April 2009
Its a first, Layla got all four hooves done!!
Its a first, Layla got all four hooves done!!
June 14, 2009
Today Layla moved to a new big paddock away from her daughter Shadow. It was time to cut the cord
once and for all. Shadow can still sort of see her mom across the bridge. Layla seems truly happy
about the move. Shes in a far more interesting area with horses her own age. She seems to be
forming a bond with Pippin, another horse similar to layla in dominance. Maybe they can room
together, time will tell.
Over the weekend, Laylas teats swelled up. She appeared to have masitis. Which isn't a huge
surprise, her milk has never fully dried up. I am guessing she had a baby almost every year of her
wild life, so realistically shes could have had somewhere between 10 to 15 babies total. I really saw
her mastitis as a physical way of signifying that enough is enough. Time to let go of being a full time
mommy and move onto new more adult ventures. Like playing with other horses and having mare
fights thur the fence.
Her swollen teats responded well to cold hosing, Arnica, apis mel and a little bit of bute for the pain.
She looked close to normal today. Hoping she be all the way back to normal by tomorrow. I think the
move helped too.
Today Layla moved to a new big paddock away from her daughter Shadow. It was time to cut the cord
once and for all. Shadow can still sort of see her mom across the bridge. Layla seems truly happy
about the move. Shes in a far more interesting area with horses her own age. She seems to be
forming a bond with Pippin, another horse similar to layla in dominance. Maybe they can room
together, time will tell.
Over the weekend, Laylas teats swelled up. She appeared to have masitis. Which isn't a huge
surprise, her milk has never fully dried up. I am guessing she had a baby almost every year of her
wild life, so realistically shes could have had somewhere between 10 to 15 babies total. I really saw
her mastitis as a physical way of signifying that enough is enough. Time to let go of being a full time
mommy and move onto new more adult ventures. Like playing with other horses and having mare
fights thur the fence.
Her swollen teats responded well to cold hosing, Arnica, apis mel and a little bit of bute for the pain.
She looked close to normal today. Hoping she be all the way back to normal by tomorrow. I think the
move helped too.