LankyDoodle
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He is the most expensive horse I've ever kept (in terms of everything - keeping weight on him, keeping shoes on him, insuring him... everything). He's a sweetheart and I love him; but he is causing so much worry at the moment.
After my thread last week saying that he had bad feet in summer, lost a shoe 2 days before farrier due etc (well, shoe twisted and came loose so husband had to remove it), I now have a lame horse! Farrier came Thursday 6th August, did great job of the feet, Lanky was fine, maybe a little sore on foot where he lost shoe, but was to be expected. About last Tuesday night (I'd worked a double shift Sunday and Monday) I saw that he was actually lame on that leg, but only noticeable in trot. He walks fine and once he's going, canters fine (with my other horse in the field), but trotting and turning... no! Vet was called (Weds) and she said to give bute (which I've done), and as I'd checked his legs over, no obvious injuries or cuts, she'd come out in a few days if no improvement. I said I'd call the farrier as I felt it was a feet issue due to what had been going on recently.
He started with just a slight limp (like when a human injures themselves and kind of hops but still tries to bear weight on their injured leg). He was the same when turning. It wasn't of great concern as I knew he'd lost the shoe on that foot and considered that he made improvements over the days (by Thursday he was OK, then I worked another double shift Thursday so didn't see him til the weekend). Then tonight, I noticed when my husband trotted him up that he was leaving that foot off the ground every few strides, putting down for a few strides, leaving it off the ground (in a hoppy way). So now he's in and we await the farrier tomorrow AM.
I feel it may be a bruised sole due to him having been without a shoe for a day or so and the removal of the shoe not being nice; but farrier has also mentioned grit getting up into the horn or an absess.
I'm gutted. I will also need to have the vet out tomorrow I think. The horse has been nothing but worry since I had him. I wish he'd give me just one month where he has no problems.
Am having to cancel our holiday to Cornwall as well, as obviously I'm not going to travel him in ten days' time when he will most probably still be recovering; and I definitely don't think it would be a good idea as we take them there to do lots of riding, which won't be happening!
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After my thread last week saying that he had bad feet in summer, lost a shoe 2 days before farrier due etc (well, shoe twisted and came loose so husband had to remove it), I now have a lame horse! Farrier came Thursday 6th August, did great job of the feet, Lanky was fine, maybe a little sore on foot where he lost shoe, but was to be expected. About last Tuesday night (I'd worked a double shift Sunday and Monday) I saw that he was actually lame on that leg, but only noticeable in trot. He walks fine and once he's going, canters fine (with my other horse in the field), but trotting and turning... no! Vet was called (Weds) and she said to give bute (which I've done), and as I'd checked his legs over, no obvious injuries or cuts, she'd come out in a few days if no improvement. I said I'd call the farrier as I felt it was a feet issue due to what had been going on recently.
He started with just a slight limp (like when a human injures themselves and kind of hops but still tries to bear weight on their injured leg). He was the same when turning. It wasn't of great concern as I knew he'd lost the shoe on that foot and considered that he made improvements over the days (by Thursday he was OK, then I worked another double shift Thursday so didn't see him til the weekend). Then tonight, I noticed when my husband trotted him up that he was leaving that foot off the ground every few strides, putting down for a few strides, leaving it off the ground (in a hoppy way). So now he's in and we await the farrier tomorrow AM.
I feel it may be a bruised sole due to him having been without a shoe for a day or so and the removal of the shoe not being nice; but farrier has also mentioned grit getting up into the horn or an absess.
I'm gutted. I will also need to have the vet out tomorrow I think. The horse has been nothing but worry since I had him. I wish he'd give me just one month where he has no problems.
Am having to cancel our holiday to Cornwall as well, as obviously I'm not going to travel him in ten days' time when he will most probably still be recovering; and I definitely don't think it would be a good idea as we take them there to do lots of riding, which won't be happening!
