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—The Blacksmith Visit—

—The Blacksmith Visit—

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Montana (our Blacksmith) came out recently…to trim Claire’s & Anja’s hooves….. He trimmed Anja’s hooves without any issues….. We put Claire in the shoeing stock…dosed her with some sub-lingual Dormosedan/happy-gel…(there are days I want some of that blue-goo)….. *****(Dormosedan Defined)***** We cranked up the newly-lubricated and un-frozen Come-Along….. …..by that time…Claire was so relaxed that she didn’t mind the big dog collars around her fetlocks…with the come-along cranking up her feet….. …..Claire leaned…

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~~~The Mean Aunt~~~

~~~The Mean Aunt~~~

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Fat Addy is perfect for the job….. …..she’s had enough foals of her own….. …..sooooo…..another one to baby-sit is NOT a novelty for her….. …..She considers Finley an immediate nuisance….. …..poor Finley….. …..he’s so used to being “the star” where his Mom is concerned…..the coddled-colt….. …..(but he’s been beating her up SO much)….. …..(plus eating most of her food)….. He hasn’t been a considerate/caring son…..(at all)….. Our veterinarian (Doctor/Reverend/Sir/Stevie Wonder) was here…..he said Finley is definitely old enough for weaning………….ASAP……..

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***Anja Had An Abscess***

***Anja Had An Abscess***

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We don’t know why it appeared….. It was on her neck where vaccinations are normally given….. …..but we haven’t given any shots since last summer?….. …..so an abscess coming up…..as a result of a vaccination needle…..is unlikely….. Hmmmmmmm….. But we treated it with the normal abscess-treatment-protocol….. …..and yes…..there’s an abscess-treatment-protocol….. …..(and I don’t recommend it for dinner table conversations)….. #1…..Daily hosing….. #2…..Drenching the inside with medicine….. #3…..Keeping track of her temperature (to make sure it doesn’t spike)….. …..(I’ve shown my…

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