Christie's Blog - On the mend! Horse or Rider?
04/04/2022When your horse goes to Rossdales Equine Hospital and you go to A&E in the same week you know it isn't ideal! Travis has been out of work since June 2021.
When your horse goes to Rossdales Equine Hospital and you go to A&E in the same week you know it isn't ideal! Travis has been out of work since June 2021.
We’ve had a lovely couple of weeks weather wise – the horses have adored being out in only fly rugs (and sometimes even naked too!), its so nice seeing the trees, plants and bushes come back to life with all the bright colours of flowers popping up.
Florence arriving back at the yard has altered things a little. She and Mabel are very close and so Diva was feeling put out. Lots of grumpy-faced little black pony and unimpressed Florence glaring at each other over the first few days until Mabel decided to share her time between the two.
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It was all change at the yard once more. With Treat having completed his horse walker regime, it was time for him to go home. As he doesn’t like travelling on his own, it was Diva’s turn to act as his companion for the journey.
Another couple of productive weeks have been had at the yard thanks to the weather improving. We’ve done more seeding in the summer paddock praying it will grow, and the other half has been beavering away converting some old pallets into a shelving unit for some rugs as the plastic ones I have are bowing from the current weight eek!
When your beloved horse suddenly starts coughing, gagging and producing huge amounts of drool and nasal discharge it can be an alarming experience for both of you. Fortunately, if you read our guide to choke in horses you should be able to keep calm and help your equine friend quickly recover.
We do hope everyone has been okay during the barrage of storms the other week! We were extremely lucky as we are in quite a sheltered spot (even though the wind was strong) as we are protected by the hills round us, sadly a friend just half a mile up the road wasn’t as lucky and had a lot of damage.
Well, what a week we’ve had weatherwise, storm Dennis swiftly followed by storm Eunice and oh joy another one, Franklin is here!