COGGINS TEST DONE

We went to Bobby's place at 8PM and worked with Terra.  It went pretty good actually, Bobby saddled her and longed her for awhile then gave the line to Meagan and she longed her awhile.  Terra caught on fast and while she gave a little resistance at first, she settled in and did well after awhile and it really is helping Meagan build confidence.   Meg then walked her three times around the pasture, unsaddled her and brushed her down.  Terra was sweating but not out of breath.  Then a vet, Kris Anderson, came out to the barn and did a Coggins test on both horses.  The cost was $105.00.  Man, these horses are costing me but I am relieved to have the Coggins out of the way as I knew I was going to have to have it.  Dr. Anderson was excellent with the horses and may have saved Bonnie's a**.  Bonnie, (bless her little heart)  has broken two lead ropes and a 4x4 post due to her fear of being tied.  Well, you can now add the side of a barn stall wall to that list.  We warned Bobby that Bonnie does not tie well and freaks out but he insisted and said to tie her to the wall anyways.  When we did, within 30 seconds she freaked out, backed up and took part of the wall with her.  It was still connected to her lead rope and following her as she was trying to back away from it.  Thank goodness she stopped when we 'whoa'd' her and she let us get it off her.  Bobby wanted to punish her by tying her to a tree right then and there and letting her flip out until she calmed but Dr. Anderson strongly advised against this saying they can kill themselves if they get upset enough.  Instead, she suggested using a special tie ring called an Equine Tie Ring which I have been trying to find in the local feed stores and haven't been able to find.  They had one there, tied Bonnie to it and she stood still for like 15 minutes.  The idea is not to punish but to teach that they'll be alright.  She told me later that Bobby tends to be 'heavy handed'.  We were a little nervous leaving last night as I was afraid they'd tie her after we were gone.  It's taken me about 4 months to get her to trust us as much as she does now.  I hate to see her mistreated and loose ground with her.  So, the rundown of what she told us about the horses is;
Terra:    Arabian/Quarter AKA Quararab, 7yrs old.
Bonnie:  Quarter/Thoroughbred, 5 yrs old
She said both horses are excellent horses with good personalities, just nervous.  She said she'd want Terra if she didn't already have too many horses now.