friday foto finish

Happy Friday, y’all! It’s been a TIME around these parts lately. So instead of any deep thoughts or carefully curated considerations… Let’s just dump some fotos, yes? Yes. 

let’s sit back and smell the roses, eh?

first up: Doozy found a puddle and had #NoRagerts about it

youtube liked this video so maybe you will too lol

we also hacked out in the mist! was lovely, if slightly ill advised lol <3

rained upon pony didn’t seem to mind tho <3

you know what they say about april showers tho — it’s getting GREEN!!

and we all know how Ms Thing feels about her #snacks lol… omg those nostrils tho

in more directly related news, those cracks on her heel seem completely resolved, and were perhaps superficial all along. i dunno. nobody knows. horses, amirite?

but the mare persists in being totally gorgeously wonderfully rideable right up until, wham, off again. finally happened when i could get a bunch of video for the vet tho

yes i have reservations about sharing that video with y’all. 

but i am who i am, so it’s documented here. just don’t be bitches, yes?

naturally video of a lame mare is not the same thing as having a lame mare and a vet in the same room at the same time, so we persisted in riding ahead of the appt, during which time mare was lovely and less lame, grrr <3

we had a truly (maddeningly) pleasant experience schooling around the day before our appt — including flat work, ground poles and a couple little jompies — again, with the intention of helping her be most prepared to show the vet where it hurts. and the side effect of reminding me why i’m so attached…

made me think that now that Doozy knows how to use her neck, maybe the hackamore (with leather curb) could be a thing??

anyway there was also a scary bucket. and a cat hiding under the kubota lol

and then there was the vet appointment!! again!! and doozy agreed to sooooorta show a little bit of her off-ness

it was enough for us to do a nerve block, tho, and gather information from that. 

we took pictures too. nothing is really super duper conclusive, bc that’s apparently impossible / illegal with horses… but we are isolating variables and trying some things. 

wish us luck, tho expect it to be a little quiet for the next little bit

In the meantime, hope y’all are looking forward to a great weekend!