My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Kroni is still sick. He’s lethargic, shows signs of colic and has mild neurological symptoms. His temperature has been normal now since last night, but prior to that he’s been running a low-grade fever since Monday. It all came to a peak yesterday morning when I came to feed my horses. Kroni was standing outside […]
Read MoreI noticed that one of my horses was very tight in his triceps and chest. I could feel the tension when I gave him his pre-ride massages but I couldn’t get him to fully release. I mentioned this to my vet and she showed me a stretch that really helped him: a foreleg stretch. […]
Read MoreFor the past five years, I’ve had two horses. It’s something that stumps my family as I’m the only person who rides and one horse seems like more than enough to them. From my perspective, my decision is perfectly rational. It started when there was an empty stall in my barn. I rent a 2-stall […]
Read MoreI jinxed myself last week. A friend and I were discussing a horse that has suffered from a series of gas colics. In a rash moment I said that in the 20 years that I’ve had horses, only twice had one of them shown colic symptoms. Two days later when I went to feed my […]
Read MoreYesterday was the first day of the fall hunting season and the first hunt ever for my OTTB, Freedom on the Wind. I’ve had Freedom now for about 2 1/2 years. He came to me as a foster for CANTER NE. I had empty stall syndrome. I had just sold a “project horse” and hadn’t […]
Read MoreAfter several weeks of gimping through his barefoot state, my Trakehner gelding Kroni, was looking much more comfortable. Then he wasn’t. He went from trotting around his pasture to barely walking. My first thought was a stone bruise, but on further examination, I noticed that he had some slight swelling in his right front ankle. […]
Read MoreIn my last post I wrote about coming home from vacation to find my horse needed IM injections for two weeks. I had never given one, but I figured now was an excellent time to learn how. It’s impractical (and would be cost prohibitive) to ask your vet to come twice a day. So, I […]
Read MoreI’ve just come back from a short vacation to Cape Cod. What helped me really enjoy this time away was that I found a horse sitter who has been taking excellent care of my horses when I travel. When you take care of your own horses, going on vacation poses a problem. While dogs can […]
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