T’WAS the night before Christmas and all through the house….
Pandemonium reigned supreme!
Which is pretty normal here at Massie Lodge, but that’s ok keeps life interesting.
After surviving my shopping experience on Wednesday and actually recovering on Thursday, we have spent an interesting couple of days with the horses n dogs n birds (mind you, Evan would not agree that the Birds are interesting!).
Vera, our Prego mare (who I call Vera) got sick on us. Well… it seems that she is giving her all to April her Canadian Silver filly and is rundown and has a low grade bacterial infection. Ok, so up to the top paddock with her and bubs (which as made Chops a happy gelding as he is quite the “raging stallion - you know a would be if he could be). With an increase in hard feed (3 feeds a day) and a paddock full of nice picking grass, should see her hopefully recover soon. We have made the decision to retire Vera this year even though she produces cracker foals, poor old love, I think she has had just enough of it and after we wean April, which will be sooner rather than later, Vera will join “DOPEY’S GIRLYS” down the back, where the hardest decision they have to make is which paddock will they will eat out of today!!. We have them running on 2 adjoining paddocks, each with its own dam. Trust me they do not go without and all of them, Dopey included, are fat and happy, roaming the paddocks.
Vera has been a very important mare for us and, even though Evan thinks she is quite aloof, I think deep down she really does enjoy her life here at Massie Lodge and I have quite a soft spot for her.
This will be my first Christmas without my dear mate Jack. Funny, I have his son Lancey sitting here at my feet at the computer. I always remember Jack as being enthusiastic about Christmas as a child, as he always knew that there would be SOMETHING under the tree for him! (I think he had me worked out quite well). I do miss my mate.
Today saw us rushing Matilda off to the vets with a cystie type lump in her eyelid. (What a place to get a lump?). We picked her up this afternoon, complete with dome around her head. I have to laugh as poor old Matilda just cant get used to manipulating this plastic dome thing around her neck and she is forever bumping in to things.
You are absolutely right when you think that the vets love us.
Hmm.
Oriana, our yearling that was sold might be staying on for a while till the new owner decides what he wants to do with her.
Susie, in the meantime is force to be reckoned with at the stables as she really is a racehorse (in her own mind!!!). We are talking about racing her at Caloundra on the 6th January in a 1400m maiden. You really cant just step them up to 1600m. So, we will see what happens then.
Well, its time for me to join Evan in the living room. The Christmas tree is surrounded with presents (yes, even some for the dogs!), the lights are turned on and Bill Murray is on Austar. Do you think that Santa understands that we don’t have daylight saving here in Queensland?
Pandemonium reigned supreme!
Which is pretty normal here at Massie Lodge, but that’s ok keeps life interesting.
After surviving my shopping experience on Wednesday and actually recovering on Thursday, we have spent an interesting couple of days with the horses n dogs n birds (mind you, Evan would not agree that the Birds are interesting!).
Vera, our Prego mare (who I call Vera) got sick on us. Well… it seems that she is giving her all to April her Canadian Silver filly and is rundown and has a low grade bacterial infection. Ok, so up to the top paddock with her and bubs (which as made Chops a happy gelding as he is quite the “raging stallion - you know a would be if he could be). With an increase in hard feed (3 feeds a day) and a paddock full of nice picking grass, should see her hopefully recover soon. We have made the decision to retire Vera this year even though she produces cracker foals, poor old love, I think she has had just enough of it and after we wean April, which will be sooner rather than later, Vera will join “DOPEY’S GIRLYS” down the back, where the hardest decision they have to make is which paddock will they will eat out of today!!. We have them running on 2 adjoining paddocks, each with its own dam. Trust me they do not go without and all of them, Dopey included, are fat and happy, roaming the paddocks.
Vera has been a very important mare for us and, even though Evan thinks she is quite aloof, I think deep down she really does enjoy her life here at Massie Lodge and I have quite a soft spot for her.
This will be my first Christmas without my dear mate Jack. Funny, I have his son Lancey sitting here at my feet at the computer. I always remember Jack as being enthusiastic about Christmas as a child, as he always knew that there would be SOMETHING under the tree for him! (I think he had me worked out quite well). I do miss my mate.
Today saw us rushing Matilda off to the vets with a cystie type lump in her eyelid. (What a place to get a lump?). We picked her up this afternoon, complete with dome around her head. I have to laugh as poor old Matilda just cant get used to manipulating this plastic dome thing around her neck and she is forever bumping in to things.
You are absolutely right when you think that the vets love us.
Hmm.
Oriana, our yearling that was sold might be staying on for a while till the new owner decides what he wants to do with her.
Susie, in the meantime is force to be reckoned with at the stables as she really is a racehorse (in her own mind!!!). We are talking about racing her at Caloundra on the 6th January in a 1400m maiden. You really cant just step them up to 1600m. So, we will see what happens then.
Well, its time for me to join Evan in the living room. The Christmas tree is surrounded with presents (yes, even some for the dogs!), the lights are turned on and Bill Murray is on Austar. Do you think that Santa understands that we don’t have daylight saving here in Queensland?
1 comment:
Well, it's over now for another year so I hope things are settling down for you. Poor Mrs Mactilda, having to have a dome on her head. I hope the eye heals well because she gets into some of the dirtiest messes in the paddocks. Is the Jack Memorial Garden still thriving? Did Lancey and Bessie Merle enjoy their presents, and did Millie go and bury hers in the bedroom for later pleasure? I am glad that Oriana is staying with you for a while. Hopefully she will be returning on a regular basis for agistment between preps. We can only hope. Hugz
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