Well, I did not ride Moonie today, we just did some ground work to work on her being alone fears and the dentist came back out since she had to cancel her original appt. (I thought Debby said the dentist was done) Turns out Moonie's face is off kilter because her right teeth were far longer than her left teeth. Her molars were pretty snaggy too, so there were a few little ulcers in her cheeks. So, after sedation, grinding, a little more grinding, and a little more shaping, she is good to go. The dentist was pretty interesting to listen too and even had a different opinion from the trainer about the bit and how thick it should be for her mouth. (Off to the tack shop again!!) She even drilled Moonie's front first molars to round out the points so the bit would fit nicely. Moonie was so brave and
really did good. I wished that I had before and after shots. They would have been good for the info page. The dentist had a little head lamp which made it easy to see everything. She even had my hands in there to feel what she was trying to accomplish. I really like her.

Janet S. is proud to be owned by Moonlight Sonata! She arrived at her new home with her usual calm demeanor. The barn manager was surprised to learn that Moonie is 17 yrs. old! She looks and acts alot younger! We are wishing many happy trails and learning experiences for both Moonie and Janet!

Of course, Jake, Moonie's best friend at TIER, was pining for her. But, we moved some horses around and Jake has a new female neighbor. He isn't overly thrilled at the new arrangement so we will watch everyone closely. We will be keeping a special eye on Jake because losing a friend/neighbor/pasture buddy like Moonie is hard.

Moonie is at TIER now.  We have had our Natural Horseshoer working on Moonie since her arrival. After her first trim, she was very ouchy for a few days, but subsequent trims and shoes on the front have had wonderful results! We have not seen her take a lame step since her first trim in December!! Her best buddy is Jake the big QH/Ranch horse who was a roper. Both of these "supposed" cripples now thunder through the pasture together. Jake does runs and sliding stops while Moonie dances across the pasture! She will be adoptable soon to the person who gurantees in writing that she will only be used on trails, no jumping and she will have to have shoes on her front feet at all times.