It took us a little bit but I finally figured out how to export Fire Starter’s digital X-ray as a jpg from the software it came with from our vet’s office. You are looking at a side view of the base of her neck and torso. Note the severe displacement of the vertebrae in the…
We elected to put Fire Starter down this afternoon after X-rays today showed that her prognosis was not very good at all. She had two severely displaced — though remarkably not fractured — vertebrae at the base of her neck pinching her spinal column in at least two places. Though surgery was a long shot…
A quick note of thanks to all of the people that have contacted us in one form or another offering not just their condolences on Tessora’s passing but also their own personal stories. It has meant a lot to all of us here. There is still plenty of boot-lipping going around but the raw shock…
We promote this blog as being, amongst other things, a candid window into our life here on the farm. Well, welcome to the dark side. We lost our beloved Tessora last night around 11 PM, the presumed cause of death (pending necropsy results) was complications from a nasty and apparently virulent inner ear infection. This…
I’ve been meaning to get a picture of this little guy since he was born a couple of weeks ago but have always found myself at the Arena sans camera whenever I thought of it. The still unnamed boy will be at least bay black if not true black before we’re done. This was of course…
I have seen a lot of different behaviors over the years while managing the breeding of this herd but it’s a rare occurrence that I come across something genuinely new. This evening at 6PM while tending to the second half of a Matrix Majesty double session (something which may seem like a better idea now…
