IT'S WORKING!

Thank you guys SO much for any advice you've offered about Spartan and his current situation--it's great when you can rely on other people's experiences too, especially when they bring up things you didn't even think of initially :)

The good news is, at Day #10 the Omeprazole is working (cue church choir and random dancing) and Spartan has definitely gained weight. In celebration, here is a video form April 2013, aka, "The Last Ride" before pony spiraled into indefinite lameness. We are not quite here yet today, in terms of the quality of our rides, but this is not a horse race. :)

**Note: excuse the horrifyingly rigid elbows at the canter in this video--that was a nervous habit because Spartacus loved nothing more to turn the canter into a gallop, and still feels the same to this day, hah. Also, keep in mind this is only 1 month into undersaddle work.