Lucy's Bling

Since many of you have asked, here is a quick update on the status of Lucy, the horse who cut her foot while out on a ride last weekend. Fortunately, it appears that she is healing up nicely, although it will probably be another couple of weeks before it is known whether she will be able to walk again.

Yesterday, I was invited to view the changing of the bandages, which was quite interesting. About five of the workers gathered around to assist Bergman: one to restrain Lucy's leg so that no one got kicked in the face, and the others to fetch water, lay newspapers on the wet ground where Bergman was kneeling, hand over supplies from the medicine kit, etc. I had a birds-eye view as Bergman unwrapped the bandages, reached into the wound to clean out bits of bandage and other gunk and spray some electric blue antiseptic all over Lucy's leg. Throughout this ordeal, Lucy remained amazingly calm, shifting only a few times to express her discomfort.

Having thoroughly disinfected Lucy's leg, Bergman commenced redressing the wound using a makeshift splint and bandages comprised of two pieces of wood and an old blanket torn into strips. I've included a few photos so that you can see Bergman in action as well as Lucy all fitted with her flashy new prop. In case it's not clear from the photos, those are skiing polar bears adorning her leg.