Hi all!
My horse is a black irish cob tank, and he always overheats so much across his back when we're out competing and he's tied to the horsebox without tack on. We normally put a cooler rug over his back to stop this, but when its really hot I always feel bad because its an extra layer and...
I'm baffled and a bit worried.
Noticed when picking out Einar's feet on Monday that his NF hoof was slightly warm compared to the other 3 hooves which were cold. On examination there was also slight heat in the sole of the hoof and in the pastern itself. The pastern is very slightly swollen...