Yes, Its not a weather channel....But Yesterday was glorious.....9C, sun and no wind. Positively tropical. Meg and Rob were there with little Nancy. Ruby and Teddy from the barn turned up. Suddenly there were more poo pickers, than equipment. After a quick assessment, I dispatched Meg and the kids to catch in and groom Polly and Dora, (Sorry Meg, but you are a mother), leaving Rob, Jo and I to peacefully clear the field.
My somewhat ambitious plan was to have Ruby ride Dora down to the Barn to see her parents, and Teddy ride back. Ruby already rides, Teddy doesn't. Dora hasn't been ridden since we got her, so seemed like a sensible plan.
Until Teddy said he wanted to be the first to ride Dora, and Ruby asked if she could ride Daisy!!!! And so we went with it. Ruby looked like a pea on a pod on Daisy, but rode very nicely. Dora behaved amazing well, considering she hasn't been ridden or off the property since she arrived. We are very pleased with her. A Unicorn she will be!
Once home, Teddy decided to stay, so Ruby rode Dora back and I hopped up on Daisy. Much easier to keep at a steady pace from up there. We had been following Polly all the way....at a very sedate pace!!
That was it. Our one day of Spring. Today was grim....grey and wet.. The forecast says more grey and wet followed by colder weather, with sleet and snow! Bye Spring....Maybe see you in a couple of weeks.
So today we had the Vet back to check Sweet Pea, who is still mildly lame on her near hind. Initially it was thought she had locked a stifle and pulled a muscle, but nerve blocking has ascertained that its lower. It could be side-bone, in fact at her age i would be surprised if she doesn't have some sort of Arthritis, but it came on suddenly. There are several ligaments and tendons around the Fetlock that can be pulled or strained. Tomorrow she will have an x-ray which will coincide with the Farrier visiting, so the experts can have a con-flab.
More news to follow....
So remember Lu was lame on the day of The Suffolk Show? Well its been intermittent. When we took her to the vet she was sound. So last week she was definitely lame so Jo called the vet out. After quite a lot of trotting up and down and lunging it finally showed up! It seems her adrenaline masks the pain....Tough ole gal! A nerve block proved it was in the foot somewhere so the vet returned for x-rays.
Lu was as good as gold, standing on the blocks. Charlie was stabled to keep her company, and for his own experience. The X-ray was really interesting. Lu has a crack in one hoof, and some bug had gone up the crack and was nibbling away at her pedal bone. Not an easy one to diagnose without x-rays!!!
Anyway she is on iodine (in her feed) and the farrier will be out next week to open up the crack.
It was also the worst day of Sweet Pea's life. She needed a passport (simple enough), oh and a micro-chip. Not so good, but the vet managed to get it in before she reared. While Jo and the vet were filling in the paperwork, I decided to lunge her which she hates. Next up was a grazing muzzle. As usual after her gigantic rears, as soon as I got my phone out to take pics, she allowed Jo to put the muzzle on! Typical.....Never work with animals!
Anyway...the reason for the passport? The minis are going to do unicorn parties for children. Apparently its all 'in' at the moment. There are actually websites to buy unicorn accessories for your pony! Strap on horns (P'naff P'naff), glittery hoof oil, mane extensions, glitter spray! Yes there are some dodgy sites if you google unicorns!!!! As with a lot of horsey equipment there are many double entendres!
