I wrote last Wednesday how sore I was and blamed it on all the time I spent with Bouffe on Monday - but I was wrong. Every doctor I asked and every article I read said it was safe to take a flu shot, which I had done on Tuesday - WRONG!!!
After I dug deeper into articles post on the Internet by reputable sources, I found out that the flu shot is called safe because in studies 95% of the people had no reaction to it; but, what about the other 5%, which I seemed to be a part of. It is thought that at least some of the 5% had a reaction to the mercury that is the base for the flu shot. The mercury level is considered safe by the FDA, but there is a small amount of individuals who still get mercury poisoning, which has the same side affects as a MS exacerbation. And bingo, that sure sounded like me.
So, I rested over the weekend and had hippotherapy this morning, which went well, but I still didn't feel strong enough to ride Bouffe too. Bouffe was glad to see me but was most interested in the carrots he knew I had. But he waited patiently while I groomed him and even pulled his mane before he got the first carrot.
Because of switching to a western saddle and the experience I had at the Thoroughbred symposium, I have been reading articles about cowboy and rodeo terms. When reading an article about rodeo terms I came across the word Bufford: An animal that is easy to ride and work around. I am now wondering if Bouffe's nickname isn't Bufford. I remember that originally I was told Bouffe's name was Bouffer, which I couldn't find any reference or definition on the Internet, so I changed it to Bouffe which is found in the French dictionary. Bouffer sounds much like Bufford, which is now Bouffe's name.
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