The 4th of July at Beauty’s Haven
Look at these itty bitty feet! JoJo getting a lesson on picking his feet up and keeping them up for a couple of minutes. Future farriers will appreciate this.
JoJo has trained us humans to open the door when he knocks.
Betsy Rose was painfully thin at this time last year. She lived in a sling for the first 2 months after she arrived. We had to do just about everything for her. But she was determined and she believed in herself. We believed in her too.
Betsy Rose was a walking anatomy lesson – the vet’s couldn’t believe she was defying the odds. She’s a survivor.
On this day last year, we wrapped a red, white, and blue sheet under her and took her out of the sling. It was her Independence Day walk! Oh man – we are so proud of this little mare!
Betsy Rose and Kiana racing happily on June 23rd, just one year after Betsy’s arrival at Beauty’s Haven
JoJo also got his first halter lesson yesterday – not sure he was very happy about it.
JoJo is getting all sorts of desensitizing! He got a much needed warm bath (medicated) to help treat his rain rot today. Poor boy has it all under his pretty white coat that causes him to itch. Popper also got a bath – unlike JoJo, Popper loves the water. Actually, JoJo didn’t seem to mind very much. This was his 2nd bath.
Kitty Kat, another rescue from a few years ago, loves to engage in conversations with anyone that will talk to him. He talked with Roxy for quite awhile today.
"Duke – the fireworks are coming! I don’t know what that means but Mommy Theresa says we’ll know it starts!"
"Kiana! The fireworks are coming! Have no worries and have no fear! Little JoJo is here! This is my first Independence Day too but I think it’s going to be fun! Noises and bright lights don’t bother me! I can’t wait!"
Oh Lord. Here we go. Snap. Crackle. Pop. Boom!
"Betsy Rose come on! Let’s go see the fireworks! Don’t you hear them go kaboom? I haven’t seen anything in the sky yet though. Well, there was some lightening. I think it was lightening. Come on! This is my first ever Independence Day!"
"Happy 4th of July everyone! It’s Independence Day! JoJo and Kiana are anxiously waiting for the fireworks – there’s lots of booms going on all around and there’s been a few bright flashes of light but no real fireworks that we can see yet. I hope the kids aren’t disappointed."
"It’s over? Really? That’s it? The snap, crackle, pop, kaboom’s are over? I didn’t see all the big flashy things we were supposed to see? How did I miss them? Kiana – did you see them? What happened???"
"Sorry JoJo – Auntie Lynn texted and said the Williston city fireworks were rescheduled for tomorrow night. What we heard and saw tonight were just neighbors setting off little fireworks and noise makers. So tonight was just sort of a practice to get ready for tomorrow night. Now everyone can get some rest, ok? Freckles is waiting in your stall for you – she’s got a story to tell you about Betsy Rose’s Independence Day walk last year."
Have a safe and blessed 4th of July weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
Theresa
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