Don't laugh!
She is fat. I wasn't paying attention. But Rich used to say that Siera could gain weight
on
Hay Dust.
A couple of years of being idle haven't done her any favors. The nice lush grass in the pastures didn't help her either. She will be going to have to live in a dry lot. A grazing muzzle wouldn't work as she rubs her head against trees and walks through brush. I'd hate for her to get caught on something.
Sure. I take good care of the land and we have an amazing spring with grass and weed growth. Now I have to limit one good grazer.
My hope is to help her recover and gain strength. Her last lameness this week only lasted 3 days. So maybe on top of being Fat, she is a Drama Queen. Or she was lame from a tiny bit of exercise.
There was the mention of possible beginning stages of laminitis but that is not a sure thing. We'll take all the precautions we can for her to live a good and health Senior Life [with exercise!!!].
We will see what happens.
To me she looks pretty ordinary but a but chunky over her tail head. The red heads seem to be in much better physical shape than her.
They are always on the move and doing things.
Chunky Monkey Siera [shhh, don't tell her that out loud]...
Maybe we need to go to the gym together.
The red headed girls below, Sunshine on the right.
It will be an adjustment for Sundance on the left to adjust to her sister leaving the farm for a while.
Oh to be in charge of these three goofs. They are pretty sweet animals and I really do enjoy them. Feet trimmed, manes trimmed, and pastures mowed. Huh.
Siera just walked across the pasture out front of here with her long gaited strides just to thumb her nose at me.
Life in the slow lane.
She does have a certain girth!
ReplyDeleteYeah, she may be angry with me for calling her chunky.
DeleteEven animals can’t help their taste, appetite and metabolism.
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteI will NOT body shame Siera. We girls have to stick together.
ReplyDeleteHah...I don't see her as fat, I see her as well kept. She really doesn't care what I think as long as I brush her and do things with her.
DeleteLife in the slow lane looks fun. Very pretty pets.
ReplyDeleteAwww.
DeleteHappy weekend. Enjoyed a slow morning outside and soon to paint indoors.
DeleteAs my son, as a child, so succinctly put it to our bulldog.....so round, so firm, so fully packed.
ReplyDeleteShe has always been on the round side. I'll figure it out!
DeleteYou have happy mules! Hope whatever plagues Siera is manageable.
ReplyDeleteShe seems to be doing just fine once more. I'll ride her again and see what happens.
DeleteWell, from that first photo and her expression, I think she heard that already ;) I hope she won't get lame again. She's probably going to be thumbing her nose again, lol :) Your mules are the best!
ReplyDeleteI'm having an issue of putting her in a dry lot as one doesn't exist on my land. Oh well. We'll figure this out. I think mild exercise and a non rich diet will help her a lot.
DeleteShe seems to be 100% once again.
My heart goes out to her. I'm sure she doesn't understand the need to diet. I hope she will not begrudge you for it.
ReplyDeleteAwww, she doesn't care one way or the other. She likes her life and she also likes coming out and walking with me. Unless one is mean to a mule, they rarely begrudge humans.
DeleteOK, time for me to fess up...the first time I 'met' you I read your post about riding Sierra after such a long hiatus. My first thought??? 'I never saw a mule that, er...round!!' LOL, poor girl. She's like me - an easy keeper! Maybe she can come live here - she won't get fat on our pasture - it is so poor!
ReplyDeleteShe has been that way all through her life except when I was riding her and training her daily. She doesn't think anything is wrong with her as mules don't have those sort of thoughts.
DeleteShe remains kind and gentle.
Kind and gentle is so very sweet!
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