Gratitude creates it’s own attitude. It can give you a new perspective, a new focus. I am going to use this day as my opportunity to see those things.
Riding in the dusk
Tomorrow Lily has an appointment with Dr. Mosier. She will have her teeth checked and likely worked on, we will talk about getting her weight back up and her general health. She’s a bit on the thin side right now. In fact, I think that she has dropped a bit of weight since Rita was weaned last Sunday. Thankfully, the swelling around her udder is mostly gone. The first night it was huge. She still doesn’t want me to mess with it (needs cleaning), so it must still be tender. Usually she loves getting scratched there. Ah, well, maybe that’s too much information about my girl … but it’s utterly true! Ha!
Monday I was counting the hours until I could leave work to go see Lily. It was just starting to get dark. I pulled her out of the paddock and hopped on. Vinnie ran around and called to her, but we rode and didn’t mind him. I took her on a tour of the neighboring paddock where they will likely expand into. Then we went down the road. Lily only called to some neighbor horses when we got a little ways from home. I think that she was still looking for Rita. Since then, she has calmed down. I think that she is happy to have her cozy stall with all the hay she can eat. She has a smorgasborg right now with four different kinds, including a small serving of alfalfa hay. I’m considering if I should buy bent grass or mixed grass hay this weekend…. The mixed grass sample bale seemed cleaner than the bent grass, so that’s what I will likely get.
So my heart is full this week with much gratitude that I have such a wonderful equine friend and partner.
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