Yesterday, Jan. 7, 2011, Tadg had his stitches removed! Doc came over and liked what he saw. All swelling was gone and it does look a very sunken. The ridge above the eye seems to really protrude now that the eye has sunken. Tadg was apparently a little upset over seeing Doc this time and almost ran Doc over trying to get out of the stall. Once they had a lead rope on him, Tadg was good. Doc sedated him a little and removed the stitches.
Later that day, I asked Doc about what Tadg can do now. I have been very careful so far about letting him with the other horses for fear he would shake or bump his head and cause bleeding in the socket. Doc said it would do Tadg good to get back to normal including riding him. Yea, like I am going to try that right off the bat! This morning I opened the door to let him out of his home for the past month and let him out into a pasture (as if there is grass!) with Cariagh, the llama, Moss, the 6 month old, Paddy, the mini, and Nainsi, Tadg's sister. I thought of a little toddler who runs in place before momentum pushes him forward. Tadg sort of jumped in place several times before going through the door. Once out, he would grab some hay and then jumped around. He was so happy to be on the other side of the fence.
Now if the weather will cooperate, I will begin a few Parelli games with him just to see if he is listening. A nice thing about Parelli games is that they are played on the left side and the right side. Stayed tuned for more changes.
Happy trails till we meet again. Marcia
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