Somebody thinks they're special...

Today my farrier finally got the o.k. from the vet to put her shoe back on.  Not only did he put her shoe back on, but he used epoxy to fix the jagged edges where she tore her other shoe off.  He gave her lightweight aluminum shoes with little clips on the sides to help keep the shoe on this time.  He put some shiny stuff on her hoof that looks like she got a pedicure.  It really looks fantastic! So, now, we can't even live with her.  I took her out for her little evening walk and she was prancing around like a circus pony.  You have to understand how much this silly horse loves getting shoes.  It is almost human.  I think she was even looking at them in her reflection on the side of my truck.

It was so good to see her personality shine, once again.  We poke and prod her and squeeze her and squish her and it is a wonder that she doesn't just take us out.  I am thankful for her special personality.

My friend and I have probably stabbed the needles into our own flesh as many times as we have managed to get it dead center into the catheter tip as she dances around and up and down.  It is the grace of God alone that keeps us from emptying the syringe into our own beat-up hands.

So the quarter crack was inconsequential and the abscess is healing with the help of some SMZ's (medicine).  Her eye has tons of movement but she still needs the lavage and the treatments.  We would rather do that than try to muscle her down to put ointment in her eye (she won't let us do that).  My vet is pleased with her progress and I am cautiously optimistic.

This is a good thing because tomorrow is the first day of school. (I started 2 days ago but those were prep days)  The little kids will be excited to get back to school.  I would be more excited if she had completely healed before all this, but God has it and it will happen in his time.