Pulled up at the farm right at 6:30am and Steven is sitting on the hay rack watching Samantha & her filly grazing out in the front. Steven did the 2:00am to 7:00am shift and was pretty exhausted but helped me get Sanna covered by Raven before heading home to bed. With the filly able to get up on her own we no longer have to have 24 hour care, what a relief!
The barn was cleaned up and swept then it was over to mom's for the walk. Emma came with me today and we did some of her obedience training on our walk.
After the walk, Mom cooked Diane and I breakfast and it was the best EVER! Warm fresh baked bran muffins, farm fresh eggs, crisp bacon, multigrain toast and juicy sliced oranges were all on the menu.
Dr. Hoerr arrived at noon, did the health check on Shadow first. Once Shadow was done and out of the barn, Jackie the bay roan mare owned by Heather was brought into the stall. Jackie doesn't tie so I'm asking her to go forward into the stall, she feels a little pressure, throws her self backward across the aisle and slams into the opposite stall door and BREAKS it. She would not settle down and had to be sedated for the ultrasound but at least she is pregnant and can be picked up tomorrow. Sangria was next and she stood like a pro. She is also pregnant. Samantha was the last of the ultrasounds, she was acting like she was in season and we wanted to be sure that's what it was as her filly is less than 3 days old and yes she is in season but her largest follicle is only a 30 so we will wait for 2 to 3 days to cover her. The filly was given another antibiotic shot with instructions to remove the splints tomorrow morning.
Home then for grocery shopping, laundry, and tonight Mark will get a nice dinner prepared by his wife! Poor guy, hasn't had a home cooked meal for 5 days with the camping last weekend, then the overnights at the farm with Samantha's filly.
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