Good Whiskee

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough.”
— Mark Twain

God willin' and the creek don't rise, and thanks to the generosity of Nightwind Arabians, I am set to ride Whiskee in the North American Endurance Team Challenge in Millbrook, Ontario this week. It is a FEI** 120km event. 

I haven't told Luba. She thinks she is going. 

But we had to withdraw her from the competition last week. She somehow managed to aggravate an old splint on her left front leg earlier this month. Dr. Hodge at Russell Equine shock waved it and we were hoping that would do the trick, but it still needs more time.

Extra-corporeal shock wave therapy is a non-invasive treatment done under sedation. It is a pressure wave that passes through the tissue, increasing blood flow and speeding up the healing process. It also reduces pain (analgesic effect), so it cannot be done too close to the date of a competition.