Saturday was a check in and Sunday a couple hours focused on his back hoof

 last week Beau got his Dr Katz visit but I oculd not go and help.

Krystyn good him for me and she said later on Sunday when I saw her that he was really getting better to handle. She said, he was good for Dr katz. I was very happy.

STill working his feet,  got to squirt the stuff into his hoof, 

did a soak

Talked with June, she shared her issues with doing the shoes and needed an extra hand when shoeing some of the more difficult horses.

I told her how thankful I was for her encouragement, she was truly touched, showed her I got the Aborbine Thrush stuff and decided to give her my extra bottle when she said she ran out and was not able to order some she needed it sunday. It seemed like a nice trade :)

Soaked his hoof did some exercises on hoof pick ups getting a bit better. His hoof hurts him I can tell it does. Did the supplements hung out and gave him carrot bites. Honestly I think they are too much of a choking hazard, apple pieces and softer snacks that break out are best.

Rain Saturday & muggy, buggy and 70s Sunday

Saturday I was able to go over to the barn in the afternoon, 

The rain was heavy, but it was very nice.

I took Beau into the arena and me and Patti just chatted for a while it was pretty cool actually. I grabbed a bale of hay and put it in the arena. Beau chewed away. They did hay this week and it was kinda green. I dont think that one of the mares like it, Juliet, she kicked the door of her stall so hard that it was scary.
That day we were able to get in a soak for his hoof. He tilts his foot in a dainty way its super cute but it makes it so his hoof is not flat against the water in the soaking. June on Sunday showed me a way to pull on his tail to the direction that you need Beau to flatten his foot and he will change his weight in a shift that helped him stablze his weight. 

On the way home I was driving over the Concord River bridge and saw a painted turtle trying to get up on the sidewalk and there was no way for him to get back into the water because the river was blocked by the bridge railings, dividers and soem strange bulky piecies  at the edges so no animal could get through or over into the water. I turned around quick parked on Elsie ave and ran to get him on the side of the road. I brought him back to Elsie Ave and put him in the poison ivy path to the edge of the river.

I am using a super soft brush on Beau now, the ones that they use on face only, super soft brush and I brushed him all over. He loved it so soft, he did that crazy thing with his lip. I know that is the one for him <3

The new people brought in a new horse on Saturday his name is Mack. Hes about 4 years old and very cute. August is trying to make him her gigilo ha ha.

The nice people that own Chewy and Mack are always so considerate and they ask me if I am done in the arena. So sweet, I think that their horses are very lucky to have them. June said that the new horse bucked her at a cantor.  

Sunday 

Skipping right to Sunday because I am thinking of it and it was pretty exciting. Well for one thing it wasnt pouring out and the horses were able to be outside, but when I went up on the hill my guy Beau was pretty grumpy, I saw that hes been moved again to another paddock, it sort of stinks I wonder what jerkface thought that they wanted Beaus paddock. THe best thing is that Beau cant be with another horse or hell kill them or something. I dont know 

Anyway when I got up to the hill the gate opens kinda dumb its crooked, its the one that Dusty is usuaally. Beau didnt care. But Im afraid that they are not going to have Beau out for the the day. Sort of crappy. Well I brought him and and the bugs were so huge and bitting him all over that Beau was grumpy and ready to not even graze he wasnted to get out of the heat soetimes sunny day and get back to his safe stall. He at one point was sort of running down the hill to keep moving and avoid the biting bugs.

We went in and I got him right into his stall. I started to prep his soak but waited for him to relax a bit, sort of calm down. there was a show at 4H today and I didnt go up to it but I wanted to. The 2 people with the 2 horse were working their2 boys. THe woman took their new young horse for a walk down the road. Very sweet. Well Patti was working with Sienna and she was going to put her back into to her stall when she was done with her work.

I let beau calm down and drink get some hay and then I got the pan of water ready and put in the epsons salks. I noticed that Patty was suddenly wanting to help out. 
June arrived prob from the 4H show and she was talking about the new horse Riley that was one of the rescues that the nurse has been careing for. She was excited to because she had a rope halter and wante to or work with him.

