I was nosing around the Young Adult section of the library the other day looking specifically for girl horse books and found Wind Rider. I read a bunch of it this morning while cycling to nowhere at at the gym, a great time to get some reading done especially if you’re not into getting your [...]
We lost a horse yesterday. Chip started to colic the day before, but it passed and all seemed well. Then he went down yesterday all of a sudden. One moment, everything was fine as a small group of us rode horses either in our lesson or just riding in the indoor arena. Then there was [...]
It’s time to take Gabby out for a little walk, a task I did not realize I was dreading until Leah suggested that someone else do it for her first time out in three weeks. Gabby will probably spook, start, dance, kick, etc which means that (more than likely), I would do the exact same things. I [...]
Today the vet came out to draw Gabby’s blood and after looking at her and her still-twitching muscles and stiffness said she hasn’t been on enough ‘Bute. I can’t remember the dosage she’s been on but according to the doctor, not enough for a horse of her size.
I payed $2K to the Horse Hospital for [...]
Leah moved Gabby to another stall, mostly to make room for poor old Jim. Poor old Jim has a slowly healing crater-like wound on his back that has been radiated, debrided, cleaned, protected with a hat (over the summer, a straw hat was duct-taped to his back to keep the flies off and to allow [...]
When I was hiding behind the vet students, the wall, etc, watching Gabby “load,” it really brought home how much horses are our creatures. They are dependent on us for food and healthy conditions, yet they often do not want to do what we want them to do, like load up on a trailer. Their [...]
Now that I’ve decided that nope, no way, not at all would I ever ever consider stepping into the breeding arena, I’ve begun thinking about it. I guess I hate the thought of missing out on something that I would always wish I’d done. And one of my fondest memories of childhood is the time [...]
What exactly does Gabby have and how did she get it? Excellent question and the one that has plagued us all for a couple of weeks. This is the hypothesis posited by the vets, one that makes experienced horse owners nod in agreement: At some point, Gabby got an infection. She might have had pneumonia, she definitely [...]
When I called the barn today, I found out two things:
1) Gabby is much more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. She’s eating lots o’hay and is interested in giving and receiving greetings. I’m pleased and cheered at this.
2) Leah can’t clean the stalls because the poop is frozen to the stall floors.
I told my husband both of [...]
Gabby’s home and back in her stall. I went out and saw her, bringing along a bag of carrots. When I groomed her, she seemed sensitive and the twitching in her shoulder was back — not as big and bold as it was, but I felt the grooming made it flare up. Her hay’s in [...]
