Getting Fat and Happy

Fred is doing better everyday and is slowly but surely putting on weight and muscle. We've had to call Nancarrow (vet) out the past week b/c Fred has been choking easily. The first time he passed it in about 20 minutes and then was confused as to why we wouldn't let him finish his dinner. The second time was a bit scarier. He didn't pass it for about 45 minutes and was coughing up mucus, while it nose was getting leaky...not fun. When Nancarrow came out and tubed him he noticed he had a pretty deformed trachea. I had always noticed it stuck out to the left of his neck and you could feel each individual ring. I figured it was just b/c he was so skinny and thought it would go away. Nancarrow said that b/c the trachea is so screwed up it may mean the esophagus is deformed as well, causing him to choke. Needless to say, everything Fred eats is fully soaked. His grain is now reduced to a soup and he loves being messy with it.

We haven't gone riding in awhile due to the 20 some odd inches of rain we have had fall the past week. We are going to try to go out tomorrow though. Right now Fred is just content to finally be able to go back outside and not have to swim.

Sorry it took so long for the update, have an awesome week!

First Lesson and Trail Ride

Fred had his first lesson and trail ride this week. He was very good for Jade during the lesson, she was just a bit timid of his size. She did go from a 15 hand appy to a almost 17 hand Saddlebred. She adjusted well and he tolerated her timidness like a champ.

Chris and I decided to take Charley and Fred on a trail ride together the other day, a bit weary of how Fred would behave. Not sure why because Fred is always impressing us with how relaxed he is. Of course he was very well behaved. He handled riding on the side of the street better than an actual trail. He wasn't too sure about the woods but still tried his hardest. Never flinched when cars passed or when we rode past other horses. All in all he got an A+!

Health/Weight wise he is doing great. His coat looks so much shinier and healthier than before and he gaining weight quite consistently. His back is quite low from not having the muscle to hold it up, he will probably always be sway backed but he doesn't seem to have any back pain from it. The photo is from his ride the other day.

Happy Trails!!