If only they could have taken the horse to the PMA steps...

This was by far the best Super Bowl commercial:

I didn't get to see the game because I was at the barn here in Philly taking care of a sick horse (appropriately named Bud). Bud's got a work ethic like few other horses, and I hope the good folks out at New Bolton can figure out what's wrong with the grand old man.

Rescue by Carriage in Philadelphia

Today, one of my coworkers found a stray chow on the way home from work. She had our supervisor hold her horse, ran down the street, scooped up the dog and carried the dog back to the barn in the back of her carriage. The chow had an imbedded rope in his/her neck and a serious infection. She called the SPCA, who came and took the dog back to their clinic.

Tonight, that dog (minus the being whisked away in an impromptu horse-drawn triage ambulance) made the local news. The SPCA isn't sure they can save the chow, but they're going to try. It'd be one heckuva happy ending story if they did (the dog seemed rather friendly... it'd be nice if s/he found a good home).

With our fingers and hooves crossed...