
04/23/2025
All good news! Monday was busy, as Yara was quieter during the night Sunday and on Monday morning. And a quieter affect was the only outward sign that triggered her second hospitalization and a change of antibiotics. So, after consulting, we took Yara & her mom Zenus down to Virginia Tech for a third time.
And hooray! A full work up showed none of the inward signs of continuing infection — just some lingering inflammation that will take time to clear up — so she was released from antibiotics and we took her home.
Good job, little Yara!
Then on Tuesday, the next day, we were back down to Virginia Tech again. We picked up Kizy with her new post-bandaging fancy glue-on shoes with pads. And for trip chaining, we also took the mare Delguli down for reproductive and general health checks… and back home again along with Kizy. 😊
Good job, Kizy! Good job Delguli! 👏👏
It sounds so easy put that way. 😆 The minimum driving time from the Akhal-Teke Center in Lexington, VA to the Virginia Tech state veterinary teaching hospital in Blacksburg, VA is 90 minutes each way. So a _minimum_ round trip is easily four hours. Add to that trailer setup time, horse loadings, and whatever extra time things take at the hospital, and each day that has a trip to Virginia Tech is pretty much a day that other stuff (besides the baseline horse care & feeding) doesn’t get done.
If you appreciate Tara and Zenus and Kizy, and the all-volunteer efforts of the Akhal-Teke Foundation, maybe you can donate a little today to help…
Donate here:
https://akhaltekefoundation.networkforgood.com
For the horses. ❤️