05/27/2026
Someone recently asked if I could make a video on giving oral medications. I have been giving Bodhi Gastroguard for the past 28 days, and I followed some very specific steps when giving it to him.
A major part of the whole process revolves around having Bodhi come to me, rather than me going over to him. On average, it only takes about 3 minutes from the moment he notices me to him walking up to me.
The other thing is once I administered the medication, I waited until he softened and lowered his head before I removed the medication. Oftentimes, people will give the medication, and while the horse is raising his head and flailing around, they remove the applicator, which reinforces to the horse that if they rear their head, the medication gets removed. I do the opposite, I wait for their head to lower before I remove it.
