Laredo’s shoulder appears to be healed, so I’ve had two long rides on him. Although at first it seemed like the weeks off didn’t have much of an impact on his training, after a few rides we’ve seen some backsliding. Our biggest challenge with Laredo is lack of energy. I don’t think it’s physical energy. It’s… Read more »
Month: October 2012
Vet Visit #3
Although I am by no means an expert in managing leg wounds, it has seemed to me the last five days or so Steen’s wound has not been healing. It hasn’t been getting any worse, but it hasn’t been getting visibly better either. On Monday temps swung upwards and we’ve had unseasonable warmth. I also noticed increased… Read more »
Catchup: Steen
We’ve fallen a bit off the blogging habit lately. It’s been one of those stretches where everything seems to be going wrong at every opportunity, and every time we have had to make a choice in response to things going wrong, we’ve chosen poorly. It’s been very stressful trying to juggle work and getting out… Read more »
A Photoshoot
Today we went out to shoot some photos of our friend Jean and her new horse. He’s a Lusitano gelding, imported from Portugal. I was happy for the opportunity to expand my horse portraits collection.
Catch-up: Laredo
One of the downsides of the whole Steen saga is my little sprint to and from the pasture appears to have gotten my old foot injury reaggravated, so I’ve been a bit laid up just like my horse has. Yesterday Brian very kindly went out in the rain to catch Laredo for me, to save me… Read more »
Getting Back in the Swing of Things
It has been a tough few weeks with the horses. Steen’s leg is slow to heal, Laredo has been troubled by a sore shoulder, and we’ve had some less than ideal weather. But today we finally had a day that felt like normal. Laredo is getting better, so Robin was able to ride him. We… Read more »
Catch-up: Bear
During Steen’s convalescence, I’ve been riding Bear a bit more. And this is good because I do think Bear and I are getting to know each other better. He’s more and more Brian’s horse as time goes on, but it’s nice to feel our last few rides that he’s capable of leaving Brian for a while… Read more »
Catch-up: Rowdy
With Laredo’s sore shoulder and Steen’s cut leg, I’ve found myself a bit horseless. Of course Brian is more than happy to share Bear, but Bear is just so much Brian’s horse. And of course me riding Bear means Brian doesn’t ride him. It feels like stealing. But one day when I went out to… Read more »
Still Not Better
I wish I could say I haven’t been blogging because I’ve been riding. Such is not the case. I haven’t been blogging because Steen’s injury just isn’t making progress and it seems depressing to post negative updates all the time. The antibiotics and bute seemed to help a lot for a few days, and I… Read more »
Back in the Side Pen
On Sunday when we put Bear back in the pasture, I noticed Steen was favoring his wounded leg for the first time since the day of the injury. This didn’t make me happy, but I told myself he could have just tweaked the scab or something. In the last two days, however, things have gone… Read more »