Re: Rain, rain, rain

["DeSoto Saddle" <desotosaddle@voyager.net>]

Hi Tracey,

 

Well sounds like you have a bloody mess down there! It's snow, snow, snow up here in Michigan. We had a blizzard yesterday and last night ! Don't even know how many inches we got here the wind was blowing so bad. My daughter down state got 18" with huge drifts and the horses about froze. She put their blankets on them after a long trip home from work through the snow.

 

I had foot surgery a week ago and have one more week to be completely off my feet and then a long recovery time the Dr. says. So my horses are doing the same thing-----getting FAT. About the same as mud, they don't even want to go out and play because the snow is too deep! When the blizzard is on they are in the barn and no exercise to even keep in shape. There just isn't a good time of year for foot surgery! I hope it heals fast because I am dying to go ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross country skiing and even get one of the horses out and go galloping through the snow!

 

I found out one thing, when you are in really good shape and then have to incapacitated, your muscles are just like a horses. They tie up! I can sit in a chair with my foot up for about so long before I start getting these little aches and pains in my large muscles all over and I just have to move. I got this cramp in a chest muscle and it went from bad to worse because of using crutches. Its the one in the side of your chest you use when you support yourself with your hands on crutches. I have resorted to crawling around the house on all fours making believe I am a horse as it just hurts too much to use the crutches. I have tried putting heat on it and it helped a little then I tried ice this morning. The biggest thing seems to be aggravating it with the use of the crutches.

 

Have any of you out there on ride camp had a heel spur removed and a section of the fascia in the bottom of your foot cut out? Has anyone been on crutches and developed a rib muscle problem? Have no idea how long before I can ride again.

 

Keep your chin up Tracey this too shall pass. It's got to get better!

Merry Christmas Tracey and all my friends and customers on ride camp.

Marilyn Horstmyer
DeSoto Custom Saddlery
(231) 775-5612
desotosaddle@voyager.net

----- Original Message -----

From: Tracey

To: RIDECAMP

Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 7:07 PM

Subject: RC: Rain, rain, rain

Bloody wretched weather out here.  Almost a hundred millimetres of rain since Friday and there is more on it's way.  You can't walk anywhere without sinking ankle deep in mud.  My driveway is at the bottom of my swimming pool (AGAIN!) and my goats are in a sulk.  I can't get hay delivered as the farmers can't cut, and I don't even want to think about what prices they're going to charge when they can cut.  I have totally lost my suntan, which pisses me off, as I'm supposed to be going to the coast for Christmas and no way am I parading a lily white body around on the beach! 

 

PG has pulled a shoe in this mud, and Toc is just standing in his stable, getting fatter and fatter on my ever-diminishing hay (and no, I can't let him out.  I tried that yesterday and he proceeded to play "look at me...I can do sliding stops into the paddock fence".  I do NOT need another vet's bill!  He will no doubt be delightful when I climb on board again.

 

Oh, and my roof is leaking, the light in my bedroom has fallen through the ceiling and my house STINKS of wet dog.

 

Ho bloody ho!  Anyone want rain?  South African has had enough!

 

Tracey

(cold, wet, and very very peeved!)