• Old Disc is Going Deaf

    From John Hasler@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 26 20:17:30 2021
    Our oldest boarder Disco (37 this year) seems to be going deaf.
    Fortunately he's a calm old guy but it probably means that he will have
    to stay in his private paddock and not go out with the herd this summer.
    --
    John Hasler Boarding
    john@dancinghorsehill.com
    Dancing Horse Hill
    Elmwood, WI USA

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  • From John Hasler@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 27 15:53:01 2021
    We put Disco in a private paddock for the winter because he can't chew
    hay and so needs his mash three times a day. He also needs access to a
    stall in the cold weather.

    Before we pulled him out of the herd this fall he was starting to get
    bitten up a bit by a few of the younger mares. Before this year he has
    always managed to get along quite well in the herd: I suspect that his
    deafness was causing him to miss some cues.

    He'll have some grass to gnaw on in the pony pen (he can't really chew
    it) and he'll have Fred our retired stallion next door for company.

    I think a deaf horse will be much easier to manage than a blind one
    (something I've done several times).
    --
    John Hasler Boarding
    john@dancinghorsehill.com
    Dancing Horse Hill
    Elmwood, WI USA

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  • From John Hasler@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 22 19:07:01 2021
    Disco was put down day before yesterday and buried out in the jump
    field. He was 36, deaf, and beginning to have a bit of trouble getting
    around. Last year he developed stringhalt when the weather got cold. Blanketing largely cleared it up but it looked as if it was going to be
    worse this winter.

    Fred misses him.
    --
    John Hasler
    john@dancinghorsehill.com
    Dancing Horse Hill
    Elmwood, WI USA

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  • From Casey S.@21:1/5 to John Hasler on Sat Nov 27 01:17:35 2021
    On Friday, October 22, 2021 at 7:08:04 PM UTC-5, John Hasler wrote:
    Disco was put down day before yesterday and buried out in the jump
    field. He was 36, deaf, and beginning to have a bit of trouble getting around. Last year he developed stringhalt when the weather got cold. Blanketing largely cleared it up but it looked as if it was going to be
    worse this winter.

    Fred misses him.
    --
    John Hasler
    jo...@dancinghorsehill.com
    Dancing Horse Hill
    Elmwood, WI USA

    So sorry for your loss, it is never easy! I lost two this year, myself. That's the hardest part of owning animals!

    What a great long life he had, though!

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  • From John Hasler@21:1/5 to Casey on Sat Nov 27 07:40:18 2021
    Casey writes:
    So sorry for your loss, it is never easy! I lost two this year,
    myself. That's the hardest part of owning animals!es: So sorry for
    your loss, it is never easy! I lost two this year, myself. That's the
    hardest part of owning animals!

    In over thirty years of boarding (including many retirees), training,
    lessons, and breeding I've been through it many times. You never really
    get used to it, though.
    --
    John Hasler
    john@dancinghorsehill.com
    Dancing Horse Hill
    Elmwood, WI USA

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