Yesterday saw us launch 2008's educational services with the Horse Health & First Aid Workshop. I was so pleased, it went very well and everyone had a great time and learned a lot about general horse health, various diseases, illnesses and lamenesses that affect horses and how to diagnose and treat them. We will be holding another in March so keep your eyes open for information on that one!
I had a busy morning, got up early to feed the horses here, then scooted to Oakford to pick up two of the test subjects only to find Shishka, one of the Gingin rescues had foundered! The poor girl has been borderline since we collected her and we've been working hard to try and prevent her going down that road as we can tell by her hooves she's foundered before but sadly she went downhill yesterday. So I put her in a sandy yard, gave her water and shifted the two horses for the Workshop and then drove back to Oakford to meet the Vet.
She checked Shishka over, gave her a shot of bute and we booked the poor darling in for Xrays. The farrier's booked and she's now on a diet of soaked hay (gets a lot of the sugar out) and a handful of chaff to mix her magnesium and bute in.
Then I drove back to Kelmscott to help with the workshop, and then came back up for our other vet Donna Colvin to take a look at Spud and she decided she wanted to Adopt him which is fantastic! Then back to the workshop for the end of it, load the horses up and take them back to Oakford again.
Then I had my own horses to clean up after and feed, then a family to feed as well. It never ends in this line of work but every minute is worth it.
Today was orientation for our new Apprentices and everyone seems very keen and gung ho about it so I have a very positive vibe about SC's 2008 progress!
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