So the Vet did not come out on Friday. Why? Because Gen didn’t need his leg ultra sounded 
As of Friday his leg was nice and cool. In fact, my horse cracks me up because I flew to the barn after work to I could call the vet and be the last call of the day. So I ran into the barn cell phone in hand and flew to my horses leg. I didn’t even say hello to him, just went right down to his leg leg. And it was cool!!! Still down touching his front leg I called the vet to let him know he could end his day a little early since he wouldn’t have to come. I was so happy! I kept touching the leg being grateful for how cool it was. I started to hug the leg because I was so happy! Well that was enough for Gen. His head had dropped down to say hello as soon as I had launched myself on to his leg and had not moved. When I started to hug his leg and not his neck Gen had enough of my rudeness.
He took his nose and carefully knocked my hands off one at a time. At first I didn’t get what he wanted to I kept putting my hands back, making Gen mad that I wasn’t listening. I took the hint after a few more tries and let him knock my hands off, but stayed down. He dropped his head again and put it right in my empty arms. It was such a sweet moment. It was like he was saying “Mom, I know you were worried but I am FINE. Relax about my leg”. It is so hard for me to relax about his leg though! I know it isn’t normal and it never will be. I was so worried his tendon was eating itself again. Now that I know it is not I am so happy. But it has made me rethink my plan to lounge him. If I got that stressed out about a little heat and swelling I wouldn’t want to cause my own stress you know.
Of course it had to rain last night, but not for long. Just from the time I got out of work until it got dark out so I couldn’t ride 
I went and saw Texas and groomed him anyway. We are still getting to know each other so days of just hanging out are not a bad thing. So this week I had to pull poultice and my bute and other stuff out of my trunk at Gen’s. While doing that I found that not only do I have nice friends who gave me a few Himalayan salt licks for Christmas for Gen, but I had a spare myself. It takes Gen about a year to go through his fancy salt. So finding I had 3 salt licks left I figured I could share. So Gen gave Texas a salt lick which I put up in his stall last night. Unlike Gen, who maybe licks at it once a week, Texas was all about it. In fact, he wouldn’t STOP licking it at all. I had to drag him away from it to groom him. It was really cute. Now that I know how much he loves this kind of think I might get some other things to lick. Because I don’t think it is healthy for him to have that much salt!
And I will have a chance to get something today because I am going to the tack store before I rider to try on the pair of pair of zippered dress boots I ordered. Hopefully the first time will be the charm! (fingers crossed). I got so lucky with Gen’s leg though I don’t think that many things can go right at once in my life 
YAY!! Genny is fine!! Best news of the day! I can see the smile on your face as you post…
Double Yay! I’m so glad he’s alright!
Such great news about Gen’s leg! I can totally see you hugging his leg, because I would have done the same thing!
Good luck with the dress boots.
Glad to hear that Gen is okay and you can stop stressing out now. Hope the boots fit.
I am so glad Gen is OK!
Now you can breathe!
I had my lesson in the rain today. I will post a short (not as short as last time) video. It is actually me riding. It was warm and barely raining here. Guess you are not as lucky way up there!
I am so happy for you & Gen that he is ok!!!! I thought the “leg hugging” was cute. I like kissing the outside of Griffin’s ears when he has head down (usually telling him how special he is and how much I love him when I do it)….so we all have are little funny quirks….but it just means we love our ponies!
I’ve seen those Himalayan salt licks and thought about trying one for Grif, but frankly — he hates salt! I try to keep a small salt block in his feed pan in his stall so he HAS to get some salt when he eates….but he hates it whenever I put one in there. I get dirty looks galore! I’m waiting for him to figure out how to pick it up and toss it on the ground. My friend Cindy’s horse does that with his and I’m always laughing and telling Spot not to teach Griffin to do that!!!! (Spot will actually lick his salt on the ground — If Griffin knew how to do that, it wouldn’t get touched).
Good luck with your boots! I hope you will have less of a “hate relationship” with the new ones
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Texas is loving the lik-it you put in there! I tried to move it to another beam to be a little more of a challenge for him. He was going to town on it this evening! He’s such a little pig!
It’s a bummer you didn’t come later. The rings were perfect this afternoon! I rode at home before I went to the indoors.
Luckily he hasn’t finished the Hamalayan salt lick yet!