It was plenty hot and muggy here yesterday, and since Velvet had sweated up a little when I brought her in, I decided it was time for her first bath. Shower, actually. When I'm filling the water troughs, Chickory and Kai will come up to be sprayed, but Velvet is fearful of the spray. So I tied her to the hitching rail and slowly and gently introduced her to the hose. Surprisingly enough, she liked it!
The only time she really objected was the first time it hit her face- just like daddy, she wimped out on that, but was willing to stick her nose in the spray.
I'll have to do her more often, next time I'll get out the shampoo for that thick mane of hers.
I know that garlic is good for combating mosquitoes, but since I usually add it to grain, I haven't been feeding any- they really don't need grain right now, fat little things!- so I thought I'd see if they would eat it by itself. I buy jars of crushed garlic. I held out a spoonful of it, and Chickory ate it like a kid eats candy.
Kai and Belle had a little, and Velvet had some too; today Belle and Velvet weren't too interested. I hope they will continue to eat it like that, anything to help keep the bugs off. I'll be picking up another sulphur salt block for their pasture too.
Time to hook on to the trailer and go get some hay, it will be this year's crop. And I get to visit 2 of Tess's pups while I'm there!
8 comments:
Italian Quarter horses? Hope you are feeling better
I've got to do the same with Gus...water. I'm hoping he likes it better than the fly spray (which he's not too fond of yet). I think he's just a lil' sensitive. But, it's gotta feel good on a hot day!
Yes, the garlic is the best and only way I've found to keep the ticks of my horses that run up on the hill in the sagebrush.
From what I learned at the U to feed enough garlic a day for it to keep flies and other bugs away it would likely cause heinz body anemia first.
Cold water on a hot day is a very welcome thing around these parts. After an early afternoon workout Indigo thoroughly enjoys her shower and so do the others that sidle up to the fence when I am bathing her.
haha-Fernvalley-Italian quarter horses?
Yes, it's hot, and it's flyish...and skeeterish.....yikes!
nuthin nicer than a cool shower on a scorcher!
Better than Polish three quarter horses...:-)
Velvel looks stunning and I did'nt know garlic keeps the bugs off, I may try that..:-))
I could just melt.
Velvet looks good in there, somedays I would like a good hosing off. None of my horses really like it, but they tolerate it okay.
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