Thought I would post an old photo of Pookey from his 'Happy Days' scrapbook. Here he was, sailing around the pen at his favorite showgrounds (Athens), gliding along on happy feet, carrying his lithe little body, and his lithe little rider's body, with absolutely no effort at all!
Here's hoping that he will once again be able to sail around the show pen someday. I have already promised him that if his feet get better, I will stop drinking water and swallowing air so I can shed these last sixty or so stubborn pounds I have hanging on, and maybe he can pack me around someday!
Hopefully, if he does, he will remember all those times I sat in his stall and sponged water over his brow, and massaged his legs, and rubbed his back, and scratched his withers--and maybe, just maybe, he won't dump me...
Today, a loading dose of Equioxx at 10 a.m. He is still pretty ouchy this afternoon, and his stomach seems to be bothering him a bit. I took his boots off for a bit today and hosed down his feet and legs with cold water, then towel dried everything before putting the boots back on. He seemed to really appreciate the water on his hooves, holding each one up as I sprayed them. Thank goodness a front moved through last night and dropped the temps down into the eighties--the cool breeze this morning felt great! Perhaps tonight will be cool as well...
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