Uh-oh, what's this? Sugar down in her stall? That's pretty unusual. Whenever you have a horse down like that, you have to stop everything and check in on them. This is a great example of understanding horse behavior and checking vital signs. Supporting our animal rescue efforts helps us give every animal the care they deserve! See more horse videos from our horse farm and learn about equestrian life. This is a real horse situation and could be an emergency.

On the one hand, I like seeing Sugar laying down, because her arthritic legs need the rest, and it shows she feels safe in the stall. Which for claustrophobic horses, is a good thing. Seeing a horse down should not lead you to instantly panic, but certainly deserves a watchful eye. You need to make sure that for one, they seem to be acting normally, and for two, to ensure it looks like they CAN get up, maybe just don't want to so early in the morning, and isn't that the case for a lot of us in the morning, ha! I will keep you posted. She is, after all, of an unknown age....

Hopefully she is just sleeping in late and there is nothing to worry about. However, as a rescue we always worry about something going wrong with the animals which will require more care, and expense. Such as additional medical care. Because although I am a vet, the most expensive and unpredictable expense about caring for horses, besides he wildly varying cost of hay, is medications or medical treatments they may need. That is what keeps me up. If inclined to help, what we need most are a steady community of Animal Loving Angels, like yourself, who can pledge to us a monthly amount, no matter how large or small. In the long run, this by far helps us the most, to ensure we will always have everything they need. Thank you in advance 🙏💕🐴💜

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Today I am grateful that Sugar let me interact with her normally even though she was laying down, that she did not rush to get up when I approached, and that she seems like hopefully she will be just fine. I am grateful for my great team that braved the snowstorm yesterday to come to work anyway, so we could take care of a few pets that really needed urgent care, no matter the weather and snow on the roads. I am glad my ATV started yesterday and that I got to plow my driveway to make sure I could get to work. I am grateful today is a training day and I am looking forward to who shows up and how the day will unfold!

How about you, Animal Loving Angel? Did you have a great day yesterday? I sure hope so. What was the best part of your day? And what are you looking forward to today? I hope you have been remembering to give yourself that high five in the mirror when you leave the bathroom. And what about walking barefoot and getting grounded? Kind of hard to do here with all this snow today, ha!

Get our there today and make the most of this beautiful day! Take a moment to take a deep breath, be grateful that you can take that breath, and visualize how you would like the day to go, and imagine the smile on your face when you go to sleep tonight.

​And if any part of your journey includes a transformation with animals, remember, I am here for you. Have a most wonderful day you!

Check out my YouTube channel for a daily "Good Morning!" from the rescues and lots of free tips and training resources. https://www.youtube.com/@the1drq