Tooth to tell

The horse and I have something in common. We've both had our teeth cleaned recently.

The horse is not fond of the procedure. Does he look suspicious?
He knows something is going to happen.
First he gets shots.
One of the shots is to make him relax.
It makes the horse so relaxed that he can't hold his head up. So it has to be balanced on a sling on top of a pole. The vet is the dentist. He cranks open the horse's mouth with a metal device that holds it open while he works. The vet wears a light on his forehead to help him see inside the mouth.
He smooths down the points on the horse's teeth with a long power tool.
He takes off plaque with a tool that looks like a wrench.
He puts his whole hand and part of his arm up in the horse's mouth to feel which teeth need treated.
Afterwards the horse can barely stand up. I make him stagger around with me so that he can walk off the effect of the shot. This takes about an hour.
I think I prefer my dentist.

Easter grass

Scotty didn't get an Easter basket, but he didn't mind a bit.He got some fresh spring-green Easter grass to eat!

Scotty's Christmas

Scotty and his neighbor Snooper were excited when I went to the barn today.

Something had happened on Christmas eve.

Someone left a stocking hanging on Scotty's stall door.
Snooper had one too. They could hardly wait to see what was inside.
Someone knew just what Scotty would like to find in his stocking.

It was carrots and candy canes!

Happy horse!

Now you know that Santa comes to the barn too.

A good day for sleeping

At first when I looked in the stall I couldn't see Scotty at all. Then I looked down. What a big brown lump!
He had pillowed his chin on the fresh bedding and he was really sound asleep.
He wouldn't wake up when I petted him or talked to him or tried to lift up his head. He didn't wake up when I took his picture.
I wonder if he was having some nice dreams.

Time for a trim

Just look at that raggedy toe! This Horse needs his feet trimmed!

First come the clippers...
then the file

just like trimming your fingernails.

Horse is very patient while we're working on his feet.

At last all four feet are smooth and even. Now Horse can go out in the pasture.

Wait a minute! Where are those nice, newly cleaned and trimmed feet?

You can't even see them in that goopy mucky ankle-deep mud!