Sonny was going through some hard times there for awhile. We thought he died, oh maybe 5 times. I finally noticed that he was having problems mostly around feeding time. He was getting 5.5lbs of grain each feedings. I thought because of his age (29) & the amount of grain he was consuming he might need it spread it out some. So we have started feeding him 4 times a day.
He gets fed at 8:30am
12:30pm
3:30pm & lastly at
8:30pm
that is a rough idea of the schedule.
Since we have been feeding on this schedule, Sonny is like a new horse. He acts like he feels so much better & is having no problems with colic or digestion.
We think he may have had a stroke that left his left hind leg kinda out of whack. But he can still canter in from the pasture sometimes & he trots around when he has to. He does lean, so much sometimes that I'm afraid he may fall over. ha. Doesn't seem to bother Sonny at all, though & for that I'm grateful.
He is our ranch mascot & I'm so glad he is feeling better & looking good.
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