September 7, 2013
Dr. Rogers came today for Bonnie's checkup.  We have been concerned about her right foreleg,  We are having difficulty getting her out of her stall and into the orchard.  She will raise that leg up and paw like a dog trying to shake hand. Needless to say we have imagined all sorts of aliments.  When Dr. Rogers saw her he said," Impressive."  I said "Impressive good or bad?" He just shook his head and repeated ,"Impressive." He also noted that she is putting weight on that leg so there is not extreme pain involved.  He is thinking that tendons or ligaments might be involved.  To this he recommended  a steroids but not before he determined if she was pregnant.  Alas, Bonnie Blue  is  not pregnant which is a good thing because of her condition when we found her.

I have a friend who is an animal whisper who is coming tomorrow night. The first time he met Bonnie she held that leg up to him.  I didn't put it together until last week in the middle of the night, I woke up and thought that is why she held her leg up to him.  She had not done that to any of us before.

We are still getting her use to the orchard and as long as we are with her she is fine but the minute we leave she is out of there and back to the stall.  Must be a bad monster out there. We are making progress she has stayed behind in the orchard for an additional 10 minutes.

She had her first out of state visitor yesterday.  My friend, Karen Shea, called and said that she was traveling south and said, "I've got to see that horse!" Now Robin and I are known as Bonnie Blue's people.  That OK with me.