Bull Riding - Picture of the Week

WOW! What a great shot coming out of the chute.

Horse Maintenance Part 2

Vaccinations

They can save lives. They are designed to stimulate an immune response and because your horse is unique, they may respond differently from other horses. It is common for horses to have mild & temporary side effects after the vaccination. They are:

1) Local muscle soreness or swelling,

2) Fever

3) Loss of appetite

4) Lack of energy or alertness

Chose your vaccines for the area you live in. They may include: Eastern/Western Encephalitis,Tetanus,West Nile Virus, Influenza & Rhino. There are many others check your area for risks. Also pregnant mares need Rhinopneumoitis in the fifth, seventh, and ninth months of pregnancy.

Removing A Tick

The ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.

This is great, because it works in those places where it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.

Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap!