Dec 10
The weather has turned warmer(and wetter). It seems that when the temperature gets above 50 degrees the Icys start to sweat. They have damp hair then. At first I thought they were just being excited about something and that made them sweaty, but they are not excited 24/7 and they are wet that much. The one that does it the most is Bleu. He has the longest hair. He is also the least excitable, so I know it isn’t that. This presents a dilemma. I have no problem eventually clipping them so they can work, but I’m not inclined to do that now. Besides, it could(and probably will)turn cold again and I don’t want to take hair off now, even a trace clip. I’ll start getting them used to the noise of the clippers, though. I start clipping horses in training in about February. They should be ready then for a partial clip, too.
Dec 11
Worked with all the Icys again today while their stalls were being cleaned. Everyone did a lot better with their feet. Shiloh is still the one that gives the most resistance, but he didn’t act out because of the feet. He and Trick were pretty jumpy when I would move my arms around, so I stood back a little from them and waved my arms around until they stopped reacting. I’m sure they are responding to having people chase them into trailers and chutes at the holding pen. I picked up Bleu’s hind feet today and touched everyone else’s. They stood very quiet along the fence. I’m pleased.
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