This week started with cool weather on Monday, 2 Days ago it was 80 and humid and I had the air condition on. Today it is very windy and 46 degrees when I sent
Luke off to school. It is cooling off in the house and I will probably have to
turn the heat back on. It has been warm up and cool down weather all April
and May.
I get tired of my complaints about
horses. I also get tired of our numerous disappointments they bring us. We
brought home two horses from the Minnesota horse sale. Jayden and I have been
riding them to see what they will be like for the boys. The roan has a lot of
spunk and is not for a beginner rider. The sorrel horse seems quiet and good
temepered. He is thin and I recently noticed globs of snot in his water bucket.
That worried me enough that in the night I woke from my sleep
and could not stop thinking about it. I called the vet and she diagnosed the
horse with Strangles. Thud, my stomach dropped as my fears had come true. This
is a nasty contagious horse sickness nobody wants to deal with. I am so upset
and disgusted. I immediately took the horse to our old place to keep him
isolated. The worst thing would be that our three main horses get sick. I am
hopeful and praying we can keep them away from it. Here is how I am felling-Upset at the Houck family
for selling a horse that is not healthy! Disgusted that we brought it home on
our farm and now will deal with decontaminating everything and hope the others
stay healthy. Dissapointed as once again we are without a horse for the boys.
This will take a month or so to clear up and there is no way this horse will
make it to the fair. Frustrated that we
are having so many problems with our horses, Winnie died, Ace got hurt, and now
this. I really dislike horse shopping. It is so stressful and it just gets to
my emotions.
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