I visited Eli at the clinic on Saturday morning. He stood outside enjoying some sun and looked pretty damn good. The picture is the least gory I took, and I deleted all the gorier pictures. He looks ready for Halloween. He attempted rather enthusiastically to trample me for the apple I had for him and seemed determined to itch his bloody snotty face on me. (Bloody snotty stains do come out after a soak in cold water.)Â I think he’s doing pretty well, and I’m hoping to have him back home mid-week.
Since Eli has been out of commission as far as riding goes, I’ve caught a few rides here and there on other horses, which is keeping me from going completely batshit insane. However, riding other horses makes me appreciate my own horse that much more and reminds me of the amount of work and time that goes into a partnership like ours, and that taking any of it for granted is foolish. Eli decided long before I did that he was my horse, and I’m thankful that I eventually caught up to his ideas.
Trampling for apple? Sounds like he feels ok! Few more sleeps til he’s home.
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I think he would have inhaled it whole if I let him lol
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Aww so glad to see that he’s doing well!
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Me too!
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Sounds like he’s feeling better! I’m glad you were able to get the procedure done so quickly! Sending healing vibes!
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Thank you 🙂
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I love the last part of this post, about partnerships with our horses 🙂
Glad to hear that Eli feels better and will be home soon!
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Aww, thank you
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So glad to hear he is on the road to recovery and your mystery is solved!
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Yep, can’t wait til he’s back at the barn
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Glad that he’s doing well, and gets to come home soon!!
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Thank you!
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Trampling for an apple sounds good. Glad he’s feeling better.
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Yah, I’m glad he was energetic about it
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aww i love that feeling of getting reminded why we love our own horses so much! hope Eli heals up quickly so you can get back into the saddle with him 🙂
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It is a pretty good feeling 🙂
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Oh, no! I must have missed what happened. Hope he heals up fast!
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Thanks! He had a tooth extracted at home but he had to go to the clinic for a few days to clean up his sinus.
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Poor guy!
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Yeah, he’s doing really well now, though 🙂
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Aw, buddy! That may be gory, but looks like it’s healing well.
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And until then, he’s known as Frankenpony.
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Frankenpony is still cute! I hear you, riding other horses makes me miss mine even more. Sending good vibes to Mr. Eli 🙂
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Yeah, I never realized how spoiled I was to have a horse I like riding so much 🙂
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Glad he is feeling well enough to slime you 🙂 Hope he continues to heal quickly!
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So far, so good!
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