Today was a beautiful day! Lotte was able to ride her daughter Amelie for the first time again.
But first things first. As most of our students and clients already know, our Lotte, the horse from my childhood, had a severe throat blockage! And it didn’t look good at all.
But for our Lotte, it didn’t matter to us how old she was or whether the effort was „worth it“ – we just had to try everything we could.
So we went to the clinic after there was no success at home in resolving the throat blockage with the nasal tube. The vets at the clinic didn’t give us much hope either. Then finally, they were able to resolve the blockage. Unfortunately, they also told me that the esophagus is 10 cm in length with no function and that there is a significant bulge in the esophagus.
(Photo: Amelie visiting Lotte)
In the clinic, Lotte needed a lot of support. So I went out with Amelie or Isi twice a day to take Lotte for a walk. From now on, she was not allowed to eat hay anymore. The veterinary nurses alone couldn’t do it.
Lotte stayed in the clinic for three days, but it soon became clear that Lotte wanted to go home again! So we decided to give the remaining infusions at home and bring Lotte back to her friends.
When they arrived home, Lotte only wanted to go out to the pasture with one of her friends to eat grass, because that was the only thing she wanted to eat. We tried everything possible, but only grass—and with a friend—could get Lotte to eat.
Our suppliers were also excellent, just as they were at Penny. They were happy to provide any support requested, which significantly eased the first few nights when Lotte had to remain under constant observation.
(Photo: Lotte grazing on the summer pasture, „smudged“ with Mash)
Meanwhile, Lotte is eating again. Although she will no longer be able to eat hay and haylage, Mash, hay cubes and grass will now be on Lotte’s diet plan. However, with this „diet“, Lotte has become fitter and has now grown back to her original weight, almost too thick!
Lotte also became overconfident and cheeky again, which we are very happy about!
Today it finally happened and Lotte was able to ride again for the first time with Amelie. They had a lot of fun! You could clearly see it in Lotte: „Finally running again“ 😉
(Photo: The first ride after a serious illness)
Let's see how things go with Lotte. She's now 31 years old, she has a few missing teeth, but she's fit and funny. The children will be happy, because at least Lotte is our best teacher and has probably already taught several hundred horse riding beginners their first steps!
A very heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us in caring for Lotte!
We are very happy that Lotte is doing well again. Preintner family