Scout's lesson

Scout can now do her gaits in both directions, on command! GOOD GIRL!

Cali on the move!

What can I say? She's goofy!

Pretty Cali

I was too sick to even drive up to the ranch on Saturday. Instead, I went to urgent care and got some antibiotics. I'm still coughing and I sound like a frog, but at least I don't have the headache and bodyache. But, Sunday I did drive up to the ranch and I let Cali out in the arena for some work and exercise. She's so easy to work with! I just point and she goes in that direction on the lunge line! So, I worked her both directions. She now comes to me if I say, "Cali, COME!"....what a good girl! This is one of the best photos I've ever taken of her, I think. She's usually in motion, or rolling, or eating weeds, but here she had her head up and I think she was looking at the other horses! Cali seems to be enjoying her time away from Scout, in her own corral. I had to put her there when she had her eye fly problem. Her eyes are now completely clean and clear, but only because of the antibiotics and keeping a fly mask on her 24/7. Once the weather cools down FOR SURE (we're in the middle of a heat wave right now), I'll take her fly mask off. She and Scout will probably have to be moved back together in the big corral for the winter.

Cali and friends

The weeds are always better on the other side of the fence! At least, that's what Cali thought on Sunday.

Guess who?

Peek a boo, I see you! Goofy Quad!

Feeling better today!

Well, I took my first two pills of my Z-pack yesterday afternoon and 6 hours later, after watching two of the Mad Max movies last night, I started to feel better. I was able to sleep ALL NIGHT without waking up with a coughing fit! YEAH! And, this morning, my headache is GONE! So, I'm going to head out with my camera EARLY this morning and make up for my slacker behavior this past week (well, I WAS sick!!!). I missed my Saturday visit with the horses, and I'll drive up the hill to at least greet and groom them today. We are expecting a new daily high temperature here of 110 degrees and another record-setting day for tomorrow. I though autumn was here? Hmmm...but, here in the desert, we're getting our last blast of summer!!! Oh, how I wish fall would come! I took this photo up at the ranch, in the mountains, last weekend. Now, for fall to come to the desert...wouldn't that be wonderful? I'm so sick and tired of all this darn HEAT!!!!!!

Update!

I went to urgent care today. I couldn't talk AT ALL and I sounded like a croaking frog! My husband threatened to drive me there himself after he got off work if I didn't go, so off I went. The current treatment is rest, lots of fluids, and cough syrup. But, once I told the attending doctor that I'd had pneumonia 3 times and I have chronic bronchitis, he gave me a z-pack. I've already taken my first two. I didn't get up to my horses today and I am feeling very sad about that, but I just didn't have the energy to drive the mountain road! Maybe tomorrow!!!