A few weeks ago, with a heavy heart, I took Echo to his new home.   His foot just wasn't getting better.  When he first started having ...

 What, you may wonder, constitutes a mortal sin on Flying Solo Farm? Well, pretty much at the top of this list is:  hurting The Solo.   And ...

In this case, the porpoise defeated the purpose.   I've been sticking to very light work with Echo as his feets continue to heal, altern...

That's right, Echo is finally back home!   I decided to go ahead & bring him home this past weekend since we were supposed to get ra...

 By which I mean...the end of cleaning that bloody stall! To my relief & no small amount of surprise, Dr. Bob actually got to give us GO...

Poor Echo.  Baby Monster has been on small pen rest since July. His shoulder was making progress, but there was an element to his limp whi...

Thank you again to all who took the time to share compassion & kindness for the loss of our dear friend.  I miss Richard very much.  I m...

Before I dive into the latest installment of Echo's vet addiction, I do want to send out my best to all of you.  I went back & forth...

Maybe that should be his new name... Echo's shoulder has improved some this week.  I'm leaning heavily towards it being a kick &am...

Echo insists on continuing to demonstrate his talent...for misfortune.  Combined with my own terrible luck, I feel like we are stuck on a mo...

Echo decides to prove yet again that my paranoia is not unfounded. We finally made it to the vet today for spring shots & the planned ...

This is where I've been with Echo for the last too-many-weeks.  A lurking bruise in a front foot that just won't commit to action.  ...

Proud flesh:  the nemesis of wound care.  When you have any open wound that can't be stitched ( which seems to define nearly all horse w...

Since I am currently using nearly all of the equine nursing tricks I've developed over the years, I wanted to share a few products I'...

The first week post-carnage went fairly smoothly.  The Horse Gods saw this & felt it necessary to remind me that this is an unacceptable...

I was working outside on Saturday when I heard the fence wires suddenly start jangling in a bad way.  I had just put the horses in a small s...