April 9th, 2011

A few days without rain! Amazing! This weekend brought all the regulars--all who must have been extremely surprised to be working with their horses on an actual sunny day. This summer can't come soon enough...

Here's an interesting sight: Jim captured an albino robin on camera. Check it out!

A quiet week at the barns. Jim brought Hope, Cameo, Shannon, and Natasha inside the first barn so they could all get out of the terrible rain (i.e. the younger horses were being very bossy about not sharing the shelter with the older ladies). Now each has their own dry stall and run for the time being. When everyone gets back out into the pasture, Hope, Cameo, Shannon, and Natasha will join them. Until then, they'll be fine in their private quarters.

On April 8th, our friend, Dr. Shakyra Rosario from Eagle Fern Equine Hospital came to float teeth. It was a busy day for her! She met with eight lucky (well, they might not think so) horses to inspect and float teeth. Everyone did very well!




Dr. Rosario and Juliet

 Some interesting information was discovered about Hope--she's a bit older than we've thought! Dr. Rosario estimated her age is actually in the mid-twenties. Don't tell Hope this, though. She's convinced she's only 18 years old...

Juliet had a tough time this winter holding her weight, so we've been feeding her a mash of beet pulp, senior, and alfalfa pellets. She seems to be feeling better with her improved diet, but Dr. Rosario had a look at her teeth. She determined Juliet was most likely in her 30's, and that two teeth were giving her a lot of trouble. Those teeth were pulled. The rest of her molars are pretty much gone, so she'll be enjoying her soft diet for the rest of her life. 

We do have a bit of a dilemma on our hands, considering Juliet, however. Juliet, as some of you may remember, is Tempest's best friend--and eyes. Although they may have their squabbles, Tempest depends on Juliet because Tempest is blind. Tempest is about ten years younger than Juliet, so we may have to start integrating a replacement friend into their lives.

In better news, our dear Carrot Lady, Michelle is back! We are so happy she's on the mend (and the horses are particularly happy, too!).