Sanctuary Chic and Dancing on the Beach

Aaron was out and trimmed Calli's hooves. It will take several more trims for them to be right, but for now she is much more comfortable. Her toes turn over now when she walks. Thank you, Aaron. You are a skilled farrier. Her knee is still sore of course and her cheek is filled with old hay. We push it out after she eats, but it fills right up again.

She is getting all the senior feed she needs plus hay so we know her tummy is full.

Lexi's neck abcess seems to be much better. Yesterday the serum was pouring out and we weren't sure how she would do. She was feverish, but the antibiotic shot helped that.
Lexi is eating and drinking well and we're hoping for a complete recovery. We irrigate the wound three times a day and give her an antibiotic injection each day and SMZ twice a day. She's a very patient patient when we treat her.

Living on a sanctuary in the country allows for some apparel freedom. You will get NO pictures of the outfits mentioned so you will have to use your imagination. The Winter, of course, means muck boots- with warm socks . Add one pair of pull on pants ( buttons and zippers are for dress up). Jeans must be comfy- meaning loose and cheap- 2ond hand stores preferable but close out sales are OK if they are under $5.00 Next comes a tee shirt, a sweatshirt, and a rain jacket. My jacket has a hood with a bill that flaps over my eyes so I can't see. To fix this problem I wear my black winter hat. Jim calls it disreputable. I call it unique. The hood goes over my hat and I'm set. Spring and Fall means only a slight variation in the above. But Summer- Ah Summer. This is the time for true apparel expression. This is Sanctuary Chic. If I think about snakes, then I put on my lace up camo boots- 2 sizes too large. I figure these give the snakes a better chance of missing my toes. Then a baggie XL men's tee shirt, jersey shorts and a floppy straw hat. I know I'm on the right track because Helen showed wearing the same thing, except she had on cowboy boots. We may look a little strange to visitors, but when we show up with the hay, the horses think we are beautiful.
I was born and raised in So Cal so Summer makes me think of the beach. And the beach makes me think of a story that Jim and I like. We try to live up to the message in it.

Dancing on the Beach: A very wealthy man stood on the deck of his beach house looking out toward the ocean. There had been a very violent storm the night before and he was enjoying the peace of the day. On the beach he saw a boy doing a dance. The boy was running, swooping, twisting and turning. The man was fascinated by this and went down on the sand to talk to the boy. The beach was littered with dieing starfish that had been tossed ashore during the storm. The man stepped over the starfish to reach the boy. He then saw that the boy was picking up the starfish and throwing them back into the water. The man said, "There are too many of them. You can't make a difference." The boy picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean. "It made a difference to that one," he said.

Putting Sanctuary Chic and the starfish story together makes me wonder. If we each bought one less piece of clothing item a month and sent that money to a rescue or sanctuary, it would make a difference. If a store that we frequent would send $5 or $10 a month to a sanctuary that would make a difference. If the stable owners, trainers, and breeders would send $5 a month per horse to a rescue or sanctuary it would make a difference. If donations went to a vet, they could offer low cost gelding or euthanasia clinics. That would make a difference.
Let me know what you are doing to make a difference and I'll post it on the blog. Share some ideas you have so we can all make a difference.

We can't save them all, but we can save one at a time. It will make a difference to THAT one horse, donkey or mule. Let's dance on the beach together.