Comments on: Leading Horses to Water http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/ Dale Emery on Leadership Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Elyce Ellington http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-257 Elyce Ellington Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:42:09 +0000 http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-257 Horses do not always drink enough water. I have one picky, picky horse, she snots in the water then won't drink it, so she never drinks enough water. If the water is cold on a cold day, they may not drink enough water to wash all the roughage through their bodies. They get a stomach ache or colic (gas/constipation). Then they begin to roll, the rolling can twist their intestines very easily. Once this happens the horse will die in great agony if not taken to surgery. Surgery costs lots of money so most people put the horses to sleep. But it's still painful and deadly...and very, very common. When the horse exhibits signs (very subtle) he's in pain, you have to begin walking him. Drinking water at this point would be very good, but he won't because he's in pain and worried about rolling on the ground and killing himself. So, you pump his tummy full of about 2 gallons of oil (mineral, vegetable) to lube his gut up. Then you must walk him until he begins to poop regularly (this may take days) indicating his bowels are again moving. Too much grain or strange/new food can also cause this problem. My friends horse just died from this over christmas, 3 days of a belly ache then he died, even with veterinary care and constant monitoring. It's very important to know how much water your horse is drinking. If he's not drinking enough even though it's available, you have a problem. And the more highly bred a horse is, the more stupid he is about what he needs. Sad, serious problem. Elyce Horses do not always drink enough water. I have one picky, picky horse, she snots in the water then won’t drink it, so she never drinks enough water. If the water is cold on a cold day, they may not drink enough water to wash all the roughage through their bodies. They get a stomach ache or colic (gas/constipation). Then they begin to roll, the rolling can twist their intestines very easily. Once this happens the horse will die in great agony if not taken to surgery. Surgery costs lots of money so most people put the horses to sleep. But it’s still painful and deadly…and very, very common.

When the horse exhibits signs (very subtle) he’s in pain, you have to begin walking him. Drinking water at this point would be very good, but he won’t because he’s in pain and worried about rolling on the ground and killing himself. So, you pump his tummy full of about 2 gallons of oil (mineral, vegetable) to lube his gut up. Then you must walk him until he begins to poop regularly (this may take days) indicating his bowels are again moving. Too much grain or strange/new food can also cause this problem.

My friends horse just died from this over christmas, 3 days of a belly ache then he died, even with veterinary care and constant monitoring. It’s very important to know how much water your horse is drinking. If he’s not drinking enough even though it’s available, you have a problem. And the more highly bred a horse is, the more stupid he is about what he needs.

Sad, serious problem.
Elyce

]]> By: Jakob Veje Hansen http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-244 Jakob Veje Hansen Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:15:07 +0000 http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-244 Hi Dave, Nice blog :) I just used the same proverb this last week, although in the danish version. As Bob, I don't think it's about forcing people into changing. It's about making changes happen by communicating the need for changes, rather than by instructing people to change. Regards, Jakob Hi Dave,

Nice blog :) I just used the same proverb this last week, although in the danish version. As Bob, I don’t think it’s about forcing people into changing. It’s about making changes happen by communicating the need for changes, rather than by instructing people to change.

Regards,
Jakob

]]> By: Bob Frelinger http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-242 Bob Frelinger Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-242 Hi Dale, Interesting analogy, but with horses you're talking about their instinctive responses. If we limit people to their instinctive responses too, for many that means staying in their comfort zones...resisting change. I'm sure you agree that as leaders (formal or informal) we have the responsibility to help people recognize when they are thirsty or tired or hungry for a value-add change in the way they do business. best regards, bob frelinger a former Sun co-worker and SDRA Council member who has always greatly respected your intellect Hi Dale,

Interesting analogy, but with horses you’re talking about their instinctive responses. If we limit people to their instinctive responses too, for many that means staying in their comfort zones…resisting change. I’m sure you agree that as leaders (formal or informal) we have the responsibility to help people recognize when they are thirsty or tired or hungry for a value-add change in the way they do business.

best regards,

bob frelinger
a former Sun co-worker and SDRA Council member who has always greatly respected your intellect

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-243 Dwayne Phillips Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cwd.dhemery.com/2007/08/horse/#comment-243 I agree. Where I work, we are really pushing collaboration and wikis and blogs internally. Several people have come to me with things like, "Hey, we can put this new thing up on the wiki. But how can we get (force) people to join in?" I tell them, "Put it up, talk to people, encourage people, and set what happens. If no one uses it, then it will die on its own. If people use it - good." I agree. Where I work, we are really pushing collaboration and wikis and blogs internally. Several people have come to me with things like, “Hey, we can put this new thing up on the wiki. But how can we get (force) people to join in?”

I tell them, “Put it up, talk to people, encourage people, and set what happens. If no one uses it, then it will die on its own. If people use it - good.”

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