Errika is doing very well. She is continuously gaining weight and if you are familiar with the BCS (Body Condition Score) for horses which goes from 1-9 (5 being ideal), Errika would probably be close to, if not, a 4. We are getting close to our goal of a 5!
Errika is now getting 2 scoops of beet pulp, two scoops of Equine Senior and one cup of corn oil a day; split up into two feedings. It seems to have been doing her well.
Her exercise is limited to walks and the hot-walker. Sometimes we turn her out for about a hour or so, in our other horse’s field, when we are working with that horse. It works out pretty well!
Errika will probably start back up in light work maybe December and she will continue to do only light work until the Spring. She is obviously out of shape, and we want to take things easy on her.
Errika is as sweet as always, the same tough yet sensitive mare she’s always been! But one thing we have noticed is she seems a little spooky compared to how she used to be. Errika is more interested in people and hanging out with them as she used to be. It’s hard to explain but she wants to be with us more than anything else. More in-tune with us I guess, is how you would explain it.
I have lots of photos to update, so please check back!!!
