Yesterday was a big day for our big girls. We turned them out for the first time with the other mare and baby! I will admit I was nervous, not sure how the momma’s would get along, but they did fine. It only took about 5 minutes and I was comfortable enough to let them [...]

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With Rebecca Maye turning 1 month old this weekend (and giving wonderful babyhorse kisses) I felt it appropriate to tell the story of her birth. We were on pins and needles for 12 nights as we held the CassidyCam Baby Watch. We were all getting tired and frustrated. Saturday, May 17th felt like every other [...]

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With Cassidy on the mend, the last bit of work we needed to do was have her teeth “floated”. This is a process where her veterinarian, Dr. Cichra, filed down sharp points that had formed on her teeth. This was causing her unnecessary discomfort. We had noticed she had points when she first came to [...]

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In trying to get our girl to feel better, I went back to basics with her diet and went to the unconventional. She had acupuncture done and she liked it! I don’t understand all the exact terms and things with Chinese medicine, I only know I’ve seen it work. Dr. Beth Carson came highly recommended [...]

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One of the ladies on my broodmares list said something that made me stop to think. “These horses are used to existing solely on grass in subzero temperatures and we bring them here, roll out the red carpet, and they aren’t doing well”. What would the Wizard say? He would say, go back to basics, [...]

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Yesterday afternoon things were looking up in Cassidyland but this afternoon brought another set back. Got to the barn by 8am and gave her all her meds. She’s such a good girl about taking them. Per our vet, I gave her the regular amount of feed (1/2 scoop) and her flake of hay. She was [...]

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Spent the morning at the barn again. She is doing better but still not herself. She is being great in letting me do all the things I am having to do to her. She got a tail soaking and leg washing, which was badly needed. She was patient with us. My friend, Therese, helped. Part [...]

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This AM as soon as I pulled up beside the pasture I knew something was wrong. She had not eaten all her hay from the night before. She is having a bout of colic and we are hoping it has been caught early enough. I had the doctor come out because I didn’t want to [...]

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