Hey Babe,
Had a pretty good night sleep until Lola tried to move around just after 4:30 and woke me with her screaming. I had given her a couple of pills at 11:00, hoping that would help her through the night, but we didn't quite make it. I got up anyway, helped her as best I could, then as it got light, I moved the horses out of their now well-worn paddock and put them on their anchors on the front side of the camper. I fed them, and later in the day, moved their water bucket down close to the metal hitching rail that they provide. Not something I would ever tie my horses to for two weeks, but with their anchors, it will keep them from overgrazing the waterlogged grass. They were fine all day, so I decided to just put up a hay bag on one of the trees here, and let them stay like that all night. I'm hoping they'll be okay. Meanwhile, I gave Lola her pills, put the ice pack, then heat on her back, and she eventually was ready to go out a do her morning piddle. I'm still using a towel to help her stay upright, but she does seem to be getting around a bit better. It's just when she loses her balance and drops the wrong way that causes her pain. I gave her a couple of massages during the day as well, and once again, in the evening, she managed to do both her duties. When she looked stable enough, I took off the towel and she started really motoring. She was headed straight for the campers uphill from us (lots of kids and animals up there!), and I had a heckuva time turning her back to the trailer. She was really moving, I had a hard time keeping up with her, but I finally managed to get her pointed back to the camper, using the towel to get her back up inside. I spent the rest of the day reading and nodding off in my recliner, though I don't know why I need to get so much sleep since I haven't been doing hardly anything physical. Switched over to TV once my eyes got too tired of reading, and won't be long out of bed again. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
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