As I had mentioned my horse Roper was limping terrible and it was getting worse and worse : ( My heart was just broke seeing him like that, I have been trying my best to help treat the hooves the best I could - I couldn't get the vet or the farrier out to see him until yesterday (9/11) - We had the farrier take care of him.... As you can see from the picture the poor boy is not a happy camper! He has an abscess in the front hoof & the frog in the back hoof is ripped which is very painful - These injuries are all mostly because of all the flooding we have had and we had put off having their hooves trimmed. To top it all off Wed. night at 12pm. Chance our other horse had a bout of colic so we were all up with him getting him through that (Kelly stayed up all they way from Wed. morning till Thurs. morning about 9am. she dozed off a little bit then the farrier came and she was up for that.....) I am happy to say so far (keeping my fingers crossed) both boys are doing well, We just have to keep an eye on Roper that he doesn't develop an infection then I will have to call the vet out for that. My husband was flipping out about the costs, he said to me "I don't think we can afford to have a second horse..." I almost flew throught the roof. Roper is my man (there is nothing like a girl/women and her horse), I looked straight at him and told him - I don't smoke, I don't drink (other then my problem with diet pepsi), I don't get my hair or nails done, I don't buy make-up, the only time I buy new clothes if they get holes in them, I never go to the doctors or dentists, I never go anywhere on trips or outings..... I think I deserve the one and only thing I spend money on - Roper!
As far as school is going - It hasn't! We took off again Thurs. (not sleeping and needing a nap and then the farrier coming took up the day). We also have been dealing with the three litters of puppies I have, the one litter is getting big and they need room to run around in so they have pretty much taken over the school room! Trying to work in there with them is to distracting so we will have to move our stuff out to the kitchen table (not a big deal really but just something else to deal with). I HATE it when I seem to be able to blow off school so easily because of family issues or problems, I know that is the beauty of homeschooling it gives you the ability to arrange your schedule to what works for your family but I just seem to worry that we just take too many days and just blow them off! Not sure what we are going to do today.... I am running on my last nerve today so maybe it would be better to just start fresh Monday....
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In the world of homeschooling, isn't life part of home schooling?
When I had my back surgery this summer, my children learned a very valuable lesson in how the body works, and just how fragile our bodies are.
And in the big scope of things, when they have graduated, will taking off a week or two make a big difference, especially when they are still learning, just not in a tesxt book.
Have them write a report on what has happened to the horse(s) and the litters of puppies. Bet you would be surprised what they know and what they have learned!
Hope Roper is feeling better soon!
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