Why I Love My Vet

You all know I love Dr. Gary, the best horse vet/friend in the world.  But did you know we have the best small animal vet too?  Dr. Roberta is a vet that can't say no to an animal in need.  Some time ago, someone brought in this baby squirrel.  Dr. Roberta took him in and fed him goat milk every 3 hours.  Now Squirrel is a big boy, and he's taken over her office.  And her life.

Squirrel will eventually move to a squirrel halfway house, and then be released.  It will be a while because winter has begun here.  It snowed all day, and tonight's low will be 14 degrees. 

Junior/Young Rider Clinic

Jan, Nanci and I watched the JR/YR clinic this weekend. The clinician was George Williams.  I didn't know any of the kids, but I knew one of the horses back when he was a youngster. It was wonderful to see him at 22 years of age, still sound and happy in his work. His fifteen year old rider adores him, and is competing at Prix St. Geoges and Intermediaire I.

Another horse of special interest was a Mecklenburg - the first I've ever seen.  This is another warmblood breed from Germany.

The only horse that wasn't a warmblood was this cute Morgan mare.  I thought of JJ at The Joy of Horses.  She's a huge Morgan fan.

If the venue looks familiar, it's the same barn that Jan kept Elvis and Lakota at last winter.  Jan and I want to keep riding through the winter, and it will be a frozen tundra here soon, so Elvis will be moving back to this barn on November 1.  Summer is over!