That's More Like It!

I really want to tell you about Saturday's vet visit since it was actually quite interesting, but in an effort to show gratefulness to the Universe and her friends, I'd better give a big thank you first.

After sharing my litany of equine problems yesterday, I drove out to the barn prepared for more. To my surprise, nobody was broken, torn up, or limping. ​The first really good thing I saw was this.

Further explanation is probably needed.

Big deal, right? Except what I noticed was shiny nails. Shiny nails mean new shoes. But in this case, it just meant that my super great farrier was out to reset the shoe that Izzy bent while on the way home from the vet. For context, scroll down to the bottom of yesterday's post. You don't know, or maybe you do, what a load that simple thing took off my shoulders. 

I didn't really want to ride with a sprung shoe as Izzy has trouble keeping them on while he's standing quietly. Riding with a shoe that had a 1 inch gap between the shoe and his foot would have been asking for trouble. So, I rode! Since he also needs to see the chiropractor - I am trying to get an appointment, but our schedules aren't lining up, I've been just hacking around the neighborhood. Three days of that and Izzy is starting to relax. I definitely see more of those rides in the next few weeks.

​So what else do I need to be thankful for?

I don't think this needs an explanation.

I hate to even complain about how cold it's been here as some of you would be celebrating temps in the 40s, but we had a day last week that never got above 49. It was awful. I don't know how some of you do it, and I am not being sarcastic. You guys are tough. It was actually painful, particularly so since I've been bandaging and scrubbing Speedy's wounds with ice cold fingers. Not yesterday!

Almost done.

But of course, the Universe also has a sense of humor. So while it was warm and sunny allowing me to both bandage Speedy without being in pain and ride Izzy for a half an hour, the Universe just couldn't leave well enough alone.

But's it's only February!

It has literally been freezing cold, and I mean temps in the high 20s, so where did the flies come from? Funny, Universe, really funny!