LULU
June 5 2022
Meet Lulu
When people decide to become a horse owner, that decision should not be taken lightly. It isnt like driving by a animal shelter and thinking, hey, lets adopt a dog or cat. Although this isnt a light decision either, it is still an easier process then bringing home your first horse. Some things you need to think of before you even lead that horse onto your property:
Am I capable - both physically and financially - of taking care of this horse. Can I commit to being at the barn at least twice a day to feed and check on this horse - you cant just bring them with you like a dog - they need you to come to them and they need food and water at all times. They need you to check on them - since we have domesticated horses and taken them out of the world they thrive in, we have exposed them to all sorts of issues that are man made - colic, founder, ulcers, nutritional deficits, cushings, worms, emotional needs, and the list goes on. It is when people do not know the things they dont know - kind people and people who think they are saving a horse but in reality they are condeming that horse to a life of lonliness and a slow painful death because of what their kind owners do not know. Can this horse eat? Is he in pain? do his feet need tending? does he have thrush? is he lonely? If you are given a horse and you know nothing about it, ask questions, learn everything you can, read, find someone that truely knows about horses, not just your cousin that rode a pony at the neighbors house when they were young - that person does not know anything about horses. You need to find someone that really knows, that has happy healthy horses that you can learn from. Before you bring that horse home, you have to have hay. Hay enough for the entire year. Hay is made in the summer and if you dont get it in the summer, you will pay more during the winter months - at a predicted high of $7.00-10.00 a bale, you better be ready to feed a bale a day - unless you have a fence with good grass (not weeds but good grass), and then you can only feed that grass if your horse does not have health issues. Believe it or not, not every horse can eat grass (something else new owners need to know)- and i dont care how much pasture you have, in the winter you will be feeding a bale a day. Sigh.... I could go on but at this point I want you to meet Lulu
Since I wrote this post and finally got the internet to post it I wanted to update you a bit on Lulu - She is the most confident old gal I have ever met. We put her in with the herd early since she was telling us she wanted to. She immediately went to Lark and Ullie, boss girls, and told them "0k, im here, you dont have to be boss anymore because I am". And they said OK! Tommy was spoken to by her and everyone else got out of her way. Not mean, just very confident with the herd and they listened! it was so much fun to watch and learn. Lulu loves people and is very respectful and is the sweetest! We will be regulating her cushings, getting her feet done, having the dentist check and a vet checkup and then miss Lulu will be looking for her new person that she can teach the ropes to.
Meet Lulu
When people decide to become a horse owner, that decision should not be taken lightly. It isnt like driving by a animal shelter and thinking, hey, lets adopt a dog or cat. Although this isnt a light decision either, it is still an easier process then bringing home your first horse. Some things you need to think of before you even lead that horse onto your property:
Am I capable - both physically and financially - of taking care of this horse. Can I commit to being at the barn at least twice a day to feed and check on this horse - you cant just bring them with you like a dog - they need you to come to them and they need food and water at all times. They need you to check on them - since we have domesticated horses and taken them out of the world they thrive in, we have exposed them to all sorts of issues that are man made - colic, founder, ulcers, nutritional deficits, cushings, worms, emotional needs, and the list goes on. It is when people do not know the things they dont know - kind people and people who think they are saving a horse but in reality they are condeming that horse to a life of lonliness and a slow painful death because of what their kind owners do not know. Can this horse eat? Is he in pain? do his feet need tending? does he have thrush? is he lonely? If you are given a horse and you know nothing about it, ask questions, learn everything you can, read, find someone that truely knows about horses, not just your cousin that rode a pony at the neighbors house when they were young - that person does not know anything about horses. You need to find someone that really knows, that has happy healthy horses that you can learn from. Before you bring that horse home, you have to have hay. Hay enough for the entire year. Hay is made in the summer and if you dont get it in the summer, you will pay more during the winter months - at a predicted high of $7.00-10.00 a bale, you better be ready to feed a bale a day - unless you have a fence with good grass (not weeds but good grass), and then you can only feed that grass if your horse does not have health issues. Believe it or not, not every horse can eat grass (something else new owners need to know)- and i dont care how much pasture you have, in the winter you will be feeding a bale a day. Sigh.... I could go on but at this point I want you to meet Lulu
Since I wrote this post and finally got the internet to post it I wanted to update you a bit on Lulu - She is the most confident old gal I have ever met. We put her in with the herd early since she was telling us she wanted to. She immediately went to Lark and Ullie, boss girls, and told them "0k, im here, you dont have to be boss anymore because I am". And they said OK! Tommy was spoken to by her and everyone else got out of her way. Not mean, just very confident with the herd and they listened! it was so much fun to watch and learn. Lulu loves people and is very respectful and is the sweetest! We will be regulating her cushings, getting her feet done, having the dentist check and a vet checkup and then miss Lulu will be looking for her new person that she can teach the ropes to.