The
time came for my horse Boy (Benedetto – posh name)
to have his annual vaccinations – the difference
was that this year we had won the EEFDG Dressage to
Music Championships and received a voucher, generously
donated by Galley Hill Equine Surgery, for a Free Health
Check, Free Vaccination and Free Dental examination
– Wow! what a fantastically useful prize.
At the prize giving I had expressed reservation because
being stabled in Shenley, I thought I would be too far
out of the normal area for Galley Hill Equine Surgery,
but the very nice Vet presenting the prizes assured
me it was no problem, they covered a wide area and were
happy to travel to Shenley.
So as the vaccination due date loomed, I registered
our details and arranged a visit date and time. On the
day the M25 ran true to form with an accident and gridlock!
However I was kept informed that Ralph would be a little
late and he duly arrived calm and unflustered with no
problems finding the yard.
Boy is shy of anyone he doesn’t know so was rather
suspicious at first, puffing and snorting - his heart
rate was sky high! However by the time Ralph had given
him a quiet but thorough check all over, Boy had relaxed
and his heart rate on re-measurement was fine. It was
great having a fresh experienced set of eyes look him
over and Ralph was very easy to talk to, answering all
my questions in a very informed but easy to understand
way. Then he was vaccinated and his teeth were checked
and given a rasp, with the comment that they had been
looked after well. All in all a clean bill of health
- with a few things to watch – always a relief,
especially since Boy is now 19 years old.
This was a really lovely prize to win and I would like
to thank Ralph of Galley Hill Equine Surgery for sponsoring
the Music Class at the Championships! I did feel guilty
about the time taken to travel to me and was glad I
had bought a bottle of wine as a thank you. Also thanks
to the hardworking committee of the riding club and
especially the person who found sponsors and prizes
for each class as there were lots of very good prizes
to be won. I still have a voucher for a free rug-wash
from ‘The Ruggery’ which I look forward
to using when rugs are back in use (I was for once very
organised and had had all my rugs done just prior to
the Championships!!)
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