I asked her to wait to bring the horses it or just give me a few minutes to get Beaus hoof into a soak. She becaues very helpful, she saw how I was trying to make some progress on the soak, she taught me to pull on his tail to help him flatten his foot and she gave me some info on a medication that may help his frog heal. She ended up picking his feet and Beau dumpoed the water I didnt mind he does it now and then.

She got right down with Beau, grabbed his hoof an looked at his bottom.

Later she told me that its ok that i dont think Im doing it perfect. she held his head feed him so I could get the wrap, she was excited about me making the wrap and she said it looked great, she even tested the eded and said it was a snug fit.

I really appreicied her help and her support. Ill write more tomorrow. seemed ve

May 28th quiet Wednesday night, pouring rain

 Did a soak and a wrap.
So great to be alone, Beau is great when I am alone with plenty of snacks.

I set up stuff, and Beau gets there step by step.

Sunday the barn was so busy

 Big weekend watched Chase overnight at our house his first sleepover.

Headed over as soon as I could, Raychel grabbed Chase around 1230 or 1pm and had a coffee grabbed everying and then headded over to the barn.

Patti was on Sienna, the nice people were expecting a new horse Mack, 4 years old. He seemed sweet after Kristin and Krystyn was able to get him off the trailer. 

Was up at the paddock, handing out snacks apples bandanas and doing Beaus supplements

I was able to do about 16 baggies and there were 2 left over still in the bin so we should be ok for at least 2 weeks.

There was lots o people there, Lynn, Lynns father, 2 people getting new horse, Krystyn, Kristin Patti myself. June had just left like crazy Sunday. 

Needed to do a soak but there were just too many people there. He lasted 2 minutes, sigh I ran out of snacks and asked Patti to hold his head and keep him sort of stable, she didnt make it. I think he soaked a total of 2+ minutes not much.

We did some back ups, we ate come grass inthe field walking down. I am looking forward to when they do the fields and cut that crazy grass. 

For his feet to really heal he needs to walk and use his feet to get those hoofs all clear.

Wednesday Night a soak and hoof care

 I left the house after 730 to head over to the barn. it was about 70 degrees and just beautiful out. It had been since early Saturday morning since I had seen Beau and we really didnt do too much. Cant catch a break, 

On Saturday the rain was crazy and the horses were outside. I was inside working on lots of stuff but the horse were outside. I didnt bring Beau in but hung out with him at the paddock.  Worked with him, doing small things. Saw Krystyn as she left from doing the chores. 

Wednesday I was able to do some of my chores. Set up the the pan and do a soak, it may have not been for a along time but Beau allowed me to pick up his foot a few times.  Soaked for maybe 10min or less. I used my spray bottle with the warm water and the epson salts. I did not wrap his foot, only soaked and lifted was able to pick 3 of his feet. I believe that if I keep trying and trying I will get to a point where I am cleaning his feet each week correctly. I know that soaking is very important to his healing. 

I was able to apple this hooflex too He seemed mad that I put it on his feet but hes gonna after to deal with it.

Id say I was there about 60 minutes and was able to get so much completed. I still need to give him tons of snacks each time. The horses did not have enough hay so I went over to the stalls and threw hay to anyone who needed it even the goats.

How to pick up a horse's back feet safely so you can avoid getting kicke...

Saturday and Sunday both days forecasted as stormy but sunny, cool, breezy

 Saturday the horses were in, I got to the barn around 2 or 3pm. /the lady and mann were there.  They are nice, talked to me, saids that their horse, Chewy had finally found a saddle that fits and they like. They were outside on the side of the barn riding around. The horses had been out that day but the threats on the  weather channels said that we would have a storm. Althoguh the weather was good enough, it did rain, clouds sort of sunny but the breezes and coolness made me remember that summer s not here yet.

I was able to be at the barn for quite a while.

