Before the arthritis issue the veterinarian was here to do shots and check ups and Lakota's coggins (so she can travel ) and Flame was not breathing very well. She has had breathing issues in the past and is on meds daily for this, but in checking a little farther we found that her heart is now the problem, she has a large edema and I will probably loose her sometime this summer. A valve is not working correctly and she'll probably have a heart attack. So I'm trying my best to make her as comfortable as possible. And if she is in pain or uncomfortable I guess I'll have to make the call.
Lakota is going to a trainers sometime late summer or early fall and then off to the boarding stable for the winter. I won't keep her here for the winter alone and I'm not ready for another horse. I've given her until next spring; she will either be trained enough for me to ride or she will have to go to another home. I can't pay board for a "pet" that I don't or can't ride. I'm praying everything will work out with her - I love her to pieces and it would really break my heart to give her up.
Max - he's doing well and driving me crazy as usual. He is a good boy but crazy so he fits right in with the rest of us. I guess he's decided to take over the bed.
I am very excited, next year I'm traveling to Memphis to go to the Memphis Film Festival - Gathering of the Guns 4. I have put away enough for my hotel room, now to save for the trip itself. It's 1200 miles away so I'm not sure if I'll drive or fly. I hate to loose a day each way for driving. Need to think on this.
Quote of the day:
"Look back at our struggle for freedom,
Trace our present day's strength to its source;
And you'll find that man's pathway to glory
Is strewn with the bones of a horse."
Anonymous
