This has been a busy and quite stressful few days.
Lara has been to the vet and is home again now, minus a tooth, and with three drains in her sinuses which have to be flushed out twice daily. Poor girl, she looked really sorry for herself, but she has picked up over the last couple of days and is looking much brighter. Her eyes have got their sparkle back, which is lovely to see. Touch wood she continues to get better
Keep your fingers crossed please
Sue x
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Saturday, 16 February 2013
No rain forecast
...for the next few days.
We moved Hunter into a new paddock last weekend, and his field shelter is up. He didn't go in it at all on the Saturday ( told you he is a wuss) so on Sunday we put all his feed in there. His tummy won and now he goes in happily!
I've also started doing some groundwork with him, reminding him of his manners and to respect my space. He's too big to be invading my personal space . He's doing really well. My friend is also going to do some Parelli work with him. Andy is brilliant at this and I can't wait to get started.
Hoping to get some photos of Hunter soon - he is a beauty
Lara is off to the vet on Monday - sinusitis - she's quite poorly with it but we are hoping that it'll turn out to be a bad tooth causing the problem and that they can get it pulled and sorted soonest
Keep your fingers crossed pleas
Sue x
We moved Hunter into a new paddock last weekend, and his field shelter is up. He didn't go in it at all on the Saturday ( told you he is a wuss) so on Sunday we put all his feed in there. His tummy won and now he goes in happily!
I've also started doing some groundwork with him, reminding him of his manners and to respect my space. He's too big to be invading my personal space . He's doing really well. My friend is also going to do some Parelli work with him. Andy is brilliant at this and I can't wait to get started.
Hoping to get some photos of Hunter soon - he is a beauty
Lara is off to the vet on Monday - sinusitis - she's quite poorly with it but we are hoping that it'll turn out to be a bad tooth causing the problem and that they can get it pulled and sorted soonest
Keep your fingers crossed pleas
Sue x
Monday, 4 February 2013
Not quite a size 8
But I am toning up a lot. At least my jeans are now a lot looser than they used to be :)
Hunter is doing really well. He still is scared of everything, a bit of a wuss... But I have trotted on him, and had an unexpected canter, and we have found that if all else fails, talk to him and he understands !! His field is a total bog, and as he is so heavy, he is muddy up to his knees. But we are moving his paddock at the weekend and building him a field shelter too. He's on DIY livery and I am learning so much about horse care. It's a steep learning curve. I am also developing muscles I haven't seen for years, and aching in parts I never knew I had. It's been freezing cold recently, snow and ice, but it is lovely to be spending so much time outside, especially now I am working full time in an office.
Lara is lame at the moment - a bit of a concern as we have been so very careful with her. Sure she will be fine but it's never nice seeing a horse poulticed up.
My friend who is at college doing Graphics has designed me a logo for my equestrian photography business. It looks fab and I'm delighted with it . Just waiting for her to send it through so that I can get it up on my website. She is so talented that I hope she gets a career doing this. I will pop details on here as soon as I can
I haven't done any shoots recently - the weather has made it difficult to plan anything (living in the east we do get the brunt of the cold), and I have been spending every spare minute with Hunter. But I am beginning to try and raise awareness of my business now as spring is "just around the corner" haha
Right, enough talk of cameras, I have no cake but I will make some coffee
Sue x
Hunter is doing really well. He still is scared of everything, a bit of a wuss... But I have trotted on him, and had an unexpected canter, and we have found that if all else fails, talk to him and he understands !! His field is a total bog, and as he is so heavy, he is muddy up to his knees. But we are moving his paddock at the weekend and building him a field shelter too. He's on DIY livery and I am learning so much about horse care. It's a steep learning curve. I am also developing muscles I haven't seen for years, and aching in parts I never knew I had. It's been freezing cold recently, snow and ice, but it is lovely to be spending so much time outside, especially now I am working full time in an office.
Lara is lame at the moment - a bit of a concern as we have been so very careful with her. Sure she will be fine but it's never nice seeing a horse poulticed up.
