07/25/2026
What. A. Journey.
For a horse whose life has already held more change than most, Onyx continues to show us just how resilient she is.
Earlier this year, a tumor had to be removed from her leg, then a significant seroma developed afterward. She has been on stall rest since January, and for a young horse, that's a LONG time.
In March, her mom reached out to add PEMF therapy to Onyx's veterinary directed recovery plan, hoping to support circulation and her body's natural healing process while the area continued to drain, firm and heal.
So once a week, I've kept showing up.
And so has Onyx.
Week after week. Session after session. Month after month.
And the difference between Day 1 and today is incredible.
Now we're waiting for the vet to ultrasound that leg again, and we're crossing absolutely EVERYTHING that it confirms what we're hoping to hear: the fluid is gone.
What strikes me most, though, isn't even her leg.
It's her.
These FOM horses have already experienced more upheaval than any horse should have to navigate. Yet through months of confinement, veterinary care, bodywork and people constantly handling that leg, Onyx has been one of the sweetest and most willing patients I could ask for. She nickers as I wheel my caddy through the doorway, and sessions are filled with being groomed by her and playing with her rubber chicken.
Plenty of young horses would've been climbing the walls by now. Onyx just keeps taking everything in stride. Hopefully a very exciting return to work waiting just around the corner.
Keep those fingers crossed for Onyx's ultrasound 🤞
