Boomer makes four…

It’s been busy as of late.

Chickens – man – we started with five – went down to four and now we are back up to seven PLUS three baby ducks.

Our latest edition however is Boomer – he has been with us since last Friday – not this past Friday but the Friday prior..

Boomer is a glorious 13 year old registered quarter horse – Little horse’s younger twin brother I swear.

Boomer is his name but going forward will be refered to as – uh – B Horse – for now anyway.

My nephew messaged me one day and asked me if I wanted another horse – without skipping a beat – I said NO – but send me his details and I’ll ask around.

Well he did – and sent me a pic and we decided to go check him out. Has a few minor manner issues but other than that – good as gold- nice ride.

We brought B Horse home – and separated him from Big Horse, Little Horse and Girl Horse – as one does when introducing a new horse to a herd.

Everything was going swimmingly until he broke thru the fence the first night. They all met an mingled and seemed to be getting on OK until we left to go pick up our ducks.

Needless to say – I guess he and Big Horse got into a little scrap and Big Horse had a few minor cuts on him.

To me – they were the end of all ends- Call the vet – Call the vet!! get that horse out of here NOW!!!! (this was last Saturday – not yesterday fyi).

Hubs tells me to relax – it’s OK – OK??? my horse is on death’s doorstep injured!!! What exactly is ok about that?

Hubs then says – go have a nice glass of wine and relax – Wine?? OK – yes wine  that will calm my shattered nerves.

We ran super high test – ultra shocky electric fence and waited for the next morning – Sunday – not today – last Sunday. 🙂

What do ya know?? B Horse stayed put away from the Horse Herd and we were off!!!

I have two weeks to decide if I will purchase him – that was last week – now I have one week.

In one week – I have gotten to know him – ridden him – learnt of his bad  habits.

In case you are wondering – B Horse will stay – we have decided to add him to our ever growing menagerie of farm animals.

On a sad note however – Little Horse’s health is declining.

We were really hoping to get him through the summer however – his weight loss is evident and his breathing is getting more laboured the hotter it gets.

Our date is July 31st. I will call the vet tomorrow and make arrangements.

People I am not trying be matter of fact about it. This action and decision that I have made is breaking my heart.

Little Horse is my best friend BUT I know that while I could be selfish and keep him going on medication etc – quality of life is more important than my feelings.

Life on the farm is not always sunshine and roses.

I am not sure how real farmers do it day in and day out but I can tell you that they have my utmost respect!