My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Readers of my blog will remember that last fall Freedom was diagnosed with arthritis in his Sacro Iliac joints. He had his SI joints injected and I hoped that he would feel better soon. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Massage helped a bit but he still refused to hold his left lead canter. I put him […]
Read MoreThis winter both Freedom and I are rehabbing. He’s still off with his SI injury — massage is helping but with no indoor, it’s hard to keep him in regular work. With less incentive (or ability to ride) I’ve decided that it’s finally time to fix the aches and pains that have been bothering me. […]
Read MoreI think we’ve all been there. Your horse gets one more cut, one more pulled shoe, one more injury. Wouldn’t it be nice to just wrap that horse in bubble wrap to keep him safe? Of course, knowing horses, they’d figure out a way to hurt themselves using the bubble wrap!
Read MoreIt looks very peaceful on this late afternoon at the barn (I hate it when it’s dark at 4:45!). But looks can be deceiving. Just a few minutes before, there was pandemonium. I broke one of my rules. Instead of bringing Freedom into the barn to put on his blanket, I threw a halter and […]
Read More
On Monday Freedom had his SI joints injected. If you have a phobia of needles this is not a procedure that you want to watch. The needle the vet used was 8″ long! The vets used ultrasound to guide the placement of the needle. He had both sides injected, although the right was much more […]
Read MoreThis post from Anna Blake, is hands down, one of the best I’ve read about the balancing act between horses (or any pets) and money. As someone who is self employed, I’ve always faced the conundrum of either having no money, but time to ride or no time to ride, but enough money to have […]
Read More