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I was sad to see no improvement in Berlin this morning.  Ended up calling the vet after I took a suggestion from the Dancing Donkey regarding a solution for making her more comfortable.  Ironically, she does not act all that uncomfortable.

 Of course Abbe wanted in on the action.

 She is still weepy under her jaw and on the sides of her face.  I was hoping she would roll after I got her all nice and wet.  Dr. L. said I should do a wash with betadine (however you spell that) and I did that tonight.

 Both Moon and Maggie were sore from their kicking match yesterday.  The horses have been sharing a fence line for two weeks and we brought Maggie and Angel in with the others on leads for two days and stood with them.  On the third day we let them go and stood with them and all hell broke lose.  We shall see how this develops.  Moon and Maggie seem to have this attitude as part of their nature and I don't want any broken legs.

Chorus at 10.

Horse buddies, you will love this table cloth I dug out today.  Gary got it for me at an event he was attending and I forgot all about it.

 In the late afternoon, I try to switch the horses so Angel and Maggie can get into the big pasture.  It seems to be working pretty well.

Dinner before chores tonight.  I picked another cup of strawberries and made an ad lib fruit salad....

 lomain with noodles instead of spags....

 Gary grilled a couple of boneless pork chops...

 and I had some homemade applesauce.

 Yumza!  (Sounds like something Sharon Creech would say).

 Tucked the girls in and am ready for some couch time.

(It was in the high 70s today).

Night all.

No Peaceable Kingdom Here Today

 A normal start to the day....chores and turnout.

 Once again we tried Maggie and Angel with the other girls.

 Yesterday went pretty well and we were hoping for more progress.

 Karen and I were standing by with lead lines and crops.

 Then the body language started.

 No pictures of the action, as we were trying to stop it.

Moon turned her butt to Maggie (which she has done to Abbe and Berlin...who moved away) and the kicking started.  It looked like two bucking donkeys going at it and we ran right over.  The horses all moved and didn't it start up again in the paddock.  We separated them immediately and checked out the damage.  Maggie already had a bad left hind, got skinned up a little and was then polticed and wrapped.  Moon needed some attention as Maggie connected with her several times.  Things are not looking good for them to be together unless someone is out there babysitting or they are on a lead.

At 10:30 it was time for class.  They have to put up with me in my barn clothes frequently.

 When it was over, Tina went out and picked some apples for her ponies.

 This afternoon I switched the horses around for awhile.

 Both Angel and Maggie went into the back run-in and seem quite comfortable.

 An early dinner tonight.

 Made a quick salad and defrosted some of my leek soup.

 Gary and I both love to put bean salad on top of our regular salad.  Do you?  It's so good!

 Evening chores...still pretty warm out there.

 Poor Berlin is still a disaster, but seems ok.  Now these spots are weeping.  Suggestions?

 As per usual, the girls were happy to be tucked in.

 Tomorrow is another day.

Night all.