she has PPID, commonly known as Cushings. Wooly hair, excessive sweating, drinking over 20 gallons a day...and WAY reduced on feed...she is getting a little and I mean little bit of pellets that are made to be sugar free. Plus some BOSS, She is still sweet but seems dull. Time, I think, unless vet changes her mind, to wean her off the Bute. She is getting Prascend, 1 mg tablet a day. She eats all of her meds as long as I mix them with carrot slices...not many baby carrots because they are sweet. All I read gives me little to no hope for her to be my saddle horse again. The Cushings is bad enough but adding the heart murmur makes things harder.
I have started looking for a horse to ride. Have a chance for a nice off the track Standardbred but he has never been ridden...sweet, right size, just no heart for racing. 8 years old. Usually they transition to saddle fairly easily but he does have a bit of vinegar in him. Same lady has a 20 year old brood mare they are not breeding any more...she just weaned her last colt. she is beautiful , but , again , not ridden. Then there is the 16 year old...BIG, stout, has been ridden and has a head only a mom would love.....Too big for me to comfortably saddle unless I get a platform which is not impossible although mounting from the ground out in a field might be a challenge. If I decide I do not want any of these I know of a nearby lesson program that uses only Standardbreds and they have excellent care there.
I have been in touch with a broker lot (last stop before the border) and he at least rides them and evaluates them and offers them for sale....and his prices are reasonable....he says, wait a bit , they come in more in the fall and I understand that. So , I will take care of her and try to know what to do. I want her to have a life with some quality...right now she has very little and it hurts.
okay...kind of getting rambling here. Hope all have a blessed Sunday and a great week.