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Unless of course  You own a "Rascal" who thinks it is a chew toy. Or Scout 
(the yearling) who thought the hoofpick was something to be swallowed (I 
grabbed the rope I had attached to the handle to hang it with , just in the 
nick of time, was afraid I'd lose my arm)!! LOL Laurie (Rascal and Scout 
mom, who took out the gate with his "safety" halter " this week too.)






> From: "Susan Bothern" <sbothern@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "Charles" <cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Aversion to syringes, worming, and I'm sure 
> electrolytes
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:36:27 -0500
>
> I can sure sympathize with you and your horse.  Been there and done that.
> Here's the method I use and have had wonderful results.
>
> Worming Technique & Training
>
> Take a clean,  empty worming syringe (make sure it's 100% clean, take the
> little plastic cap off plunger and clean it), get all paper off the tube.
> Place in feed bucket at mealtime.  Your horse will learn to eat around it 
> or
> take it gingerly out of bucket and bury in shavings.  You want your horse 
> to
> get so familiar at the sight that it becomes old hat.  Do this for one 
> week.
> While doing this, every day you must handle your horses face.  First touch,
> then hold, slowly work your way to playing with their lips and gently
> touching their tongue.  Slip your fingers in and rub around gums.  Insert
> into bars of mouth and touch tongue.  After a few days when you are comfy
> with this and your horse is ho-hum, fill a wormer with applesauce, corn
> syrup, molasses (watch out my mare tried to eat the syringe).  Gently rub
> muzzle and lips with syringe, let a little good stuff ooze out, let horse
> sniff and taste. Do not insert in mouth.  Do a few times that day or for
> next couple of days.  Finally work up to inserting in mouth (I prefer to
> face forward like I do when I bridle horse with hand gently over noseband 
> of
> halter) and squeeze a little bit out.  My mare does not like applesauce.
> Work up to being able to approach with worming syringe and "worm" with good
> stuff.  Then when the day arrives, worm the horse and afterwards "worm" 
> with
> treat.  My mares are happiest if I offer then a bite of apple first.  Give
> them time to thoroughly chew and swallow.  Most folks like to hold their
> horse's head up after worming for a few seconds so no devious horse can
> splat you with wormer.  Good idea.  :-)  I have the ultimate cow when it
> comes to worming.  The first time she literally picked me up off the ground
> and . . .  This method works.  A little time consuming but I've found it's
> worth it.
>
> Best wishes,
> Susan
>
>
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