so sensitive

Proof that there's no stopping the momentum we've got cooking around here, it's a bummer to share that we'll have to scratch Veiled Reference from tomorrow's seventh at Laurel. I didn't even post about entering her because I would have been so sad to then pull the rug out from underneath everybody (not that I've let that stop me in the past), but, sure enough, here we all are, crying at our keyboards and wondering when the sun will break through and end what's been a dark, cold winter.

Veiled Reference has something cooking with her foot, maybe an abscess or stone bruise (my guess), which both happen from time to time. The probability of either ailment has likely been higher over the past few weeks with the mix of hot/cold temperatures and bit of rain that we've had. Hooves are plenty resilient, but sometimes weather patterns like what we've had recently can help cause minor ailments that typically require a little TLC and some time. The hope is to get a solid diagnosis one way or the other in the next few days, help her with the recovery and reload in 2-3 weeks if all well. Meanwhile, I'll just lean on the balance of the empire to sustain the operation through the delay. Oh, wait a second. Cancel that order for the leg of lamb. It's PB&J through Easter, baby.