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I understand what you are saying, someone else
mentioned this as well. But to me I think it is more
than just me. I'm not saying its not me though :) I'd
be willing to accept my part in her behaviour!
But she has behaved badly with other vets with me
there and with me not there.
I won't repeat everything because there should be
another response here from me (on ridecamp), but the
major difference I have seen is in the vets'
approaches. All of the vets that come out to the barn
work at the same clinic, so my filly has a "rep" as
the difficult, nutty Paint at the barn and so they
approach her with the attitude that she is going to
kick them or rear up. The only two times that she ever
behaved with the vets was when they actually took the
time to approach slowly and talk to her (one time I
was there, one time I wasn't there).

Just my 2 cents CDN, for what their worth.

Lysane and Mae West

--- terre <tobytrot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Lysane
Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Horse with fear of vet
>
> This weekend though the vet came out to the barn
> where I board it
> was the one that she is really scared of. I wanted
> him
> to take a look at her mouth as she has been off her
> feed. Her reaction to him was instant - she was
> standing quietly on a lead beside me and as soon as
> he
> stepped into her stall, she tensed right up and
> wouldn't stand still.
>
> The barn manager called me and told me that she was
> an
> angel and didn't do anything when he gave her the
> shot. They didn't even have to use the twitch.
> Yahooooo!!!!!!!!!!!  But this time the vet took the
> time to pet her neck and talk to her and let her
> calm
> down before trying anything.
>
>       You know--you should at least consider the
> possibilty that she is picking 
> up this 'fear' from YOU.  You anticipate a problem
> with this particular 
> vet, and so there IS a problem--you don't expect it
> with others, and so 
> there isn't.  The slightest tension or 'negative
> vibes' on your part can be 
> enough to influence her...  The barn manager isn't
> cued into this (or else 
> the horse is less cued in to the barn manager!), so
> no problem.
>       I've seen this a thousand times.  A friend of mine
> (are you reading this, 
> Barb?) had a bad fall when a piece of ground gave
> out under her 
> horse.  From then on, the horse shied whenever she
> passed that spot--when 
> Barb was riding her.  Different rider, no reaction.
>       I always need to be there when my old animals are
> euthanized.  My vet 
> thinks it's actually easier on the animals if the
> owner is NOT there; the 
> owner's pain upsets the animal, who has no fear of
> its own....
>
> terre
>
> terre
>  
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