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Didn't have chance to do much with the horses yesterday thanks to french lesson and musical afternoon, but I did do a little flexion and stretching work with Remy in the stable which I continued today.
They've had two nights out now and were all a little sleepy this morning. Anky seemed quite perky and tucked into her breakfast.
The vet arrived at 10 am and I gave him her full medical history, hopefully making it clear that we really DO need to find out what's going on. He took full bloods which hopefully will be back tomorrow. I discussed the gastroscopy and he doesn't have the equipment - hopefully he'll be able to get the equipment (not sure that's a good sign-has he ever done one?He must have, surely.), otherwise it's a trip to Bordeaux (may be the better option?). After all the treatment Anky had for ulcers last year, he's dubious that she will have them now, but I've done a lot of research and this has been shown not to be the case. Many horses have a recurrence and , in fact, need to be on a maintenance dose of Omeprazole to keep them clear. She does have some symptoms of ulcers, but as he said, it may be a damaged gut,a fatty tumour which would cause partial blockages, constrictions or f**k knows what! None of this can be confirmed unless they open her up and have a look. God I hate this confusion and uncertainty, not knowing! She's seemed fine all day, but she was lying down in the field tonight. We brought them in and she ate her tea but is now lying down again looking miserable. We'll see what the vet says when we get the blood results. We've left them in tonight as a storm's been forecast, but there's no bloody sign of it. I'm tempted to put them out anyway, she needs to be moving around. Talk about obsessed, a little objectivity wouldn't go amiss.

Managed to sort out a few of my tubs and plant a few bulbs this afternoon, we've planted our olive tree and the veggie plot is rotovated ready for planting. The daffodils are out, the fields are greening up nicely and the lawn is ready for it's first mowing of the year.Yay