Awareness of the outside world. “‘The Dobbs majority relied upon the patriarchal notions of eminent authorities of old English common law, including Lord Matthew Hale,’ whose ‘beliefs were driven by his goal of keeping women from encroaching upon the rights of men.'” Slate: A State Supreme Court Just Issued the Most Devastating Rebuke of Dobbs Yet, Lithwick and Stern, Jan 30, 2024. Local coverage, Trib Live: Pa. Supreme Court returns Medicaid-funded abortion case to lower court, Ward, Jan. 29, 2024.
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Rodney went 8 weeks between shoeings!
He usually goes 5 weeks. Maybe 6 weeks in the winter when they aren’t stomping flies.
This time around, 6 weeks was right in the middle of the arctic blast. No one wants to shoe at 25oF, not the people, not the horses. Put off a week.
Then, 7 weeks was in the middle of rain & storms. Put off another week and cross our fingers.
Et voilà, 8 weeks with shoes still on.
Our best guess? He’s been on timothy/alfalfa hay since March. Almost a year of better hay.
Also, Rodney didn’t have his usual random summer lameness. I have been crediting the walks. Maybe the hay, or the hay also. The body has just that little bit of extra support to stay out of trouble?
Will he go longer between shoeings in future? Or did we luck out this time around?
Shrug.
I think we can safely say that the hay upgrade was not a *bad* thing.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
It’s a good thing!
Expensive but so many good things are.
Jane
Nice to happen. Hope this is a trend that sticks. MM
Thanks for the link and the bit of hope it brings. I hope that the hay does translate into 8 week intervals. AV
How is there no hay emoji? Oh, blog post, Emojis I wish we had. Hmmm.