it well enough, but that sucked. Run Away horse is definitely not fun. I think it's partially due to...baby shenanigans, and partially because she was full of energy from being not let out today. Either way...I hope that we can avoid it in the future.
 
#30 ·
Went to go see Kiera tonight, since it had been a few days. There's been some stupid at school, and it seemed to be culminating in one big massive stupid (think staying an entire extra year to wait for a class only offered in Spring, when I literally only need that class LOL)...though luckily it got fixed, so that's a weight off of my mind.

I decided to put her in cross ties tonight while I groomed her. I am proud to say that though she definitely wiggled some, she didn't yank, pull, flip out, toss her head....and I left here there in the cross ties the longest she's ever been in them! Woot! So I got her all groomed up, and noticed she has a big scabbed over gash on her leg. =( My husband says it looked like somebody kicked her. There's not much I can do about it now, since it's all scabbed over, but I'm feeling kind of guilty I wasn't around to medicate it up and cover it. Well...no harm done, it seems to be healing up well.

Anyway, we also decided to measure her again. Kiera is now 13.1 hands! =)
I wonder how much more she can grow in the next three our four months, to make that 90 percent adult height projection at 1 year? I know she has the best nutrition, so I guess we'll find out!

Pic of her tonight, taken by my husband:

Pic of her with her Archnemesis, the cat (sent to me by the BO earlier lol)
 
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