Well the big day arrived and Brooke was released from a confinement period of 14 months. Since she foundered on all fours last June, she has lived in a 12 x 14 stall. No sun on her face, no sand in her hair, no running and plying, no nuzzling the horse in the next turn out. She has existed alone in her stall, watching the goings on in the barn. Last Sunday that all changed! She was given the OK to have a small in and out.
When she was moved to her new stall in the back of the barn, she walked out so calmly I thought, "this is not my horse, she is taking this too calmly". We walked her around the new stall and paddock twice in both directions, then let her go.
Soon she was running and turning like the best of the barrel racers! Rolling in the sand, bucking, kicking, rearing, and pretty much being a "girl gone wild". Then it hit, the pain, the exhaustion, the aches set in. WHOA! Let's just walk around for a while.
After just 5 days she acts like she has been there all the time! This Sunday we will increase her turn out by another 7 feet, more freedom. I can only wonder what that will bring! Happy Trails!
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