Tuesday, August 31, I said goodbye to a dear friend, a confidant, a therapist and my happy place. I was a horse crazy kid, and grew up to be a horse crazy adult. Finally, at the age of 34, it was time to get my first horse. I met My Boy on a cold winter’s [...]
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So. My horse died.
Posted in bone spur, euthanasia, horse, osteoarthritis on October 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So then what happened?
Posted in bone spur, horse, osteoarthritis on February 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So it wasn’t attitude. He was really sick. He was broken. The vet did a neuro exam on my horse. There was definitely something wrong with him. X-rays were done. Super cool, actually. He said “I think we should do X-rays.” My heart sunk, as I assumed I’d have to go to the nearest teaching [...]
If only it was attitude!
Posted in bone spur, horse, osteoarthritis on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I thought he was just being an ass. I really did. But then he started to fall down when I was riding him. Horses are prey animals. They will avoid falling down as much as possible. Even newborns can get up and walk around. Because animals who fall down get eaten. Of course, since I [...]
Looking back at how it all began
Posted in bone spur, horse, osteoarthritis on February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I bought my horse a year ago. He was strong willed, arrogant, and quite frightening at times. He would kick out and rear up in the cross ties. He would bolt when we were out riding. He would spook at anything. He had no trust in me as a leader at all. He was convinced [...]
My money pit
Posted in bone spur, horse, osteoarthritis on February 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I love my Boy. He is awesome. He is wonderful, and handsome, and strong. But he is broken. He has severe osteoarthritis in his neck. There are bone spurs growing out between his vertebra in the cervical spine. They compress his spinal cord. Causing weakness and paralysis in the back end. This, in case you [...]
