High Desert Cowboy- How far is it up north?

[High Desert Cowboy]

Gus Gus update. Tuesday he still couldn’t get up by himself. After 10 minutes of physical therapy with a belt he was able to walk by himself slowly. Wednesday was the same, he was unable to get himself up and needed a few minutes of belt therapy to get his feet under him. Yesterday it was raining when I got up and I was ready to go get Gus up before he drowned in a puddle and I looked out the window and there he was standing on his own. Today he is up on his feet and moving about. He still looks a little poorly but after being on the ground for a week you really can’t expect much else.

 

[Mini Horses]

The littlest things bring hope still

 

[Baymule]

I hope he continues to improve.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

Rain rain and more rain. I feel like I can’t really get much done as it’s stayed cold and rainy which hinders a lot of my activities. But Gus Gus is doing great and you can hardly tell he was ever down. Now we just need to get everyone sheared but things need to dry first. At least it’s stayed chilly enough I’m not worried about them overheating.

 

[Baymule]

I hear ya on the rain!

 

[Mini Horses]

BUT -- you actually needed the rain, right?

Of course, it seems to come just when we want to do things easier to do without the rain. And on the days we're home to do

GREAT news on Gus!!

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

Funny how time flies when you’re having fun. Especially wayyyy to much fun. Some updates.

Gus Gus our ram recovered from his episode and today seems to be 100% back to health.
Elle the show goat is gone. She took 2nd in her group and 4th in her weight class overall. She was bought to be a breeding doe and we actually knew the people she went to so that made my daughter happy. My daughter took 4th in her class for showmanship and is looking forward to raising another goat next year. My son saw her check and decided he wants to get into showing next year and wants to show a sheep.
Everyone else is alive and well.
Here’s a fun story from our summer though. A friend of mine called me up wondering if I would be willing to castrate a mini pig he had just picked up for his mobile petting zoo. I told him it would be no problem and he brings over what he was told was an 8 week mini pig. Pig was a lot older than that but he was small enough I didn’t worry about it and we got it done. We let him down to monitor him for a while post op and my friend starts to tell me that the little pig had been demonstrating behavior that wasn’t exactly polite for a child’s birthday party. As if I needed demonstration, the little pig wanders over to where my son and his bernadoodle are relaxing in the shade and MOUNTS the bernadoodle!

As you can see, Buddy is the epitome of patience. He stood up and walked to the other side of my son with the pig in hot pursuit. My son decided to help his dog and tried to use his foot to push the pig away. Rather than a deterrent, the pig decides my son’s leg would make a wonderful dancing partner and changes targets. Impolite behavior indeed! A few weeks later he’d gotten it all out of his system and is now a favorite at parties, where children adore and praise him. My son still won’t go near the little feller though!