Time Got Away From Me...

Time sure has gotten away from me. I was quite busy the last week with hockey playoff games, vet appointment for the horses, party at the neighbors and shopping. I wish I could say that it will slow down for me this week, but not quite. Yesterday I received a call from the farm. They asked if I could fill in a couple days this week. So this retired body is going back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday. And I wish I could say that I was excited about it....but I'm not. I have really been enjoying my time being busy with whatever I need to be busy with. Oh well. 2 days isn't gonna kill me, hopefully my back and neck won't hate me for it. Speaking of neck, I have been given a referral for massage therapy. My appointment is on Thursday. My neck is slowly getting better. Slowly. We are hoping the massage therapy will help.

Last week my horses had a vet appointment for their yearly vaccinations and dental work. Brandy and Fritzy were really good patients as usual. I was a little worried about Chance since this was her first dental appt. We used Brandy and Fritzy's big turnout shed for the appt. since the weather has been pretty nasty around here. When Brandy was done, I had her tied inside the shed and when Fritzy was done I just put her outside and let her go. She was pretty out of it, so I figured she wasn't going to go anywhere if she was turned loose. She just rested her lips in the mud and didn't move a muscle.



While those 2 took their naps, I went to get Chance. I wasn't sure how Chance was going to react by bringing her into Brandy and Fritzy's pasture, especially with those 2 hanging out and then having to lead her into the shed with the vet's equipment all over. I led her right into the pasture and she stopped at the shed entrance and gave me the "I don't know about this" look. I gave her a tug and she walked right into the shed. She was so good. She stood super quiet for my vet to give her the sedative shot. She has not been that good for her past shots. But not one problem this time.



My vet gave me a close look at her wolf teeth before she pulled them. I have never seen wolf teeth get pulled before, since this is my first baby and I was never at work when the vet did all the dental on the farm horses. It was quite interesting. Chance had really tiny wolf teeth and they came out without a problem. My vet also removed some caps that had not fallen out yet on their own. They were extremely loose and she said they should have fallen out by now. It's amazing how much they bleed when those caps come out.



Then my vet did some filing on her permanent teeth. My vet said Chance has a really nice mouth and all her permanents are coming in nicely.



Once Chance was done, I drug her back to her pasture so she could finish her long nap. I am so proud of Chance and how she did with her first dental appointment! She was a rock star. Now I am super excited for the weather to start getting better so I can get my filly broke!!