Eyeball update

Jax is doing swimmingly. His eye has been healing well and he isn't showing any signs of vision loss or problems with depth perception. Phew! It still isn't back to normal and he's so used to me putting drops in his eye that it has become a breeze to care for it. His concern at the vet was more related to where Ben had gone when he left the room than the actual vet care. 

What a good boy! 

Weekend Away and a Horse Named Argo

I came down to Houston to have a trial run at the SPCA, a soul fulfilling chance to give back and help some animals in need. There are no zoning laws in Houston, which means a whole lot of hoarding, neglect, and uncared for critters in back yards. No one's priority until they get to the SPCA and get the care they need. While you may not find a bomb proof trail horse as many of the horses that come through are unbroke at age 7, you will find a horse at will steal your heart and offer solo much potential if you trade in your time and patience.

Enter Argo. Argo came to the SPCA with about 30 mares, foals, and stallions. Skin and bones and ungelded this poor horse had a lot to improve on. He's a little dinged up, all those dark marks from getting picked on in the pasture. But boy, as one of the women said when she first saw him, "what a sexy neck!". Even as a neglected stallion he still could turn heads. My guess is he's not just a quarter horse, way more of an Andalusian type for all you horse folks out there who know breeds. 

Argo stole my heart. With his sexy good looks, this horse is made for dressage. If he goes to a western trail home it will be an absolute shame. Not to mention the young man has really low confidence from having minimal human contact or a job until he came to the SPCA. Sound as a pound and a gorgeous mover to boot, I can quickly see where he could get to with some work (well, a lot of work).

So we shall see. Maybe I'm crazy (definitely horse crazy) but I am head over heals. I'm always a sucker for a fixer upper emotional mess. Though he is only able to free lunge right now, put some makeshift side rains in him and it's instant work mode and he loves it. 

Sticks + eye = emergency vet

We have had a rough few days. Sometimes the most dangerous place is your own back yard.... Or at least that's how it's been for Jaxy. We manage to get kicked, smashed, and roughed up by livestock but going outside for a pee and we nearly lose an eye. With a little vet care, a cone (how horrid) and a whole lot of eye drops we are on the mend. But feeling pretty bad for ourselves at the vet.