They're here! (sort of)

So after Cody and Axel ate down most of the little pasture they were in Axel started dropping weight and his knee got really bad. The people watching them brought them up to their yard but the horses weren't getting along with their cows so it was a short stay there before they came back to me. I had planned on working something out with a neighbor (still do plan on it for winter) who has a couple equines but Jeff though we could put up a fence in our yard. Jeff's dad said just put them in the dry lot at his place. So right now they are on the dry lot and then I walk them over here every day where they can graze in the yard in a temporary fence area. So most of the time I get to look out the window while I'm working and see horses in my own yard. I can't wait til we have a permanent fence and a water source and I can keep them here full time.

I had the vet out to see Axel as he poked his eye. So now I'm putting eye meds in his eyes as often as possible (which is not easy on a 1000lb animal). She recommended some feed and supplements to help the weight but she didn't think he was as bad off as he could have been and thinks a winter will be okay as long as I grain him and get him a warm blanket. He's on a joint supplement so we can see what, if anything, that will do for his knee. Then I suppose before winter we'll see where he's at.

Cody is apparently jealous of the attention Axel is getting so he decided his laminitis (or whatever it is) is flaring up so he's back in hoof boots and on some bute for a few days to try and get him more comfortable. It's apparently too much to ask to have at least one healthy horse at a time. Sheesh.

So my schedule these days now that we are moved and what not. Drop of children at day care and school, feed horses, work and breakfast, walk horses from dry lot to grass on a break, work and lunch, put in Axel's eye meds and bute everyone on another break, work more, pick up Daniel, feed horses again, work more, walk horses back to dry lot, pick up Edward. Whew.