Good Morning!

Good Morning!

Well today is day two of sunny weather out here, and I am charging my batteries and will be going out and taking some photo and video coverage of Blue and Zandy today. Time to start updating some pages on the web. Considering Zandys stature at our place, I want her page to reflect how important she is to us! She has another 6 weeks to go and is HUGE and abit grumpy.

Blue started her heat cycle, and how do I know this? she is standing beside Joe Q (who is a gelding) 24/7 and trying to act very interested!
No more breeding for Blue though, as she is one of our best riding horses. Her destiny is not to be a producer of beautiful foals (which she can sure accomplish!) but is rather that of a great riding horse. She is fully shedded and shiny with alot of blue highlights. Frustrating trying to get good pictures of her because she is so black. But will try.

The yearlings are heading out to pasture down the road later today so will be sad not to see them all the time from the house.

I am going to be providing some links to the blog on equine health issues we have enountered. The first link will be on Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)- the tumor Clayboy had resulted in a huge learning curve for us. I saved some photos of Clays tumor as well (and of his recovery), so will share those for folks wanting to know what to look out for. If caught early, it can be treated. Its important for Appaloosa and Paint folks to know what this looks like b/c it tends to come out in these breeds with pink pigmented eyes.

Anyone else who has encountered this with their horse, you can add your stories/photos as well, as I think the information will help those who have questions. We are VERY lucky to live so close to WCVM - and they are life-savers in every sense of the word. They saved Clayboys life and we will always be grateful.

Just because Clayboy has one eye doesnt mean he isnt as beautiful as ever, so I am working on a new bunch of photos and video for him as well. Will update as soon as they are done!

Enjoy all the great weather people!