As you know, we always like to visit our friends on the farm and we happened to see Sasa right after he and Betsy came back from one of their rides along the Bedford Riding Lanes. We found out that Sasa experienced a little problem along the way.
1 Sharkey, let's see what's going on in the stable today.
2 Hi Sasa! How's everything in your neck of the woods? Aren't you glad the weather has warmed up a bit after that horrific snow storm last week?
3 Why hello, Sharkey and Francesca! So good of you to stop by. I'm doing just fine, except for the shoe that came off my front hoof! Betsy was riding me and I was walking through mud and the shoe was sucked right off by the sticky goo!
4 Will you look at that! Why do horses wear shoes, anyway? We Frenchies get along just fine without shoes. And besides, I see that those things are hammered on with nails. That seems like an odd way to put on shoes.
5 Well, girls, while horses don't have shoes in the wild, it's something that many domesticated equine need. Carrying additional weight, like riders, can cause extra stress on our hooves and can be problematic.
6 But Sasa, don't those sharp nails hurt? Putting on a horseshoe isn't exactly like donning a pair of comfortable slippers! I mean, you don't hammer on a slipper!
7 Sharkey, my hooves are similar to your toenails. There aren't any nerve endings there, so horseshoeing doesn't hurt. Fortunately, Betsy found the shoe in the mud, so I can have it put on again.
8 Betsy already called Linda, our farrier, and she's coming tomorrow. In the meantime, Betsy could give me a hoof boot to wear or I could just take it easy until then.
9 Of course, Betsy knows what to do! She takes such good care of all of you. One of the reasons we like coming here is because she also knows how to give a good scratch! Ahhhh!Posted by Francesca on November 9th, 2011 in Favorite Things, Friends, Housemates, Out & About, Photo Galleries, Playing 
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