The Overlooked Middle Child...

Poor Huey. I've been so busy lately, he's been overlooked.

Ofcourse; I'm sure he's not upset about this fact. I come everyday, feed him, check his rugs, apply Hoof Aid to his bad hoof, and leave again. Must be every horses idea of paradise!! He has a paddock buddy he loves, has neighbours on 3 sides of the bordering fences, and everything else that a pony of leisure should have.

Tell me, how do WE as adults get a life this good? Someone to pay all our bills, attend to all our needs, bring the food, and any medication we need, clean up after us, then go away? I want to be one of my horses!

Huey's teeth were done today. The Vet said the worst he had was "ramps" on the front. Instead of flat, they sloped. All fixed now, and he was well behaved. He's the picture of health right now. Excellent weight, fantastic short SOFT coat, alert and bright eyes. I seriously can't get over how soft his coat is. His hoof is getting so very close to being grown out. I need to take some pics in the next few days to add to the photo diary progress that was his hoof.

Ah to have the life of Huey-monster. How sweet it would be.

Small Update

Huey is still enjoying a life of leisure.

This update is mainly to document the fact he had his 2 in 1 Tetanus/Strangles booster today. I thought I would kill two birds with one stone, seeing as Red was being patched up by the Vet and had his boosters.

I'll update in more detail in the next few days, as I'd like to conduct another freelunge session with him, this time with the lunge roller back on. See how we go!

Given he's getting to be a big fat porker now, he certainly needs the workout. He's not lame at all, and his hoof is continuing to grow at a fantastic rate. It's looking good for the Huey-Monster!

Arena-time - Our Favourite...

Huey LOVES freelunge time. Loves it!

We had another session today - he hooned around like a madman as per usual. It's fantastic to see him enjoying himself so much. He arrived a skinny, depressed horse - now he's bright, alert, full of life, and has that 'spark' back in his eye.

His hoof is healing extremely well - if it keeps going at this rate, I'd give it another month and I reckon it will be pretty much grown out. That's how fast it's growing!! Huzzah for Hoof Aid - it's now going to be a regular part of my horsey medicine kit.

He's also looking fantastic! Full coverage over the ribs and hips now, and his coat is spectactular. He's going to be heading out into the group paddock for a few weeks, which I think will be good for him socially, and good for his hoof, given he'll constantly be moving about and getting the circulation pumping.

Piccytime!!

Hooning today!

Rolling in the sand - almost as fun as hooning!

Looking the other way. But look how GREAT he looks!

And something 'artsy' - shame the sun got in the way!

Another Freelunge Session...

Huey had another freelunge session today - as he's definitely feeling very good. He seems to be a bit tender on his tootsies, so I might shoe him earlier than anticipated ...

His movement is started to look less 'pace-racer' and more elevated! He's some some very nice, natural suspension!! We just need to teach him how to use that and we'll be on our way...

He wasn't lame at all in the soft sand -and hooned around for several minutes until he decided he was done. I asked him to come in several times, but he was too busy having a marvellous time. When he'd had enough, he trotted over to me and we went back to the paddock for din-dins.

And now for the important things - piccies! He's looking fantastic right now!!! No ribs anymore, YAY! We just need more muscle (and a whole hoof!!) and he'll be a stud muffin..