Clipping horses

The bad part is if you hit an artery instead of a vein- which in a horse is an easy mistake for someone to do who isn't trained by a vet or doesn't know what they are doing- you can kill a horse before you even pull the needle out... not ment to scare you all but also don't want to encourage people to give IV drugs without proper training or vet supervision... noone gives my horses DRUGS w/o DVM behind their name -or myself/or my hubby who worked for our vet for several yrs.... leave the veins alone and give it orally if it can be given that way and then just be patient...

Yeah - I hear you...I've had some scares (allergic reactions)

I've been giving shots since I was about 9 and my fiancee gives a TON of shots every day (he works at a TB farm with broodmares, babies, stallions and horses in training)...sooo, between us we've given a bunch!

As long as you know anatomy you're pretty good...watch watch watch watch watch and then have supervised practice...

I learned on cattle (we did ET and all that jazz)...was always really scared to move to horses (so dang sensitive)...then one day I HAD to give a shot and from that point it got easy...

My vet won't give happy drugs, except to geld.

I agree, Lynn... I'm not comfortable hitting a vein and I don't like anybody else to do it except one that has a DVM at the end of their name... HA!

Remember, you guys, last year when I gave kid a shot of Banamine and that he blew up...good Lord, have mercy... Vet says, oh, I thought you knew that about one out of every 100 shots, you'll have an effect... well, why the freak didn't you tell me that!!!!! Well, I thought you knew! Well, how am I supposed to know if you don't tell me! (Vet laughing now) I didn't think it was too dad-blasted funny. Ended up getting it lanced, and he has just a bit of a bump right there, but you have to look for it if you didn't know what happened... Needless to say, any shots I give, I'm having heebies about it... so as far as other stuff, it's in the mouth, period!

Guess, I should have said I worked for a equine vet in Illinois.

I know how you feel when it comes to clipping an unruly horse... when we first got sophie I don't think she'd ever been clipped. The first time she was clipped my dad and one of his friends were going to do it and the twitched her and everything and she practically mauled both of 'em. Now she's a lot better I still have to have someone come out and hold her head while I do her ears and stuff cuz she likes to tease me cuz I'm so short and hold her head wayy up in the air haha. But I used to just go out when I was bored and just run the clippers around her head and rub 'em all over her face and such... that seemed to help a lot... and of course I had to give her treats all the time =P

I say a horse that clips all the way is a dream. I hate the fight. I am not above any of the things mentioned here.. If I gotta do it I do it however I have to to get it done..