1928sky
Well-Known Member
On monday had been schooling in the field and was just hacking home on a loose rein when horse stumbed and missed footing with both front feet on stony track but managed to stay upright with help of her head! Jumped off checked her over and she seemed fine apart from miniscule graze on coronet. Got back on and walked home- fine. THis was about 11am, when I go to get her in from the field at 7pm she is slightly short at walk and obviously lame at trot, made much worse when bad leg on outside of circle. Absolutely no sign of anything- legs hard and cool, feet cool. Next morning she is sound in a straight line at walk and trot but still lame on a circle, kept her on box rest as didn't want any sillyness in field.
Spoke to vet on tuesday who said bute her till thursday, hacking out in straight lines at walk and trot, lunge friday and if still not sound she will come out and block her- now she seemed to think if she was sound that I could go to showjumping clinic on saturday no problem.
This is the decision- provided horse still sound do I go on saturday to clinic- absolutely desperate to go but think this is getting in the way of my rational head as normally I like to give her all the time she needs and am totally paranoid about legs. I'm just worried that I will feel so guilty if I bugger her up completely (she has numerous leg and feet problems- navicular syndrome, ringbone, old tendon injury) and just for the sake of a 1 hour lesson. On the other hand she may have just bruised the sole scrabbling to stand up on the stones and she is now fine and it seems a shame to miss the lesson. Obviously if I went and she wasn't perfect I would stop but shes a tough old bird usually and it would be just like her to jump regardless of whether she is on pain or not as she loves her game.
So if she was your horse what would you do?
Spoke to vet on tuesday who said bute her till thursday, hacking out in straight lines at walk and trot, lunge friday and if still not sound she will come out and block her- now she seemed to think if she was sound that I could go to showjumping clinic on saturday no problem.
This is the decision- provided horse still sound do I go on saturday to clinic- absolutely desperate to go but think this is getting in the way of my rational head as normally I like to give her all the time she needs and am totally paranoid about legs. I'm just worried that I will feel so guilty if I bugger her up completely (she has numerous leg and feet problems- navicular syndrome, ringbone, old tendon injury) and just for the sake of a 1 hour lesson. On the other hand she may have just bruised the sole scrabbling to stand up on the stones and she is now fine and it seems a shame to miss the lesson. Obviously if I went and she wasn't perfect I would stop but shes a tough old bird usually and it would be just like her to jump regardless of whether she is on pain or not as she loves her game.
So if she was your horse what would you do?
