Friday Update

I'm finally getting around to playing musical pens this weekend. The mares are starting to wander the pasture. I don't want them tearing up the pasture so I'll be pulling them out this weekend. Dick has been in a makeshift pen next to Rabbit. I had to distinct impression that Dick liked Rabbit so I gave it a shot tonight and put Rabbit in with Dick. There was a bit of squealing and a few bucks on Rabbit's part but I just blame that on her being a bossy mare. Poor Dick just gave me this look of resignation. I had to laugh. He really is a very sweet old guy. My plan is to move Queen, Babe, and Mayhem into the pen that Rabbit vacated. The only issue at this time is where to put the ponies. Right now I'll leave the ponies in the pen and see how Babe handles the extra naughtiness. :-) If she doesn't adjust, I'll pull the ponies out and put Bo in the pen. Bo completed his QT. I can't believe that we'll have had him for a month now. He's improved but it's still a slow go to gain all the weight back. I'm a little concerned. On his right flank he had a streak of hair that didn't match. It actually looked sweaty. Bob had something very similar. I had asked the vet what it was (on Bob), and he said that Bob must have gotten into some accident and damaged the skin. So I'm guessing that's the same thing for Bo. Unfortunately for whatever reason, Bo is losing all the hair in this little streatk. I'm not exactly sure what to do but I'm keeping a close eye on him. The other day he was so excited for his grain, that he let out a big buck. He's going to be a handful when he's back to his proper weight. And speaking of weight, Sam is doing well. We're about half way through his month long ulcer treatment. He is getting beet pulp twice a day. I missed his ulcer meds last Saturday and it became pretty obvious that he didn't feel well the next day. He is figuring out how to handle the ulcers on his own. The day after not giving his meds, he was standing around and decided to laydown and then roll, to cover the ulcers with the "hay shelf" or so I'm guessing. He hasn't lost any weight like I was afraid. Thor is adjusting to life as a blind horse. He's still in the small pen but he's found a few places that he enjoys to stand in. He doesn't move very far or very fast. Every step is calculated. I just feel terrible for him but he's adjusting. The first week or so he wouldn't eat all that much but he's gained his appetite back and polishes off almost everything I throw his way. I need to do a bit of research. Mayhem has warts on her nose. I thought I read something about babies and warts but I'm drawing a blank so I guess I need to do some research. Queen and Mayhem were standing together one morning and Queen gave a loving nudge to Mayhem. It really lightened my heart to see that bit of loving care. Queen loves the young, be it two legged or four legged. I'm taking Chaos to a showmanship/riding lesson tomorrow. Hopefully he'll load. I haven't worked with him for awhile. He really turned into something special. I keep thinking of all the horses that run through loose at an auction. All it takes is a little bit of elbow grease and a horse can really look amazing. Just give a horse an education and they'll go far. Everyone else is doing well. I'll admit that Dude and Brego have lost some weight. I can't figure out exactly why as nothing has changed in their diet. But I'm trying a few different things to try and we'll see what works best. I'm sure there's more to report but my mind is a bit mushy. Now that we have a running computer, I'll download pictures. I missed getting pictures of Bo last week. I'll try to give Bo a quick grooming and get some pictures on here so you can see how he's looking after a month. But now that we have a computer, I can actually respond to your questions. So if you have questions that I didn't answer, please shoot me a line and I'll answer them now.