My friend who is at college doing Graphics has designed me a logo for my equestrian photography business. It looks fab and I'm delighted with it . Just waiting for her to send it through so that I can get it up on my website. She is so talented that I hope she gets a career doing this. I will pop details on here as soon as I can
I haven't done any shoots recently - the weather has made it difficult to plan anything (living in the east we do get the brunt of the cold), and I have been spending every spare minute with Hunter. But I am beginning to try and raise awareness of my business now as spring is "just around the corner" haha
Right, enough talk of cameras, I have no cake but I will make some coffee
Sue x
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Happy New Year
Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year
Back to normal now...
My neck brace is finally off - it only hurts if I turn my head suddenly, so that's ok.
In other news, I have bought a new horse! His name is Hunter and he's an Irish Draught and stands at 16.2 hh. He is soppy as anything and settling in to his new home - pics to follow.. This also means that I am learning so much about horse-care, and fast! Hopefully I will also be a size 8 by the end of the week with all the exercise I am now getting!
I'm in a constant state of tiredness now though, which means I am sleeping well again at night. Something which I haven't managed since I broke my neck really.
New Year's Resolution - well I don't really "do" new year as such, but I am going to try to be a more positive person this year.
We shall see......
Back to normal now...
My neck brace is finally off - it only hurts if I turn my head suddenly, so that's ok.
In other news, I have bought a new horse! His name is Hunter and he's an Irish Draught and stands at 16.2 hh. He is soppy as anything and settling in to his new home - pics to follow.. This also means that I am learning so much about horse-care, and fast! Hopefully I will also be a size 8 by the end of the week with all the exercise I am now getting!
I'm in a constant state of tiredness now though, which means I am sleeping well again at night. Something which I haven't managed since I broke my neck really.
New Year's Resolution - well I don't really "do" new year as such, but I am going to try to be a more positive person this year.
We shall see......
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Not quite what I expected
Hmmmmm
Well as I said in my last post, I have had the most horrendous headaches since my fall.
So the day after that post, after popping in to the surgery and seeing the nurse who said "A&E NOW" and then having my mammogram, I went to the hospital.
I was seen straight away, taped to a trolley with my head in a block, CAT scanned and then the flurry of nurses doing ECGs, blood tests, BP you name it......
It turns out that I have fractured my C4 vertebra. Thankfully it's a stable fracture, and I did no further damage by leaving it for 2 weeks before getting it checked out. I know how lucky I am, not only because the initial injury was stable, but also because during the 2 weeks after the accident I continued to ride, drive and fly... I am so very lucky.
So I am in a rigid neck brace for 8 weeks, then it can probably start coming off gradually. I'm hoping it'll be off completely by Christmas and that I'll be able to ride before New Year. I will also have to have physio. Could have been so much worse.
Sue xx
Well as I said in my last post, I have had the most horrendous headaches since my fall.
So the day after that post, after popping in to the surgery and seeing the nurse who said "A&E NOW" and then having my mammogram, I went to the hospital.
I was seen straight away, taped to a trolley with my head in a block, CAT scanned and then the flurry of nurses doing ECGs, blood tests, BP you name it......
It turns out that I have fractured my C4 vertebra. Thankfully it's a stable fracture, and I did no further damage by leaving it for 2 weeks before getting it checked out. I know how lucky I am, not only because the initial injury was stable, but also because during the 2 weeks after the accident I continued to ride, drive and fly... I am so very lucky.
So I am in a rigid neck brace for 8 weeks, then it can probably start coming off gradually. I'm hoping it'll be off completely by Christmas and that I'll be able to ride before New Year. I will also have to have physio. Could have been so much worse.
Sue xx
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Ouch
Since my fall my leg has been through all the colours of the autumn palette and my thumb is slowly feeling less sore and more mobile. My head, though, is a different matter. I have been suffering from headaches on and off since I fell, but I have had the most thumping headache now since the early hours of Monday morning, and that is combined with a stiff neck and sore shoulders.
I'm hoping that this will settle on its own shortly, but if not I may have to go to A&E for a check up.
In other news, tomorrow I will officially be old. I have my first mammogram appointment. Gotta be done, and like many we do have a history of breast cancer in the family. So it is a good thing, but it kind of focuses your mind doesn't it.....
That is all
Sue x
I'm hoping that this will settle on its own shortly, but if not I may have to go to A&E for a check up.
In other news, tomorrow I will officially be old. I have my first mammogram appointment. Gotta be done, and like many we do have a history of breast cancer in the family. So it is a good thing, but it kind of focuses your mind doesn't it.....
That is all
Sue x
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