Foot Stomping

In an effort to help me forget about my cold that I can’t quite seem to shake, one of the horses kindly stomped on my left foot yesterday. I think he wanted to give me something else to focus on aside from being sick, and stomping on my foot definitely did the job. I was actually already starting to feel better thanks to my trip to the doctor but I guess he didn’t believe me. Right after my foot stomping I thought I had at least one broken toe but thankfully that is not the case. I do have a badly bruised and very swollen toe but I can live with that.

I have to say that a lifetime of riding and working around horses has not been kind to my feet. I’ve had various bones broken in both of my feet on different occasions. Thus escaping with a few bruises and some swelling doesn’t seem so bad. It is really easy to find me on the farm these days. If you see a coughing person with a limp you’ve found me.

On a less whiny note I am happy to have made great progress in my annual body clipping marathon. I completed my tenth body clip of the last couple weeks this afternoon! I only have two, maybe three, horses that will need to be clipped and then I will be done. The finish line is in sight!

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Rip’s expression sums up how he felt about bathed and clipped