That's my boy.
Jan. 26th, 2012 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
midnightsjaneOh, Midnight. If anyone can find mischief, it would be you. Today after almost two weeks of snow and ice and horses being inside, the paths were finally clear enough to allow the horses to walk safely out to their paddocks. All of them but Midnight went out and just stood or walked quietly around; Midnight went ballistic, racing and romping and generally creating a mess. Then he somehow managed to grab the hose we had hooked up to the tap at the end of the arena, pull it into the paddock, and wrap it around him like a big snake. Then he tried to eat the snake. Hopefully, I don't have to buy a replacement hose. That's my boy.
Kyra is much better behaved, but she came back in looking like a gray horse instead of a black one. I think she did a head and neck plant into the crusher dust. I'm very pleased to see that what I thought was a cataract in her right eye is what the Vet thought when she looked at her on Sunday; not a cataract, but some kind of injury. Her eye is much clearer now, and whatever it was seems to be healing. If it was a cataract, she'd manage okay, given that she has a very safe environment, but I am happier to think it's something that will heal and not cause her any vision loss.
It was a lovely sunny day, and after this last couple of wintery weeks it felt terrific. Almost all the snow is melting, although there is still quite a lot left in the field. It really shows how well drained the place is; after all that snow and torrential rain we had, there is hardly any standing water anywhere. Winter isn't over yet, but it sure felt nice to have a more springlike day for a change.
We hope that we'll be able to get the boys, Buddy and Teddy, out in their paddocks this weekend. After being inside for so long, we're waiting until Jack is there on the weekend in case the boys are really feisty. They're really good boys, but they're getting ever so strong!
Kyra is much better behaved, but she came back in looking like a gray horse instead of a black one. I think she did a head and neck plant into the crusher dust. I'm very pleased to see that what I thought was a cataract in her right eye is what the Vet thought when she looked at her on Sunday; not a cataract, but some kind of injury. Her eye is much clearer now, and whatever it was seems to be healing. If it was a cataract, she'd manage okay, given that she has a very safe environment, but I am happier to think it's something that will heal and not cause her any vision loss.
It was a lovely sunny day, and after this last couple of wintery weeks it felt terrific. Almost all the snow is melting, although there is still quite a lot left in the field. It really shows how well drained the place is; after all that snow and torrential rain we had, there is hardly any standing water anywhere. Winter isn't over yet, but it sure felt nice to have a more springlike day for a change.
We hope that we'll be able to get the boys, Buddy and Teddy, out in their paddocks this weekend. After being inside for so long, we're waiting until Jack is there on the weekend in case the boys are really feisty. They're really good boys, but they're getting ever so strong!
