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I thought a side-by-side might capture how much more fit Dyana got in only 2.5 weeks swimming at "Camp" KESMARC Kentucky and it does.
September 6th was her second time swimming, and today she finished her first two laps over a quarter of a lap ahead of how she finished that second swim.
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Dyana is becoming quite the speedy swimmer, and she's up to 5 laps in the pool compared to 3 laps when we saw her for her second swim 2.5 weeks ago. She gets a little slow on the 5th lap (and poops in the pool 🤦♂️) but the team is so good at recognizing her limits while also helping her push a little for maximum benefit.
I'm so thankful to the team at KESMARC Kentucky for their amazing care and attention. They are a truly skilled and professional team making it easy for me to sleep at night, and the results of their care are noticeably evident in Dyana's physique and demeanor.
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It's an icky day outside, so that means picking stalls with the girls inside until the rain stops.
Considering it's been less than two months since I considered Secret too dangerous to be around without a halter and a handler, I would say she's made some awesome progress :-D
She's still especially guarded about being touched on her barrel and haunches, but she is actually starting to willingly accept being touched on her face and neck which is a huge step for her.
The cold wet weather is extra hard on her arthritis, so I'm glad we got to a point where it's easy to treat her legs with liniment and poultice without needing someone to hold her.
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She's so classy. Patiently hanging with her favorite groom, Alberto, while she waits in line for her turn to step up to "collect" her rider.
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Considering she was in Puerto Rico the past 10 winters, today's a big day for Secret :-) She couldn't be any less phased by the snow though.
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Secret is getting better about being less defensive, but I still prefer to have a fence between us when we're working on issues involving personal space. #maneater #gettingbettereveryday
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Night temps below 40° for the first time = extra late night barn checks for excessive shivering and water/hay consumption especially when you have a horse who spent the past 10 years living on a tropical island.
Secret may eventually need a blanket this winter when the temps are consistently below freezing especially considering she's still about 50-100lbs underweight for where I like my horses going into winter, but for the time being it's extra 2am visits to the barn to check on how she's doing as the temperatures start to drop. I don't like to rush to blanketing for a horse because I prefer to give her body as much chance as possible to trigger natural responses to weather changes, but I also monitor my horses obsessively during weather changes.
Seeing her adjust so well to the colder temperatures reminds me how amazingly adaptive horses can be. Of course it's also key having hay in front of her 24/7 to create energy that fills the "hay burner." Hay actually helps warm a horse because it releases heat as it is digested.
Wondering how to tell if your horse is warm enough? Here's an excerpt from a great article by Dr. Joyce Harman. You can find the full original article about horses in cold weather on EquiSearch.com at https://www.equisearch.com/discoverhorses/horses-in-cold-weather
"How do you tell if your horse is warm enough? You have to get to know your horse and pay attention to small behaviors. Horses who are cold tend to huddle up in a sheltered place and may not be willing to go out into the pasture area even to eat hay to keep warm. They may really crave their stalls. They may shiver. However, shivering is also just a perfectly normal way to warm up, so a warm horse may shiver for a short while when he is cold and be happy. The cold horse will be seen shivering much more frequently or when all the other horses are not. Wet cold weather is harder on horses than dry cold, and a rainy 35-degree day will cause a lot more shivering than any other weather c
Secret's come a long way with accepting affection, but she still has room for improvement before she'll actually enjoy morning cuddles as much as the other girls and I enjoy it. At least I don't have teeth flying at my face anymore 🤪
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Dyana would be the worst poker player; she is 💯 incapable of hiding her emotions.
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