Star is not well today. He is coughing and spitting up. Something is partially blocking his airway. We started out and it became very apparent that he was having a problem. Shirley and Lynn took him back and loaded him up. I went on without them. Jupiter was very good. He did everything I asked. He never whinnied or balked. However, I was happy no cows suddenly came out of the brush because he was on high alert.
Lynn caught up to us and we went around through the brush and I tried out the endurance saddle. She and Zigs tried out a crupper. We didn't go very far, but it was a pretty good trial. Zigs wasn't too sure about the crupper when it got tight, but he handled it. The saddle felt good to me--a little weird without a horn, but the seat felt good. Jupes didn't seem to mind it, even though it didn't stay nice in the middle of his back and it turns some. He is such a round boy!
Lynn says all horses have their "things." Ziggy's is stepping down a steep bank into water. He proved it again yesterday. Jupiter's is stepping over a high tree (down fall). He does not like it and we have to find a way around it.
Tomorrow morning, Shirley is taking Star to the vet. He didn't eat and Lynn says it sounds funny when he breathes. He definitely needs to be looked at. I pray that he is all right tonight and the vet can make it better in the morning.
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