Sick Mo Mo

So last night was a bad night. I got a call from Mrs. C around 7:45. When I picked up I could instantly here the stress and worry in her voice. So  I asked what's the matter? The answer is not what I wanted to here. "Mo is down with colic. We don't know how bad he is but it looks like he is in excruciating pain."
        For those of you that don't know what colic is I will explain. Horses can't throw up. You know how horrible we feel before we throw up like we just could die. Well horses have such a long neck and digestive track that it is physically impossible for them throw up. There are sooooo many causes for colic it can be very hard to distinguish. One of the biggest problems with colic is one of the symptoms: rolling. When a horse rolls it is trying to easy the pain, but excessive rolling can twist the horses intestines which in most cases is fatal. colic is the #1 killer in horses.

 

   So it is never a good thing to hear that a horse is colicking. Mo is out of the woods and looks and acts like nothing ever happened. But he still needs your prayers. We know that he was not vetted periodically by his previous owners which leads us to think he was not wormed regularly so there might be some parasite that messed him up and worms have been known to cause colic before.
              He still needs prayers so please everybody please pray for our little mo mo!!

Mo Mo

HEy everybody. Todays horse, actually pony, is name Mo. He is our newest addition to the Heavenly Horses string.  Is the most adorable little thing. He is an 18 year old 14.2 hh Pony of America. He is a liver chestnut with a cute appy blanket.  Both of his ears are tipped with white and his legs are all spotted up and down.

(I do not have the best pictures of him yet, will update when i visit the ponies next time)

        He is a nervous little guy. we are pretty sure he was abused. He had an intense fear of crops when he first came. We also had to walk slow and talk to him all the time. If we didn't he would get real nervous and dance around us. He is so much better, still a little claustrophobic with a lot of people in his stall but he is soooooo good with the kids and makes them so comfortable around horses. 

             He goes English and Western. He used to jump but he is old and has ring Bone in his front fetlocks. there is no pain or gimpyness but just a little restricted movement. We just think it will be easier and let him live longer if we give him the light loads. I love Mo Mo he is such a love.