Beau's Jammies

The farrier was out today to trim a couple of the horses. Honey has a crack in the middle of her front hoof that goes almost from the coronet band to the toe and is all the way through the hoof wall. She'll be wearing front shoes for the next year to keep it from splitting.

I had him take a peek at Beau. The shoes are on solid, which is good news, and there was some frog growth, also good news. It's not time to reset the shoes yet, though. There IS a minute amount of thicker, healthy growth at the coronet band, which is GREAT news. We'll continue to monitor his feet every 4 weeks or so, unless he throws a shoe.

While we were working on the horses, I noticed that Beau was shivering. It's about 35 degrees outside with a breeze out of the north. Since the open side of the barn faces north, Beau doesn't really have a way to get away from it. So I dug out a blanket that fit my daughter's old granny arab mare and put it on him.

ROFLMAO!!! Poor guy looks like someone put a gunnysack on cat! He looked embarrassed, but at least it will help keep him warm. He has weight, but FAT insulation. I have another blanket that might fit better, but it doesn't have a front opening - it would have to go on over his head.