As you all know, Ziggy had colic surgery a week ago and is recovering in Liphook Horsepital.
It is likely that he will be allowed home early next week, Tuesday maybe. He has to stay in his big field shelter, only coming out for inhand grazing, for 6 weeks.
As bad luck would have it, I have 3 days' work next week: Tuesday I am in London, and then Wednesday and Thursday I am working away in Bristol - leaving at sparrowfart on Wednesday and not home till late Thursday.
My OH, my liverymate and my groom Carol have all offered to look after the boy when I am away, but I am not sure that I feel right about it. I think it would be good to be there with him while he adapts to being home, but being shut in. I have enquired at the Horsepital and they are happy to keep him on box livery for an extra 2 days (for £50 a day, which is peanuts when I think about how many thousands this is all going to cost). So I could ask them to do that and arrange for him to come home on Friday, when I will be able to be with him full time for several days if need be.
So -
What are your views?
It is likely that he will be allowed home early next week, Tuesday maybe. He has to stay in his big field shelter, only coming out for inhand grazing, for 6 weeks.
As bad luck would have it, I have 3 days' work next week: Tuesday I am in London, and then Wednesday and Thursday I am working away in Bristol - leaving at sparrowfart on Wednesday and not home till late Thursday.
My OH, my liverymate and my groom Carol have all offered to look after the boy when I am away, but I am not sure that I feel right about it. I think it would be good to be there with him while he adapts to being home, but being shut in. I have enquired at the Horsepital and they are happy to keep him on box livery for an extra 2 days (for £50 a day, which is peanuts when I think about how many thousands this is all going to cost). So I could ask them to do that and arrange for him to come home on Friday, when I will be able to be with him full time for several days if need be.
So -
- bring him home, to his own field, but not be there? or
- keep him in horsepital an extra 2 days, and not be able to visit him?
What are your views?