Red is doing great. I have left him where he is as he has access to a full round bale. Biscuit can't have round bales - it is bad for his COPD and I don't want to aggravate that!!! He does fine until the really hot time of the year but COPD is COPD.
On January 31, 7 weeks and 2 days after my surgery I went out and got on my horse!!! Wooooooot!!!! I groomed him and put his saddle on. I took his halter off like always and off he went - saddle and all. Thank God The LeeAnn's and Chelsie helped contain him and I was able to get my reins around his neck and walk him into the arena. I got the 3 step mounting block and LeAnn Brown held him, Chelsie video'd and took pictures and Lee-Ann Potter was the cheerleader.
I put that foot in the stirrup (not very high off of a 3 step mounting block!) and swung my leg up and over that cantle!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYYAYYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAAAAAAAA! I was on. We just walked around the arena about 5 times or so. Not long. I was able to dismount and that leg went right over that cantle. Yay!!
Red looks better than ever thank God. No longer thin and the Equiderma Lotion was a miracle worker. He has spent this winter in a pasture by himself with just a wire fence separating him from Sydabo and Torique. He has feasted on his own round bale (just Bahaia - not Tifton! No more colic-ing for my boy!) and had extra feed.
Last week I pulled Red up to have his feet done. OMG he was full of piss and vinegar. He double barrel kicked at Sister and got corrected big time. I tied him in the arena and went and got Biscuit. Tied them near each other and Red was acting like a jackass. I put him on the walker and he was semi acting like a goober. Miss Jean thought he was trying to lay down so I took him off the walker. He was pawing and in general acting like a turd. I separated him and Biscuit and brushed both of them and cleaned their hooves. Craig did their feet and I called Barry to help take Red back down to his pasture. I put him in one side of the arena and I took Biscuit down to his pasture. I came back with my lunge whip and had Red going round and round in the small arena. He did ok. Could have done better. Just full of piss and vinegar. I paid their board and told Linda no more supplement for them. Red needs to be handled more so as soon as this leg is better I will work with him more.
I groomed and rode Biscuit yesterday for just a few rounds around the arena. I was able to dismount like a normal person. Leg over cantle and all the way to the ground and then the left leg out of the stirrup. Yay for me. Hoping I can ride again this week for just a bit.
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