Lady Byrd living large . . . a VERY good day!

Our old mare Lady Byrd will be 31 this summer, and she has recently started showing neurologic signs, unsteadiness, stumbling, weight loss, and weakness. With much sadness we realize she probably won't be with us for much longer.



She is very spoiled and gets out almost everyday for lawn mowing duty (in moderation!), grooming and treats.



A few days ago for some unknown reason Lady spooked! and took off trotting. It was scary at first because she is unsteady, but she quickly found her stride - nice trot for 31 years old!

Then she decided to take off cantering . . . after a few half-hearted attempts to catch her we just took pictures as she cantered and then galloped around her small paddock.

Once I realized that she was *really* enjoying herself and not likely to fall, I let her out into the bigger paddock with Haley and Sassy to run.



She did lap after lap cantering around with her ears pricked forward . . . the other horses just watched for the most part.

Haley finally joined in . . . see that 2 strand divider fence just behind them? Lady JUMPED it with ease and was then running around with Bucky.

We did finally catch Lady after about 10 minutes of play . . . she has not run around like this in years . . . it was amazing and she really seemed full of joy. I know this was just one good day, but I'm glad she had it.