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Lessons from Horses
Written By: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms | Issue: 2019/01 - Winter
Having danced with horses since I was three years old, they’re my soul’s connection to life as I know it.
There have been 23 in my lifetime, nine presently. When one is sick, as with any family member, you hope to give them the finest care available.
Battersea Tracy, our 15-year-old Morgan who came to CDF as an 18-month-old orphan foal, has recently undergone two extensive hoof surgeries performed by my friend and colleague, Dr. Ric Redden of Versailles, Kentucky. Doc Redden is the foremost leading podiatry veterinarian and farrier that I know.
We received our first blessing when he was able to schedule the surgery and come to CDF, not once, but twice! The extensive surgery required removing nearly half of the interior structure of her hoof and a portion of the exterior wall. In all the years I’ve had horses, I’ve never seen anything like this. It is result of a hoof abscess gone rogue and literally eating away at the interior structures of the hoof. Doc said this is generally the result of puncture wounds and she has none.
The extensive daily aftercare is a multiple person job. That’s where our next blessing appeared. The backbone of CDF comes via the volunteers who provide the needed help. We have been blessed to have three new volunteers show up at precisely the perfect moment in time, Marsha Moxley, Lindsey Trumpler and Barb Anderson. Two are retired nurses! God provides and we are grateful. They have juggled their own schedules to help Tracy and me.
If you would be interested in helping, it requires no special skills, just a quiet nature and a desire to help heal a precious horse and a valuable member of the Carpe Diem family. Give me a call at (828) 526-2854 and we will be happy to add you to our team.
Carpe Diem Farms is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation dedicated to “Exploring the Human Potential Through Equines.”
