Yesterday we had our colt gelded, felt very sad but am sure it means a better life for him. We used a wonderful vet and his mum was with him so all was calm and non-frightening. Later on he was able to totter round the barn, eat haylage and best of all drink from him mum! So it all went as well as possible. BUT this morning when the horses, who live loose in the barn, were having their feet picked out he walked over to my OH and kicked upwards with a front foot to assault the part of the anatomy he had lost the day before!!! He has never kicked out at all to anybody before and my OH has absolutely no doubt that this was retribution. After a very hot bath the OH looks a bit comfier...
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Posted - 26 Apr 2007 : 2:19:29 PM
Yesterday we had our colt gelded, felt very sad but am sure it means a better life for him. We used a wonderful vet and his mum was with him so all was calm and non-frightening. Later on he was able to totter round the barn, eat haylage and best of all drink from him mum! So it all went as well as possible. BUT this morning when the horses, who live loose in the barn, were having their feet picked out he walked over to my OH and kicked upwards with a front foot to assault the part of the anatomy he had lost the day before!!!
He has never kicked out at all to anybody before and my OH has absolutely no doubt that this was retribution. After a very hot bath the OH looks a bit comfier...
but I did 
