Every horse person's worst nightmare. Okay, maybe that is an overstatement, there are many other horrible things in the horsey world. Thankfully, Gambler's first experience with colic (that I know of) was minor. *deep sigh of relief* He just had a little bout of sand colic. The first thing I noticed was how quiet he was, and then he started grunting and stomping his feet. I walked him until he stopped grunting and began eating. He also perked up quite a bit and started acting like his spooky, goofy, self. Finally, a few hours later, he pooped! Yay poop! In the end, we didn't even have to call the vet.
It was actually a great experience. Once I knew Gambler was not in dire straits, it was fun just hanging out with my horse, walking him down the trails and hand-grazing him. I'm extremely thankful to the barn owner for staying with me through it all. She knows so much more about these things than I do. Plus it's nice to have someone to talk to.
Obviously I didn't play with Gambler today, but here are some pictures from yesterday.
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