Stall Rest Chronicles 6 April, Rodney Takes a Me Day

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryWeek 4 of four weeks pasture rest We suspect Milton might be a little much to live with these days. Last Monday was a rainy, overcast day. Rodney decided that he neededContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 6 April, Rodney Takes a Me Day”

Stall Rest Chronicles 5 April, Start Successful

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Took the horses for a walk last weekend. Wasn’t expecting much. Which is good. We didn’t get much. This wasn’t going back to work. This wasn’t even the first day of class, handing out theContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 5 April, Start Successful”

Stall Rest Chronicles 4 April, House Restful

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryWeek 4 of four weeks pasture rest The house is exhausted. We had a small, overnight storm during the weekend. In the morning, the horses were as tired as if they hadContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 4 April, House Restful”

Stall Rest Chronicles April 3, Pasture Peaceful

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryTwo weeks at clinic DONEFour weeks of at-home stall rest DONEFour weeks of paddock rest DONEStarting week 4 of four weeks pasture rest Still not a lot to say about horses eatingContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles April 3, Pasture Peaceful”

Stall Rest Chronicles 31 March, Milton’s Stubborn Zipper

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest Milton’s incision is still not closed completely. 😦 He’s fine. Bright-eyed & bushy tailed. Incision is mostly healed over. Belly has a sliiiight bit ofContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 31 March, Milton’s Stubborn Zipper”