Good Friday Morning to All,
All is well this morning, it has been very quiet. In the distance we could hear a calf bawling. There aren't many cattle left in our area with the exception of the Ponderosa Dairy. It is mostly horses in our valley and lots of them, almost as many horses as people.
Miss Grace was on a bender yesterday evening. For whatever reason she was frisky/ornery. She had that football team rockin' an rollin' which is quite surprising. She first started by chasing Whiskey and I was like Whoa, did she eat her Wheaties??? She had him going all over the place and at one point nipped his hiney. I kinda giggled at that cause he is always giving everyone so much grief. The funny thing though was that she was happy with her accomplishment. She spun around, neck arched, tail flagged, high stepping and snorting as if to say anyone else???? Just "BRING IT!!!"
I remember though there was time when Grace was not like this, when she arrived in January of 2007, she was truly a mess from an injury that she sustained to her left hind leg that had not been treated till she arrived here at MHR. We were scheduled to do surgery on her leg on January 12th, however our vet wanted us to try one other procedure first. Actually we had two vets here on that day, and they both agreed on trying something different. It took every day for over 9 months cleaning the leg and applying medication, giving antibiotics and such. Well, it turned out to work and Grace may have a scarred leg, but she's doing very well. For the most part, it is rare that we ever receive a horse at MHR that does not have an issue outwardly or inwardly. Individuals who adopt a rescue horse are truly getting a treasure as they are FIGHTERS. They are not perfect, but by gosh they are giving human beings another chance, and they are willing to give unconditional love.......'
"Just like a Mother"...unconditional love, giving second chances..Bless them all!
Stephanie
MHR PMU horses
