Work: PM heat therapy/EVE groom. Report: today was Rodney’s day to gallop. He came zipping up when it was time for heating pads. I tried not to get all My Friend Flicka about it, but how can you not love your horse running toward you? Then, when Mathilda and I where halfway through the firstContinue reading “Spring Fever Starting?”
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Guest Post by Karen Briggs: The Oily Truth
Writing From the Right Side of the Stall Author of Understanding Equine Nutrition ————– Work: day off. Backstory: Previous Horse and the mare had their feed top dressed with vegetable oil for years. They were so shiny that dirt just rolled off. When Rodney showed up, on he went. Then Greg read a paper sayingContinue reading “Guest Post by Karen Briggs: The Oily Truth”
Casting a Shadow from Beyond
Work: rain. My post yesterday proves that I don’t let go of trauma any better than I let go of anything else. Previous Horse was the most stubborn being I have ever met. When he said No, he meant, No, that is not physically possible, no horse has ever done it, I will not evenContinue reading “Casting a Shadow from Beyond”
Warning – Dreary Monday
Work: PM1 heat session/EVE grooming scheduled. Report: lots of yawns. While I am all for happy horse, I wish there was a way other than hindsight to tell if this quantity of mouth motion meant permanent progress or just temporary satisfaction. Ramblings for the day: started off by reading a moving description of the lossContinue reading “Warning – Dreary Monday”
I’m Ready For My Close-up
Work: day off, for no particular reason. Report: My plan to put everything off until spring includes not fussing – or at least attempting not to fuss – if I don’t get to the barn 3 hours a day, every day [3 sessions @ ~1 hour per, excluding feeding]. I must learn to stop puttingContinue reading “I’m Ready For My Close-up”
A Thing of Beauty
Work: PM1 heat therapy/PM2 company walk. Report: The gentlemen joined the ladies for the first part of the mare walk. I would have said that Rodney was pulling on the halter more than circumstances required. Greg saw it as a 17+h Thoroughbred having trouble gearing his long legs down to strolling speed for a 15+hContinue reading “A Thing of Beauty”
Scheduling
Work: PM heat therapy. Report & Ramblings: Our second session in which we did groundwork has already slid off the agenda due to short days & my inability to get my act together in the morning. Now it looks as if the walks are disappearing as well. I originally started walking him after his therapyContinue reading “Scheduling”
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