Therapy and A New Addition

Sometimes, climbing on the back of a horse and walking around is all the therapy I need. 

It's even better if it's my own horse. We walked around on the buckle for 10-15 minutes and just enjoyed each others' company. I had intended to mosey down the trail a little, but when we got down to the river, I was concerned by how muddy the other side looked. So, I made her walk in a couple of steps, stand there calmly, and then let her go back to the arena and called it a day.

The ears don't lie :)

She was not as sound as when I posted on August 14, but she looks really good at the walk. And, she no longer has "cankles" for hind legs - they look normal! (I did not realize how bleached out her tail was at the bottom until I looked at this photo -- I guess she IS still a redhead!)

Still battling that cut, but it looks a bazillion times better. 

Her topline still leaves a lot to be desired, but to be fair, she's not in work and she's a senior citizen. 

I do think that her belly is not quite as large, however. Here's the photographic proof -- (That's her boyfriend Ruler hanging over.) But I also was able to get her girth to 4 and 4 without even trying, and am pretty sure that if we'd actually been working, I could have easily gotten another hole on either - or both - sides. 

And finally, we have a new addition to the family...we were fostering her and her brother, and decided that we weren't letting her go because she reminded us too much of Harley. Meet Jasmine -- aka Jazzy or Jazz -- the 5 month old Plott Hound.