It was finally warm enough today to give Ace the first post-winter bath. And boy did it feel good! I thought about titling this post something catchy about “spring cleaning”, but then realized Ace’s bath wasn’t so much about cleaning him off as it was transferring his loose hair and dirt to me. Either way, [...]

It’s been a pretty stressful three weeks for this still-new horse owner. I was anxious for today to get here because the vet was scheduled to come do spring shots and check out Ace’s leg. Quick Injury Recap Ace caught the inside of his left front leg with his own hoof during a stupid moment [...]

This morning I told my hubby that unless I found Ace’s leg miraculously better today, I was going to make sure the vet came out to see him ASAP. I didn’t have much hope that it would be after two days of thick lumps. When I unwrapped the bad leg and ran my fingers down, [...]

I’m always a little bit skeptical when every ad I read for a horse for sale says he “clips, loads, and ties.” I know horses, and I know they don’t all do it that easily. With Ace, I’ve got two out of the three. He Loads Ace had been standing out in a pasture for [...]

So, I haven’t been ignoring my horse I’ve just been ignoring his blog. Despite some family issues and things going on, I’ve been consistently working with him 3-5 days a week and we continue to have little successes every time we’re out. Ace and I have had two major successes, though, in the last week. [...]

I’m sorry I haven’t posted much about Ace over the last few weeks. The simple reason is that I haven’t seen Ace much over the last few weeks. Lots of holiday travels and family time with driving home to work inbetween has made life a little crazy. I’ve gotten out for some quick visits here [...]

Thanks to all of you for inquiring about Ace’s abscess as well as your encouragement. The abscess is looking really good! Actually, it’s completely healed up and just needs to grow some hair over where it burst. Ace is feeling really good these days. When he gets out of his stall in the morning he [...]