To Stall or Not to Stall

I debated last night in putting Babe and Queen in the barn. I opted against putting them in so that I could give Sam some extra room. I left Bob and Sam in the barn but they didn't seem to eat as much as I'd hoped.

I went to put a blanket on Bob and then thought maybe I should put it on Sam instead since he's fighting a cold and ulcers. He looks terrible. I can't believe how much weight he's lost in such a short amount of time. I'm not really sure how to put weight back on him. I'm afraid he's going to be a hard keeper. I am not supposed to grain him because that's part of what's causing the ulcer. I haven't yet introduced alfalfa into his system yet so I have to work him into that. But I'm going to have to do something fast.

Sam is doing much better. I havent' seen him look back at his flanks since day two of treating him. He still has the snotty nose so I'm sure he's fighting that darn cold.

I was going to put the blanket on Sam and tried. But when I went to put the leg straps on I knew I knew it was going to be a battle and opted against it. Apparently Sam is shorter in lenght than Bob. The leg straps would not work at all! So I think I need to order Sam either a blanket or a sheet so that when it rains I can at least keep the moisture off his back.

I'm not sure Sam has ever had a blanket on. He didn't act like he knew what it was and got rather spooky. So I guess I'll run him into the barn and leave him in to dry out for the night. I don't want to stress his system more than it already is.

I'm guessing I'll put the mares in the barn too just to dry out. I did have the forsight to put a blanket on Queen so she wouldn't get wet. I need to order sheets so I don't have to keep using the medium weight blankets. It's not cold enough for those yet!

I must have been in a bad mood because I didn't pull Maverick out last night. I decided i'd leave him standing in the mud. Actually before it started raining his pen WAS starting to dry out. Now there's been steady rain since this morning so I'm sure his drylot is a swamp again. I'm planning on pulling him out so that he can stand on dry land and get out of the rain even just a little.

Hopefully we'll get better weather next month. If we get too much more rain I'm afraid we are going to float away!