Jellybean had another bad day today. When I pulled her in from the pasture, she was unhappy to learn that not only was she getting another shot, but she was getting her feet trimmed. The shot went pretty well, she wasn't happy to see Juan, but she did manage to eat the treats enough to distract her. The trimming was a different story.
I really didn't like the way the other farrier treated Jellybean, he never gave her a chance to do right, in addition to charging an arm and a leg. Luckily, another guy at the barn, Jose, offered to do some trimming. Jellybean was in a bad bad mood after her shot, she tried kicking and biting Jose. She was the worst I have ever seen her for sure. He was so patient, and eventually got down and picked up her feet. We think she was terrified about getting another shot. He was excellent! He was patient about getting her feet and quick and thorough. No tricks or gimmicks, just old fashioned knowing about horses.
Jellybean was so mad when she got back to her stall, she knocked her full water bucket over in the stall as a storm was coming (I know, best time to give a baby a shot and trim her). Either way, I need to man up and try giving her the shot tomorrow. 5 more days of penicillin...
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