She has arrived in her new home. This is what anna had to sayPoor love, she arrived in the back of a cattle truck, no straw or haynet, nothing, but bless her heart she is as gentle as can be. She walked straight off the lorry into the field and started grazing as if she had been here all her life.
By the way she is huge, I mean really really huge, would probably carry 30 stone, let alone 16! She is only about 15.2 maybe 15.3 but she is absolutely solid. My friend asked what she looked like and I said a bus with legs!
Her owner did genuinely seem to care for her and did look a little regretful at seeing her go, but it looks obvious that she has been a bit of a baby machine and needs quite a bit of tlc. He breeds Ardennais horses and Charolais cattle.
She has a large growth in one of her eyes which is scarring her eye and there is a huge amount of discharge, the other eye looks like it has the start of something and a light discharge. Her hooves need a little attention, one has a large chunk missing, but she is so so gentle and has let me have a good look and touch all over. I am only 5 foot tall and she bent down to let me have her head and ears to check.
I have got an antibiotic eye cream I needed for the lambs last year, but I don't want to use it on her in case it does more harm than good, I will get the vet to give her a good check over next week.
He was very vague about how long ago she was ridden, but I think it was long, long ago and I will get some professional help to assess her before we even think about starting her back into work. We are in no rush and didn't intend doing anything till the spring anyway.
So thank you so much for sorting her out for us I am certain she would thank you too if she could speak. I will let you have a photo when the weather gets a bit better only she looks like a huge shaggy, muddy, wet teddy bear at the moment!
Dim 13 Jan 2008 - 18:00
une petite hola pour anna