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Freedom is recovering well from his cribbing collar rubs. He now lets me touch them (yay!) which means it’s easier to apply a salve. A friend loaned me a spray on herbal product that was very helpful at the beginning since there was no way I could actually touch him behind the poll. I wasn’t […]
Read MoreNews flash: ten weeks of restricted activity and not-very-restricted eating = fat horse. Yes, for the first time ever, Freedom is round. Even my vet noticed when she came for his 8 week check up and spring shots. I’ve cut back on his grain, for sure. He’s down to 5 quarts of TC Senior and […]
Read MoreFreedom has been doing a really good job staying quiet. Sure, the Ace has helped, but I really thought he was getting used to being left behind. Until today. When his friend Willow left this morning on a hack, Freedom blew through four tabs of Ace and ignored his good friends Curly and Fortune and […]
Read MoreIcing Freedom’s leg is part of the protocol for getting down the swelling. Effective icing doesn’t require much fancy equipment. A pack of frozen peas and a polo wrap do just fine. I’ve gone upscale and use a pack of synthetic peas. The pack stays more flexible, which makes it easier to get it to […]
Read MoreThe snow is almost gone and it’s starting to feel like spring. When I was out riding yesterday I saw a pair of swans fly down and land in the pond and the air is full of the music of bird song. With the warmer weather comes the dilemma of spring weather: hair. The horses […]
Read MoreFor the past few years Freedom has led the life of Riley. As the only gelding in the herd of four or five horses, he’s taken for granted that the mares belong to him. Then came Sheldon. Freedom and Sheldon get along fine when they are turned out together, but as soon as Freedom senses […]
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