Well ok I’m willing to admit that my beginning of the week update is perhaps running a wee bit late this time considering it’s now Thursday. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything too exciting.

Last Friday the horses all got their teeth done. We’re lucky to have an amazing dentist here in Ocala that has a super cool, specially modified dental trailer. It works amazing, so convenient and a great set-up. She came and did everyone last year too, so this was their second visit from her. No one had anything particularly crazy going on, just kind of the usual stuff for each of them, and they were all well-behaved. It was quick and easy!

I also had her check the fit of my bits and bridles while she was there, just to make sure everything was sitting well in Presto’s mouth and not potentially causing any issues. He’s got particularly fleshy lips so it can make him harder to fit and more prone to pinching and discomfort, so I just wanted to check and make sure she was happy with everything and how it sat/was adjusted. She raised my dressage bit one hole (his canines sit a little high in his mouth) but otherwise all good.

Presto got Saturday off, but the weather was divine so Henry and Lex went for a road hack. I’ve been able to get on Henry a few times over the last week to start trying to build some his topline back up and get him back in some kind of shape. He mostly seems happy to be getting more cookies again.

On Sunday we took Presto and Lex over to Sweet Dixie to hack the hills. Typically that would have been our gallop day but Presto was at the end of his shoeing cycle and I wasn’t loving how long his hind toes were looking, so we just opted for some trot sets on the hills. Again the weather was beautiful, so it was a nice morning out.

Presto spent the rest of his day partaking in some serious naps, during which I served as Pillow for long enough to make my leg fall completely asleep. These horses and their tough tough lives.

The farrier was here on Tuesday, and yesterday morning Presto had a chiro appointment (for those who are keeping track, yes the past week has been just as $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ as it sounds). He was a bit sore in his lower lumbar, my guess is most likely from those long toes he’d been sporting there for the previous week, and needed a bit of extra work on his poll area too. His feet are looking superb now though, much better with a fresh set. He’s on a 5 week cycle but if he gets that long again this time we might move to 4 weeks for the summer. The horses seem to be growing a ton of foot right now for whatever reason.

I also had the farrier pull Henry’s hind shoes. We’ll see how he does. I’d really prefer for him to be barefoot behind in case he finds himself babysitting/ponying any of the babies, but I’m not totally convinced his feet will stay together. The farrier felt pretty optimistic that it would be ok so we figured it was worth a shot. So far Henry hasn’t shown any discomfort or anything so fingers crossed (and Keratex activated) that it works out. He was barefoot when I got him but the ground in Texas was so rocky and hard that it destroyed his feet and he’s been shod on all 4 the whole time I’ve owned him. Florida’s ground is much more forgiving.

Yesterday we had a jump lesson, just a quick pop around a few things since we’re showing this weekend. Presto was a righteously egotistical turd for like 75% of it (HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING), so that’s cool. Hopefully he decides to be a good child this weekend.

Hope everyone else is having a good (although perhaps slightly less expensive) week!