Let us take a break from horse shopping to check in with our hero. How has Rodney been while I have been plotting his replacement and Mathilda has been taking up all my time? Fat & happy. Remarkably so. At night, we put him up in a stall and bed down the aisle to giveContinue reading “A Rodney Moment”
Category Archives: Horse Behavior
Big Bad Bunny
While hovering over Mathilda like a chick-obsessed hen, I have had no time and less energy for anyone else: husband, dogs, cats, other horse. Husband has understood. Dogs, cats & other horse, not so much. For example, today was the first day I found the enthusiasm to give Rodney a thorough grooming. On the upside,Continue reading “Big Bad Bunny”
Courses For Horses
Have you ever wondered how your horse knows how to get along with people? Simple, he learned it in school. Through diligent research, we have obtained a peek at an equine course catalog: The Top 12 Most Popular Courses in Horse School Hydrodynamics – Calculating just the right angle to hold your head so theContinue reading “Courses For Horses”
It Hurts So Good
Don’t. Stop. Don’t stop. Seriously, I can’t tell. Since Mathilda’s left hind leg is sore [How?], she’s resting her weight on her right hip and leg, thereby overtightening the muscles in her croup and hindquarters. During Rodney’s heat therapy, I put the second heating pad on her Bai Hui point instead of his. [100] IContinue reading “It Hurts So Good”
Shadow Horse
Rodney wants to know where all the love has gone. Healthy siblings of chronically ill children are sometime known as shadow children*. All the attention and energy is focused on the sick one. While I do not support the child-substitute idiom, Rodney definitely feels marginalized. On Saturday evening, when Mathilda’s leg problems were manifesting andContinue reading “Shadow Horse”
Help Me Name My Horse, Prize Offered
Update February 4, 2013: Winner declared. Rodney is looking for his new show name. I am terrible at names. Our 16 (?) year-old, roadside-adopted black Lab still goes by the name of Puppy, among other things. As a writer, the mot juste is of utmost importance to me. The responsibility of selected the perfect, appropriate,Continue reading “Help Me Name My Horse, Prize Offered”
Retail Therapy
Work: PM1 groom & walk, 3 short loops with off-side leading for variety & the dog for distraction/PM2 groom. Report: An easy day as a break from having to concentrate (him) & having to be patient (me). Given that, he was pushier than required. Pass but no star. The dog’s temporary barn reinstatement is herebyContinue reading “Retail Therapy”
Virtual Brush Box 