08/14/2026
You guys!! I just (solo) dewormed 3 of my 4 horses by slipping halters on them & not even attaching lead ropes or putting them on cross ties or anything! And for the final one of them, I tried without putting a halter on him at all; he just stood next to me & was like “Okay, Mom, if you say so!” 🤣 And AND!!! I managed to not get a drop on me. None in my hair, or on my shirt, or in my eye (some horses tend to “share” their dewormer with you lol.) I don’t know if I’ve ever done a deworming so smoothly & cleanly as this with no hissy fits or mess.
For my non-horsey friends, this is like the equivalent of me parallel parking a car on my first attempt (or at all 😅)
Pictured: Luigi, the slaughter-bound Paso Fino who is turning out to be such a nice little dude. It used to be almost impossible to catch him a few months ago, but now he’s coming around so much better. He let me halter him right away today & took his dewormer with no fuss. Plus he’s so darn cute