Late night emergency vet visit

If our horses are bored and trying to get our attention, they've got it! We've had a series of illnesses and other horse troubles recently, not to mention costly horse trailer repairs. Is there a message they're trying to get across -- like horses can be a lot of fun but need maintenance too? On the positive side, Claudia's getting busy again with lessons and trail rides, which keep her outdoors and happy, and help offset the added expenses. The photo below is of our vet Nancy clearing out Joey's blocked esophagus last week. The visit made me think of the James Harriet book on tape Claudia and I have been listening to -- but thankfully none of the incredible reactions worth writing a story about came of it. I wonder what James would have thought of Nancy's modern diesel pickup truck with a custom bed of smooth rolling drawers for all her supplies, as he trundled around the English countryside in his old Austin 7.