I have been riding Draper a little bit more lately. She is really doing well so far. But the other day she was drooling something fierce. I had another horse that would drool a lot in the summer from something she was eating, so at first that's what I thought was going on.
Then after I rode I noticed a little blood around her mouth so I thought maybe she was teething. I checked her incisors but no issues there.
Then the next day I found this near where I had her tied up.
It is a baby tooth molar. In the horse world it is called a cap. Today when I rode, no drooling. Problem solved. So, it it better than a shark tooth?
Draper's seroma came back the next day. I have given her 3 weeks off. Now the seroma is just a hard knot of scar tissue. I hope it continues to resolve and remodel back to a normal shape. But because she wasn't ever favoring it and it was getting smaller, I decided to do a little light riding with her last night.
I thought she did super.
Then today, J suggested a trail ride. Well, I'm all in on that.
I was surprised to see this wild lily. After this one I did see a couple more.
There were some strange rock formations.
We also tried a couple of new trails we had never been on. It was an adventure not knowing where they would end up. We didn't get lost, but we ended up riding for 5 hours. It was a beautiful day with mild temperatures and low humidity. Plus, the horses were very well behaved.
Then I had this awesome purchase at the Surplus Store yesterday. I had been looking for a wide brim hat but everything around here was just cheap and ill fitting.
I was in the Surplus Store and decided to check out the hats while I was there, and found this beauty. The website (HERE) says it is handwoven palm and sells for $39.99. I got it for $3. The tag said $5 but I had only taken $3 in with me. When the cashier asked if I was ready to check out I said I needed to go the the car and get more money unless she would take $3 for it. Sure, no problem. Loving my new purchase.
We have really had a good season with plenty of rain so far. It was starting to dry out a bit but in the last 2 days we have had 2 1/2 inches. I took these pictures before the rain.
The Stargazer lily has a wonderful scent too.
I have a large assortment of day lilies, this is about half of the varieties.
And several patches of gladiolus are outdoing themselves.
No scenarios to report but some news to watch out for in the future.
There are lots of memes going around about Dollar General.
Looks like there is already one on Mars.
Bob Ross painted a happy one on every corner.
And Area 51 is just going to be a Dollar General warehouse.
Then there is this at the crossroads in my community. We have an elementary school, post office, gas station/convenience store, car mechanic, used car lot, volunteer fire department, and an insurance agent office. That is pretty much it for the community. Oh, there is a feedlot that everyone complains about the stench from. (it is pretty bad sometimes)
But now we will be right up there with Mars. A Dollar General is going up. They have already started breaking ground. J joked that maybe he could get a job there stocking shelves. I said, "no way, you need to be a cashier and take all my coupons!" This could get dangerous.
Well, technically, not a tractor but a horse drawn threshing machine. But I have been eyeing it for the last 30 years. Whenever I have mentioned it, J would say the bolts were too rusty and we would need something to cut it off. So the last time I was over there, I checked it again, and discovered that the wood and bit of metal it was attached to were rotten and I just tore it off.
Next came figuring out how to mount it on something.
I was cleaning out a barn we are trying to get torn down (for the last 5 years) and saw this tire rim.
Worked prefect if you don't want to actually sit down. It is just not quite heavy enough with the angle of the seat. Maybe if I bury it or stake it to the ground somehow. Now I have to find a place to put it.
The technical definition is a pocket of serum underneath the skin that usually develops after surgery.
The not so technical is a big swelling like a water balloon on Draper's shoulder for no apparent reason. I went to catch her last week for the farrier to reset her shoes, and found this big thing. It was swollen down to her knee, but not causing any lameness.
I was pretty sure it was a seroma, I didn't see any punctures and it wasn't painful like an abscess would be. I gave her the week off to see how it would progress. Well, it looked the same but the rest of the swelling down to the knee was gone. So it was time to take action.
I clipped and scrubbed the area and tapped it with an 18 gauge needle. I didn't measure the amount that came out but it was a good 200+ cc's.
It's is flat again for the time being, but may reform. Hopefully, if it does it will be smaller. I have had to drain some on dogs up to 3 times before they finally went away, but once is more the norm. This one probably occurred after some type of trauma, maybe she ran into something out in the field or got kicked by one of the other horses. Too bad they can't tell us what happened.
