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CLASSES and other events
April 6,7,8,9 - CIIMT Workshop - Reno
April 18 - Live Burn Trailer - Graeagle Fire
May 18 - Plumas Hotshots - Quincy - CPR/Wilderness First Aid
May - date to be determined - Annual Pack Test
May - date to be determined - S130 hands on portion of class

One last blast of winter? Yesterday it was 65 degrees, today it is going to snow. Have I mentioned how much I dislike the snow?

For the past few days, we have been giving one of the horses antibiotics... twice each day. Let me tell you about fun. When a horse says.."no way, I'm not drinkin' that!"... it becomes a battle. One person must hold his head down, the other person puts a 60cc syringe into his mouth.... and the fight is on. The reason we are doing this? He stepped on something ... an old nail, piece of wire, who knows? Horses always find the things they are supposed to stay away from. He has a puncture wound straight up through the frog on his front foot. Of course he is the tallest horse we have...17 hands! In case you don't understand that measurement, it is 68-70 inches to the top of his shoulders. Now you add his head on top of that, you have a tall horse. He is built kind of like a giraffe....with a shorter neck. Soooo... with my TALL build, giving medicine is a breeze! Hah!!

The night we had the vet here, he decided to kick me....the horse did, not the vet. He got me with his hoof, right on the forearm, close to my elbow. I tolerated his wicked behavior, due to his injured foot. I guess he just wanted to even up the playing field. Anyways... he has a padded dressing on his hoof that must be changed every 2-3 days. He gets about 50cc of antibiotics twice a day. Now it's going to snow again! Fun.

Stay Safe.

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ps. Toaka says..."Oooh. I'm staying right here, on this side of the fence. If his foot is so sore, does that mean I can have his food?"