Dental Appintment

Well, today River saw Dr. Hopkins for a dental evaluation and he had some mixed news for us. It seems as if she is closer to 30 years old than 20, she doesn't have very many teeth left at all, but over all she was very healthy for her age. So this means no more hay for the old girl, only Purina Senior, beet pulp pellets, and alfalfa pellets, all soaked, for Her Majesty. The good doctor even discounted my bill simply because he has a soft spot for geriatric horses. We took another little ride today and it was close to perfect. She doesn't have much stamina right now but I can see the true walk that is going to come to the surface the fitter she gets. I went a little camera happy this evening because Riv got her sheet in and so my loyal readers could compare her progress.

ASU Welcomes River!

River has made the move to the boarding barn in Jonesboro where I go to school. She'll get plenty of feed, hay, and love. I ordered her winter blankets last night and was surprised when she measured 74"! She doesn't look that big. Also, tomorrow she will be seeing the vet for a dental, she doesn't seem interested in her hay and slings grain all over the place. Her weight is picking up in spurts and hopefully once we get her teeth evaluated and repaired the best we can it will balloon  up right to where I want it. She's currently on 3 flakes of Bermuda and 2 lbs of Senior twice a day, she'll be bumped up to four pounds next week. I've included a couple pictures for comparison's sake.