I got Beau out of his stall and put him in the cross ties, I was able to brush him a bit. He was happy to see me. I was pretty busy but I was able to spend so much tije with Beau. Brushed him out a bit, worked on the picking up his hoofs. Hes getting so good with me. I

I brought hm out to the arena and we walked a lung just keeping to a walk and I did not ask too much of him. He only went in one direction and we did about 100 back steps he loves to do his excerices with me.

 made his soak fo rhis hoof, we was able to soak for about 3 minutes until he dumped the pan. He kept his hoof in the water (epsons salts, warm water).

As I was getting ready to soak his hoof, Bonnie came to do the feedings, she was so apologetic that she had asked me to pay for the dentist on text when I had already had the check back from her cashing it last week. When I saw her pull in I was walking to et something from my car. She had a good idea, that I could feed Beau his grain as he soaked his foot, it worked out pretty good, evenn when he dumped the pan he still stood in it and there was some of the water in his hoof.  I didnt wrap his foot on Saturday.

I was able to do all his supplements for the next 2 weeks too. So alot of work got completed for the end of the month.

I loved the time at the barn on saturday, the butterfilies were flying and I saw something I have never seen before a group of about 8 butterfiles swirling around the white ones that are around in September. There was a magical day in September when I walked the woods at the end of Debs road, near the barn with a bottle of wine, cheese, crackers. it was magically that day. The barn was beautiful and I sat with my friend in a field on the grass, amazing.

Well back to the butterfiles from Saturday, I had a swallowtail swirl around me, as it flew I was able to catch a cupl pics.

Sunday was so different, in contrast to SAturdy where there was no one with me for hours, there were so many people. Patti, Emma, June, Lynn, we are all in the same ailse too. I was busy taking care of my guy.

As I walked up the hill to get him, there is was sticking his head out of the fence reaching to get grass. He looked up at me. I cant really believe he is the same horse he was the day he ploughed over me and Val last fall. Just so different. He is calm, reponsive, pays attention to everything I ask him, hes not trying to push on me, hes not trying to scare me. 

The added an extra paddock up the top of the hill I think the boys are made because the ATVs care not able to buzz the horses like they did last weekend. I really think that is a jerky thing to do. Not sure about those guys being very difficult to be around with others.

I think I could start to round pen him again, I hope we will be able to get some further progress after I get his hoofs back to shape.

Well I had no problems getting him out of the paddock, the gate is great. We walked down the hill I let him eat almost every step, ife is short so what the heck. 

Let him into the arena to play while I got his pan and meds ready.

Before June, Lynn got to the barn a nice woman named Emma was talking to me about riding spice. She was super nice. She was watching me take care of Beau's hoof. She later asked me if I had any Copper Cuff or soemthign liek that, its for thrush. I did not know what it was and we began to talk about her and riding and the people who own Spice and Joliet She was super nice and said when she tells Krystyn that the horses have thrush she usually does something I asked her what does she do? She said she did hnot know. It was nice taking to her about the people who own the horses and hwo she was lucky tob eable to ride and care for them. I like her.

Patti was talking to Lynn as she had arrived after a while. 

Patti was close talking and they had lots of issues then June showed up. all this time I was working on the pad wrap. I had all of the duct tape lined up and I had his hoof had already soaked, and I was able to use the new spray bottle with epson salts andn warm water. As I was spraying his hoof, and toweling him off while making the duct tape wrap, they were watching me from the front of the ailse. June commented how great Beaus feet looked. Later after the other were wrapped up.  she suggested that maybe Beua would benifit by front shoes, she said she has to do that or that Cisco's feet would disenegrate from the rough paddock conditions.

When everyone left June was very kind, spoke to me about how hard it is for her to care for Ciscos feet. Iw able to talk tot her about how I was struggling with the care of his hoofs but she said that she has had to come for up to 6 weeks to care for Africa's feet. She was very understanding sand said taht many do not know how to wrap a hoof, adn that the more you do it even if you dont want to the better you get. I belive her I have gotten more better. 

I cleaned up, everything, and left. I did not see the cats, the horses were still out. Beau was in with August and Sienna feeling fine. Ah Leah was in and June took Cisco back out after lungingn him and cleaning his hoofs.