Orphan Options

While Hermione and Jo got to know each other, I talked with Chris and Tabitha about where we were headed–with a day-old filly who needed

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Rejection! (and Sedation)

Dr. Friend administered some sedatives so that Blue would calm down. After the tranquilizers had started to take effect, we guided the filly to her

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Signs of Trouble

Two hours later when the foal hadn’t yet stood or nursed, I started to worry. The filly’s only attempts to stand were hampered by contracted

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Imminent Arrival

Valentine’s Day was another frozen day in an unusually long cold spell in Central Kentucky. My seven-year-old Thoroughbred broodmare, Exotic Blue, looked comically distorted, with

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Introduction

This is a test. As you’ll find out, it’s a test in more ways than one. For the next few weeks, I would like to

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Winter Messages

It will be late January when you receive this issue of the magazine. Winter already has been tough on many of us, and on our horses.

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