I'm really glad I took those pictures last night. Funny how when you look at horses everyday you don't really see them. I hadn't realized how much weight Rusty has put on, which given his circumstances I'm glad, I would think that means he is better but...
He got a feed cut back today. Not much, tho. I want to see how he holds up now that he is going back to work. But I wouldn't think him being too fat would be a good thing for him. I mean, I can't even feel a ripple of rib. Up till now he has always been a bit of a hard keeper. I'm not sure if the weight gain is from him being better, or not having to do any work for so long, so I don't want to cut him too much.
Also, he was sweating last night when I took those pictures. The other horses weren't. I remember the vet saying it seemed to her he sweated "inappropiatly". So I'm not sure if that was a good sign or not. Last Thurs when I worked him on the barrels he was sweating like the other horses there, BUT, he wasn't panting like he did in the past, so that was good.
Becky
Good morning! Glad you found the new thread!
I don't think Rusty looks ~too~ too fat, I am glad he did well last night for you! I really hope he's over his troubles and getting back to normal for you.
Glad I got the seed down yesterday, at least I can say I accomplished ~something~ because I didn't do much else :~\. Hope it still has time to germinate and grow some, it is already dropping under 50 degrees at night.
I don't know about the apple tree! We cut it WAY back, so now it isn't as overwhelming with tons of apples, maybe just a manageable few. There are actually two apple trees, we found another one in the brush behind where the pony is in that picture Might still cut them down, but on the other hand.... at least now there is room to get around and fence it off during apple season. ~shrugs~ I still go back and forth on it.