Best Friday morning greetings
This handsome guy always has something to say and is ready to work😁
Happy Friday
Ollie
Getting back to regular work a full year later from the initial onset of laminitis and founder
Happiness is finally being allowed to do what we do best🙏🏻
How Ollie’s rehab is going😁 volume on for the full effect of his happiness to be allowed to do what he loves🙏🏻
A glorious site
A beautiful sea of green so tall and thick, ready for cutting🙏🏻🤩
With todays heat wave, our horses are happily tucked in with their fans on in the cool barn 😎☀️
Sunday happiness
Nothing better than starting the day with the sound of the tractor and the arena being ready for a busy day😍
Ollie
Ollie’s Story Part 8… “final” part 🙏🏻
Thank you everyone for waiting patiently. With the April nor’easter Mother Nature decided to send our way, we got a little off track with posting Ollie’s final story on time!
Before we discuss his latest findings, let’s rewind just a little bit. Back in July, Ollie had an acute episode of laminitis due to an unknown sudden insulin resistance he had developed. Moving forward, a subsolar seroma developed in both front feet, more severely in the left front than the right. Additionally, he had rotation in both feet (meaning he was actively foundering). At his worst, his right front rotated by 9 degrees while the left front rotated by 11 degrees.
As we’ve gone over, we changed his diet significantly & began shoeing him in a manner to help support the frog, heel & leave the toe open to allow the seromas to breathe while also keeping them clean & lightly covered. With the help of Dr. Roemer from Great Bay Equine, our amazing farrier Tyler Fortier, was able to adjust his shoeing to not only stop Ollie from rotating more, but he was able to help Ollie REVERSE the rotations of BOTH front feet. 🤩
At Ollie’s last appointment in February with Dr. Roemer, his right front had gone from a 9 degree rotation down to 1 degree (essentially back to normal!!!). His left front also reversed, as it went from an 11 degree rotation down to 5 degrees. Dr. Roemer had told us in the beginning, that she has seen founder cases be reversed, but that it was VERY unlikely especially with how severe Ollie had rotated. So to find that he had reversed his rotations that significantly, was mind boggling to everyone. 🤯
Ollie has been cleared to begin a full rehab program which started with hand walking & will increase to lunging, & he will be back under saddle sooner than we ever could have dreamed!!! 🙏🏻
We cannot thank everyone enough for the support we have gotten with Ollie & this incredible journey, but mostly we want to
Friday Fun with Bridget & Bogo!!! 🤩
Bridget took on the task of starting her first colt this year! She has taken her time with him & Bogo has been a rockstar! Great work Bridget!!
Bogo’s growing up!!!
Bogo’s first ride & trot off the lunge line!! Go Bridget Go!!! 🥳
Savannah & Averi are really coming along now!!!! 🤩
We have been SO busy lately & have so many things to catch you all up on!!! But for now… enjoy a little Bogo & Bridget update 🥰👏🏼
Thankful Thursday, especially this week!! Feels like Christmas came a little bit early 🎄BBS is honored to have won the Battle of the Barns this past weekend in the Champlain Valley Virtual Show Series & we appreciate the TSC gift card SO incredibly much!!! THANK YOU!!!!! 🥳🙏🏻
Is Dewalt tough enough for the goats?? 🐐 Thanks for the help this morning boys!
