So I’ve slowly started getting use to the swing of things
here at Miran and that has made me one happy horse. I am trying hard to make
friends in the herd, but they are still a bit leery and I’ve got a couple of
small booboos to prove it. I got my coggins blood test on Monday and after Mom
was done hanging out with me, she turned me out in the big field. I couldn’t
find the herd! Mom noticed I was really upset so she walked me over the stream
and up the first hill so I could find everybody. I galloped off with a whinny
because I was so happy to see them.
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| Me Hanging with the Herd |
Miss Jean told Mom that she noticed a couple more small
melanomas on my neck by my mane and near where the bridal throatlatch lies. Mom
was worried so she had Miss Jean get Dr. Jay from Total Equine to come out and
take a look. Doc came out on
Friday and Mom was able to join Miss Jean, Miss Carol, and Miss Laura for the
exam. Luckily Doc said it was
nothing to really worry about.
He’s going to start me on Cimetidine to see if it makes them shrink and
prevent further growth. Mom stayed
to spend some time grooming me after the appointment, but I just wanted to be
with the herd so I busted out of my halter while I was on the crossties and
bolted for the field. Mom didn’t look all that happy with me…maybe because she had to
buy a new leather piece for my breakaway halter? Oh well, I’ve got the herd and
that is all that matters to me right now.
I had my second lesson with Mom on Saturday. We were in the
indoor this time since it was raining. We did a lot of trot work, including
more practice on getting good transitions, and Mom was exhausted. HAHA! Miss Jean told her about how I am
learning to respond more to leg aids. We worked on trying to get a nice bend in
our turns as we did some figure eights and serpentines. I also tend to bulge
out my opposite front shoulder when turning so Mom has to work on recognizing
and correcting that. I ended by showing Mom my big trot! Yeehaw! She tried to
keep up with the posting…she was just a little behind…hehehe.
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