Colic

Image from Marcia Baldwin 

I hear a soft nicker, as only a horse who loves you can make, and I walk to where Peanut stands. His white coat, punctuated with small brown spots, is full of mud from rolling. Saliva sticking to his sides shows me where he has been nipping his belly.

Peanut isn’t acting right this morning.  He’s lying down a bit, seems like he’s cramped up.

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