Geez, I feel guilty for not posting in so long, but the roadblocks have either been a) kids on the computer or b) out of town for college reunion (very fun!). The girls took care of the ponies while I was out of town.
Katie and I went to the barn on Monday and I lunged Bestie and she decided to just handgraze Dude because he seemed a little tired and sweaty. It was humid, and he takes a while to adjust to that because he's so hefty.
He was so cute. Katie was standing in front of him braiding his forelock, just for something to do, and he was dozing, doing the sleepy eyed thing. Then she switched to braiding his mane and he kept nuzzling her and resting his head on her shoulder. It was so funny because he seemed like he was about to nod off and hardly realized what he was doing.
Tuesday I had to go to the barn to meet the farrier because Katie had her internship. He was really pleased with Dude's feet. They do seem better, harder and not as squishy/thrushy as they frequently are. We've been consistent about treating them. Love The Sauce from Equilite!
The only worrisome thing was that Dude didn't seem to want to get his left hind up to be trimmed. It seemed something was bothering him. I couldn't decide if the lifting was uncomfortable or he didn't want to put weight on his right hind. Katie hasn't noticed him being "off." We had this problem before when he had that hip injury three (?) years ago. Will have to investigate further. Aaaaargh. There's always something to worry about.
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