#old lady mare

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Kat mare twitches in her sleep. Exciting dreams?

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Heading out to Feed the Big Doggies. Mama Kat (bay) and daughter Firefly (grey) are having a rare nap together in the sand pit (which the horses dug for napping in--and the grass will take back over, if they don't use for a while). It's too bad I need them to come get some food, and Kat's meds. Some days I would be able to wait another twenty minutes so they could finish their nap, but not today.

The Spaniels are heading on their own trajectory to collect and catalogue as many sniffs as possible before it's time to come back inside. It's too hot to stay out long, so they have to cover ground quickly. When I'm about five minutes from done, I'll blow my whistle, so the Spaniels have time to come in from the far corners of the fields.

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My younger horses like small animals and snuffle them regularly. My old lady mare, Kat, usually just tolerates them and is careful not to step on them. So it was extremely sweet to see Kat greeting Tristan today. It's good to see her perky, and interested in the extended family.

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I have FOUR sets of Costume Party scenarios that are all ready, but I can barely walk. I definitely can't repeatedly bend over to dress and undress the Spaniels, or to point out where they should pose. I'm really lucky that we started saving worn-out shoes for Tristan; I've got an old shoe of Tristan's Fetch and Tug Buddy's that I sliced up and secured with heavy elastic cord, to fit the compression wrap. That plus the rollator are getting me around for the critical critter care.

Please accept my apologies, in the form of this photo of Old Lady Kat getting a little spoiled because she was enjoying lying in the sand in the sun. Her arthritis is causing her some problems, so she's currently getting very strong pain meds and anti-inflammatories to see if we can get her comfortable. After a few minutes, Kat was willing to stand up and come inside to finish that morning supper.