Sunday, June 13, 2010

Thor and Joe

Too tired to blog much about the new boys on the block. But I do think Thor and Joe are settling in nicely. They really are sweethearts. I wasn't sure at first since they were both so standoffish. But they've come around pretty quick once they realized I'm the crazy food lady.

I've taken to haltering Thor while he eats his grain and letting Joe eat without a halter. Joe eats so slowly I want to make sure he gets every morsel of grail. Joe is still so thin that I worry about him. But I think with a good helping of soaked senior every night, he'll gain fairly fast. Thor on the other hand doesn't need any grain but to gain his trust, I'm graining him a bit of sweet feed every night. Because Thor powers through his grain, I have to leave him tied so he doesn't push poor Joe out of the way. Thor is notorious for pushing Joe out of the way. And I've learned this in only three short days.

I'll post more about the new boys but thought you might enjoy some pictures. I'll include emails from the previous owner so you'll get to know both Joe and Thor just like I did.
Thor. Poor guy has a serious sunburn on his nose. I'm trying to treat it. Luckily the skies have been cloudy the last two days and he's been in shade. He's really huge and the old Amish owner that had Thor really took care of him. I can only find one or two harness marks on him (not like Sam where he's covered in harness marks).


To give you a comparison shot between Thor and Joe. Thor is shorter than Sam but he's built like a tank. Poor Joe is still so thin. I can't wait to see what he looks like when he's plump. He also has some really bad scars where the saddle goes. I'm not sure what they are from. The flies were biting at those spots so I put some goop on to see if it would help. I think Joe really likes his soaked senior mush. I'm not sure the old boy has ever had grain before. He wasn't sure about the grain the first night out but ever since then he's the one that brings Thor up for supper.

Another comparison shot of Thor and Joe so you can see how HUGE Thor really is. It also hides the fact that Joe looks so bad. I'll have to get better pictures but they didn't want to be photographed on Friday (their first fill day at Borderlands). I want to get pics of Joe so everyone will know why you never leave halters on a horse for long periods of time.

You can see how thin Joe is. Look at Thor's butt! Never thought I'd be a Butt Girl but look at that butt! It's HUGE! And notice that Thor has a different colored mane than tail. And his mane parts in both directions. Joe is a pretty line backed dun and if my eyes don't deceive me, he actually has some markings on his shoulders like a fat cross. I'll have to take pics for you to see and decide for yourself. Joe likes his grain but I try to leave him alone while he's eating. Everyone deserves some time to themselves when they enjoy their meal. :-)

They have both gone through so much and are pretty well attached. I can see now why the previous owner mentioned Thor after I said I was interested in Joe. It would have been terrible to break these two guys apart.

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