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Sick Horse

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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