OTTB - A Very Content Horse

Even though it was snowing again this morning I made up my mind that I was going to the farm. Leslie had cleared the entire road right up to in front of the barn, so it was an easy trip getting to Bouffe's stall. He greeted me again with whinnies and was very interested in the bag of carrots i had in my hand. He always makes me laugh the way he eats them.

I never have to cut them up or break them in smaller pieces. I just hold each carrot up vertically, one at a time. He lets me know how big of a piece he wants and holds it in his mouth until I break it off. It is just another little thing I consider a special relationship with this fantastic horse.

He seemed very content as I went into his stall and checked his legs, which looked good. I think we have both found a very special place in Four Quarters Farm.

Now It Is The Ice - Multiple Sclerosis

Now that the weather has gotten warmer during the day, the snow is beginning to melt. But, when the temperature drops in the evening everything freeezes. This is just basic weather condtions that I'm sure all of you know. But, in the morning, all of the walkways for both people and horses are a solid sheet of ice. And those were the conditions I met, when I went to the farm this morning to see Bouffe. Leslie had managed to get out of the house and met me, as I tried unsucessfully to negotiate the hill going down to the barn.

It is such a pleasure, to have a barn owner who is concerned about the well being of her boarders, as well as the horses. She took the carrots I brought for Bouffe and fed them to him for me. She is also going to email me when the conditions improve, so I will be able to get to the barn without falling. Thank you Leslie!

It is very frustrating when I can't do things because of my Multiple Sclerosis. If it wasn't for my balance issues I could have gotten down the hill without a problem.

Finally!!! - OTTB, Multiple Sclerosis

I finally went to the farm today. I had hippotherapy, which went very well, but I wasn't able to spend much time with Bouffe. There is still a lot of snow at the farm and the only way to get to the barn, after parking my car, was down a steep hill, which was packed down and icy in spots. I did negotiate it when I first got there and was able to spend a couple minutes with Bouffe, who greeted me with whinnies,  before my session. I was going to go back after I was finished but Bouffe had been turned out and I didn't feel steady enought to go up and down the hill again.

There is more snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow, but warmer temperatures are on the way and I hope to get back there and spend some quality time with this special horse.

The Winter Weather Continues

In the ten days since my last post it has either snowed or the temperature has been in or near the single digits with the wind chill index, much too cold for me to get to the farm even if the roads were passable. I have hippotherapy scheduled for Monday, but there is more snow expected between now and then; so, I don't know if I will get there or not. I miss seeing Bouffe, but know he is being well taken care of.

More Snow and Cold - More On The Way

This has been a terrible winter! The almost daily snowfall and extreme cold has made it almost impossible for me to get out of the house. Because of my MS my legs just will not work in this kind of weather. I don't know when I will get to the farm again.