A Day in the Life of an Arabian Horse Breeder - Good Signs

Yesterday Lindsay had her appointment at the trauma clinic with the neurologist at 8:15 in the morning. With the rush hour commute that meant we had to be up here at about 5 to get the Arabian horses fed and watered before we headed out.

With this current schedule trying to take care of the Arabian horses here in Lindsay's place, I've been really burning my candle at both ends so getting up to be on time was not really setting all that well. I really had a hard time dragging my butt out of bed. But I was a good girl and did it even though I just knew we'd end of waiting on a doctor.

Which, of course, is exactly what happened. We left here in plenty of time to allow for getting stuck in traffic so we sailed on through like it was mid day arriving at the clinic 45 minutes early. Then the doctor was an hour late and all that time I thought about my missing hours of sleep.

The good part of the appointment was they were really surprised at Lindsay's progress. I knew that she and Dave were both worried about how "slowly" she was recovering..........but I also knew that she was doing quite well considering the trauma she's just gone through.

The end result of the appointment was that Dave and Lindsay got their fears alleviated and we got an idea of how much longer to expect her recovery to take. The doctors instructions were if she wasn't back to normal in a month, we should return to the clinic. That's about what I was thinking all along.

Lindsay did really well with the trip into town. I expected her to collapse into an exhausted heap when we got home but she really didn't do anymore napping than she'd done the day before. She still struggles some with the headaches and double vision but it lessens each day.

Her speech is no longer slurred and she looks much brighter. She even made her trip out to the barn today to see her Arabian horse. Dave went with her in case she needed help and he called to the mare first. Aana just ignored him but the minute she heard Lindsay's voice she looked up and then came right over to see Lindsay for herself.

It did Lindsay's heart good to see both the snub of her father and then that immediate response. She gave the mare a few scratches on her neck and then came back up to the house to relay what had happened. Lindsay was beaming from ear to ear.

Even after her walk out to the barn, Lindsay didn't immediately slip off into a nap. It was probably at least an hour before she finally dozed all. All of these little things are good signs that she is regaining her strength and the swelling on her brain is doing down. I'm thinking I might actually be able to breathe here soon.



I'm thinking by the beginning of next week, I may be able to go over to the other barn and at least ride Legs. I doubt I can be gone much longer than that but getting back into the saddle will definitely be good for my soul.

From what I understand it will also be good for my Arabian horse. I heard tonight that he is acting depressed and sullen. When Colleen went to visit him tonight he kept looking over her shoulder for me. It's nice to hear my Arabian horse missed me as much as I miss him.


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