Feeling her oats

Like my new 'blogger' picture?  I moved the blog last week like Google told me to, and it messed things up a little.  I think John A has us back on the straight and narrow.

Patty has been frisky lately with the spring weather.  The few times I walked her in and out of the paddock she has been a lot more animated.  Then she was a total foal on Sunday when Mary (the barefoot trimmer) was working on her feet.  She finally had all four feet trimmed, but not before she kicked Mary! 

Chuck has been speaking to the feed representative and Dr. Dowd to get to the bottom of Reno's current ailments.  He had a spasmodic colic the other day and has been very girthy.  We are really hoping that it is something simply like a reaction to the worming medicine.  Reno has been a terrific addition to our school horses.

Next week is our April Vacation programming where we are going to do some show practice.  There are 11 riders scheduled to participate and hopefully we will have nice weather and a great week.  I am hoping to actually be around a few of the days.  It should be a really fun week.

If you are afraid of the dentist, don't read or look at this post!

One of the things we are trying to do with our young riders is to give them a full picture of what "Life on a Farm" is all about. As I've said previously, we are really lucky to have great professionals working with us and each of them has responded enthusiastically to letting our riders learn about their work.

Our veterinerian, Dr. Greg Dowd, was here last week doing a regularly scheduled teeth cleaning and work on some of the horses. Aren't these pictures WILD? Can you imagine if your dentist came at you with that drill???? However, vets practice sedation dentistry so that is a help.

You can see that our youngest riders were really fascinated with the process! Thanks to Dr. Dowd, Chuck and Jackie for giving them a really informative day.