Less rain this week so we were able to get out on more trial rides. Volunteers Pete and Haley joined us for a ride to a neighbor’s farm to observe a visit from the equine dentist.
Haley
This horse had two upper molars removed a year ago due to abcesses and has now developed some complications. The dentist found tooth fragments on one side and the lower molar on the other had grown so long due to the space above that it was damaging the upper gum tissue. It sounds bad but he thought it was easily cured with appropriate treatment.
The initial exam
Back on our farm we did some bare foot trimming on some of the horses.
Trimming hooves
Trying to protect one of the gardens from the intense rains we get in the rainy season we covered the roof with plastic.
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- cutting the plastic for the roof
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- Putting up the plastic
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- The plastic is up
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that must have been quite a job putting up the plastic! it’s lovely to see photos of you all. Summer is here in England at last and it’s gorgeous! Gary is here for 10 days (Ray is in Greece for half term with Chris and baby Josie) so the dogs are having to sleep on the floor instead of on the bed — to my great surprise they are surviving, and even seem happy — even foster dog Bruno seems psychically undamaged by this cruel treatment. Looking forward to seeing everyone in November, Julietxx