One Floated Sleepy Pony

Ava was visited by the horsey dentist today.

I had to get up early; it was freezing! I really just wanted to stay in my nice warm bed; but I got out of bed into the freezing cold, took care of my ferrets, and headed to the barn. Ava had just finished breakfast when I got there, so I haltered her up and took her inside the barn. She was antsy, so I lunged her a bit to get her fresh off. It helped a lot; the rest of the time I groomed her until the vet arrived.

Finally when he did arrive (which was like twenty minutes late...) I got Ava and took her into the vet room (which was awesome! I never knew that the barn actually used it.) Ava was a champ, she has never been in there and it was pretty confined too. I placed her in the stocks and then the floating proceeded.

Of course I forgot to take pictures of the actual procedure...

Everything went very smoothly and couldn't believe Ava stood so well. She was sedated but still... The vet said she had some sharp edges and an ulcer on her left cheek; otherwise they looked good. I'm really glad I got them done.

My sleepy pony. She did not move one step the
whole time (unless I had to move her).

I had to wait an hour until she completely came out of her stupor, but it was worth it. I wish everyone could have seen her face. She looked happy and content with her newly floated teeth; she kept licking her lips and figuring out that they don't cause her pain anymore. It was a priceless expression and I will never forget it.

Time for Tryouts!

These aren't the kind of try outs you may be thinking of. These are saddle tryouts! I went on down to my local tack shop and sought out their used saddle section. Then after looking for... oh... 30 seconds I found one I wanted to try out. I asked the lady for a tape measure and found that the saddle was quite wide! It was also a freaking Stubben! I saw others that I may want to eventually try out but the Stubben will be my first. Anyways, after my short visit I took the saddle home; only to find that it most likely won't work out... I cut out Ava's gullet tracing and held it up to the saddle. Although Ava's gullet was just about right if you look farther down the tracing would protrude the saddle. Which kind of sucks. I know that the tracing is not the most accurate, it is still better than nothing before I try the saddle. So, we'll see how this goes. I'm kind of nervous, anxious, and excited! But some of that has to do with all the snow we are starting to get here... Yay...

I will get some pictures soon. I want to document every saddle I try out.

Along with that I scheduled Ava's floating appointment, which I will be dreading when I receive the bill. It will be good to get them done though. I tried looking in her mouth the last time I went out. From what I could notice (for the millisecond she would keep her mouth open, haha!) is that I possibly saw a front hook and of course her molars were becoming uneven. So, interested to see what the vet says!

It's a Matter of Teeth

The title doesn't lie.

Just another thing I need to worry about. I guess I should have seen it coming though. Miss Girl hasn't had her teeth done since *checks records* October 2010. So, her due date is right around now. I was just hoping that I could push it off for a while, guess not.

I have been noticing that she has been yawning a lot more than usual. I also began to notice her slightly shaking her head (slightly meaning like she had a fly on her ear) when I ride. She takes the bit fine and eating doesn't seem to be a problem for her. Those were the only things that made me stop and think if she really needed it. But I know she does. So, guess what? I now get to spend a ton of money on more medical needs! Yay...

Sometimes I wish life was easier or at least I wish I had enough money to make it easier.