A Zoe Update

I remembered that Zoe had a reaction to the Pyranha Fly Spray last year so I thought I would send a quick text to Zoe's new family.  The dad responded and said that they absolutely LOVE Zoe and that he wished his daughter didn't love her so much because he wouldn't mind having her for himself. :)  Always good to hear!

I asked if Zoe was being a good girl and he said yes and that she's getting feisty.  His daughter is "too soft" and is afraid of hurting Zoe's feelings so she hasn't been very firm with Zoe.  At that point I was a little concerned that maybe Zoe was going to be too much horse for her.  She can get full of herself but if you remind her of her manners, she's just fine.  I told him that and he said that Zoe minds him fine - just wishes his daughter would get firm with Zoe.  He thinks that Zoe is testing her boundaries - sounds like my Zoe!

I asked if Zoe was going to be a problem for T and he said that he didn't think so.  Just "typical new horse/person relationships that need to be established and get to know each other."  T has been riding almost everyday (weather permitting) and things have been going pretty good!


Overall, no red flags and they still love her as much as they did when they picked her up.  Yay!

He also asked about Gunner again - I have to measure him and take some conformation pictures for him.  That's on my list of things to do this weekend...

Until next time,
Lynell

Allergic Reaction

I bought a new brand of fly spray, Pyranha.  Has anyone else used this before?  It works awesome...at least it works awesome on Star, Tyson and Melody!  I sprayed each of the horses down and the next day when I went out to do it again, Zoe and Gunner had big patches of puffy fur where I had sprayed them with the fly spray!

I brushed both of them down hoping that maybe it was fluffy fur but nope, the hair stayed and I could feel that the skin was puffy or slightly swollen underneath.  I felt awful!  I guess I will use the rest of this fly spray on the other horses and buy a different kind for the other two until then.

Chalk this one up as another first for me!  Can't say I've ever had a horse have an allergic reaction to fly spray.  Pyranha must be some potent stuff!  I'm actually a little dissapointed because this stuff really worked on the other horses...

Anyone else's horse have an allergic reaction to fly spray??

Until next time!



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