Milton has spoken: I do not drink bucket water. I only drink trough water. Please attend to me at regular intervals so that I may hydrate. I do not pee in my stall. I only pee in the field. Please attend to me at regular intervals so that I may unhydrate. In addition, IContinue reading “Stall Rest Decisions”
Category Archives: Horse Care
Note to Self, Other Horse
Hey, see that brown lump in the field? That’s your other horse. Perfectly sound. Ready to ride, to the extent that you two ride these days. Did you forget? You would think I could find 20 minutes to sit on Rodney. Alas, no. Ministering to Milton takes most of my time and all ofContinue reading “Note to Self, Other Horse”
Foto Friday: Year of the Dog
For today’s post, I had intended to labor mightily in the vineyards of art to produce a stunning, compelling, virtuoso photograph that distilled the essence of canine. Instead, you get a impromptu smartphone snap. Holding a leadrope and reading a book while your horse grazes shouldn’t wear one out. But it does. At least,Continue reading “Foto Friday: Year of the Dog”
Milton’s Medical Update
Not much to report, which is excellent news. Last Friday, Milton went in to have a large, fist-sized melanoma cut off the inside of his upper right hind leg. Equine melanomas are not the dire diagnosis that they are in humans. It’s a bump. It got cut off. It will come back. On veterinary advice,Continue reading “Milton’s Medical Update”
In or Out? On or Off? Questions of Horse Management
When the recent cold snap was looming on the horizon, many of my neighbors chose to blanket &/or put up their horses. We chose to do neither. Human behavior toward horses often reflects our values as a species rather than the way the horses see the world [How I Learned to Think Like a Horse].Continue reading “In or Out? On or Off? Questions of Horse Management”
All Better. For Now.
tldr: Rodney had a tummyache. He is back on ulcer meds. I am riding again. As I’ve said before [Rodney’s Feet], one of Rodney’s tells for pain is to act scared. He was doing this, but only in the barn. Out in the pasture, he was galloping about without a care in the world. PutContinue reading “All Better. For Now.”
New Equipment: Rodney Tests The Vest
Vests for our CDE debut. Greg gets the short vest since he sits. I get the longer since I stand. Plus I might, someday, possibly, in a fantasy world, use it on cross-country. Overall, Rodney has done little this summer. Once his ankle was almost deswollen [Dubious Future], he got a small scuff right underContinue reading “New Equipment: Rodney Tests The Vest”
Virtual Brush Box 