A LITTLE BUMB IN THE ROAD...
FEBUARY 2ND, 2017
Thank you all for your support! Carmen was slowly improving until this morning where we had a little set back. This past week she had graduated from being turned out in our indoor arena to finally going outside in a smaller, flat paddock with Georgie. The girls loved being outside in the fresh air and munching on hay. However, this morning Carmen is non-weight bearing on her left front with heat in her heel, pastern, and halfway up her cannon. She also has some swelling on the lower half of her cannon. She will be on bute for the next couple days with around the clock monitoring. Fingers crossed this is not related to any previous issues. Carmen retains her sweet disposition through all of this and we are hoping this does not bring her recovery to a halt. Keep the prayers coming for our kind mare! We appreciate all the support and love from all of you!
CARMEN GETTING LOV FROM HER NEW DADDY!
MISS. CARMEN'S UPDATE
FEBUARY 12TH, 2017
For those of you who guessed...Carmen had another abscess. Our vet came out the very next day and opened the abscess to allow it to drain. Back to packing her hoof every day! She was walking much better the following day and the rest of the week. For those of you wondering - why call the vet? Our reason is simple. Yes, it was just an abscess - this time... Carmen's feet have been under a lot of reconstruction recently, which is why we wanted to be 100% sure we weren't dealing with anything worse than an abscess. Our goal is to get her better and in doing so we turn to the professionals to ensure the best care for her.
Carmen is back to turnout in our indoor arena with Georgie! Please stay tuned for updates
Carmen is back to turnout in our indoor arena with Georgie! Please stay tuned for updates
A NEW FRIEND FOR GEORGIE!
FEBUARY 16TH, 2017
While Momma (Carmen) is recovering from her abscess, we have started turning Georgie out in a smaller paddock with a new friend across the fence...and she LOVES him! Alakazam ("Zam" for short) is a Shire/TB cross standing about 17.2hh. He has been looking for a friend ever since his previous herd mates found new homes. Georgie seems to be his new fix and she seems to feel the same way! Yesterday was the first try with this new turnout and Miss Georgie pranced right up to the fence to meet her new buddy. She stayed by him all day. Today was just the same. She happily pranced right up to him, said "Hi" and then proceeded to eat her hay right next to his pile (though on her side of the fence!) Since Zam has a tendency to get a little nervous when he is by himself, it was wonderful to see Georgie keeping him calm throughout the day. We are hoping to incorporate them soon! Pictures below are from day one!
A Little Sunshine & A Lot Of Fresh Air
FEBUARY 23RD, 2017
This has been an exciting week for Miss Georgie! She has officially been turned out with Zam & is VERY happy to be out all day with her new pal. She has also been socializing with some of the other horses across the fence and seemed especially interested in Pepper, a little pony! It has been beautiful the past couple days and today is supposed to rise to almost 70 degrees!!! All the horses are soaking up as much sunshine as they can today before we get rain showers all day tomorrow. Pictures of Georgie and her new friends below!
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