dancinghorse | No Vet Today

He got tangled up in various and sundry things including his own pet emergency--his dog needs eye surgery (he doesn't do dogs so he gets to sit around like the rest of us). He assures me Capria can stay as-is for another day. I'll clean up her leg with warm water in a bit--it's finally over 60 degrees and last night's blood is still on it--and see how she's managing in the stall. Last time I checked, she was happily pigging out on extra! hay!

Thanks to all who are worried about me--you guys are sweet. I'm sore but not crippled. The ibu is doing its work. I have arnica but since I'm not bruised, it's not doing much. I managed stall cleaning this morning and have been handling just about everything else, though Spot is doing more of her own walking on potty breaks except for the part where she goes up and down the steps off the deck. She's not ready for that yet.

As for why I rode Pandora after she walloped me, I didn't realize I had pulled muscles until after I started riding, and there was also the issue of training the horse--you do not stop while you are behind or you will have Major Problems the next time you try anything. I was not pissed off, I'm a better trainer than that, thank you very much. I put aside my feelings about what she'd done as soon as I finished letting her know it was not acceptable behavior. The point of the ride was to continue the routine and the training program, and we did. She had some nice free walk and some wonderful trot, especially considering that I wasn't up to my usual speed.

The fight was a mare fight--spring estrus is always Such Fun, as other horsepeople in the flist know too well. For the record, Capria was not the one who was cornered. She did a profoundly stupid thing--she knows Pandora doesn't back down and is also half again her size. But no. She had to pick a fight and then stay in it when she had the whole length of the turnout to escape into.

When Camilla gets into it with Pandora, they keep a judicious distance and Camilla usually wins. She's little but she's strong, and she's fast. Capria is quite stupid when it comes to her own health and safety. She's always doing things to mess herself up. Always has, always will.

I guess she didn't want to be lesson pony for Horse Camp this weekend. (Yes, we are having it. It's tiny but it's happening. Our camper will get the Real Farm Experience, what with Mare Wars and bandages and war wounds and all, and me not managing to get the house as clean or organized as I wanted it because, well, Life Intervened.)