Hugs for Ron Please!!

I had a similar thing happen to one of my horses. A yearling got a bit excited and was bucking and bouncing in the field. The other horse happened to be in the way and was booted in the shoulder. Horse was very unsound/sensitive for a week or so. Nothing was broken or seriously injured but a couple of months later the 'trauma' (abcess/haematoma) so to speak, spewed out his coronary band. Once all the fluid was out, he made a full recovery (although his hoof had to be resectioned at a later date). Good luck Ron!
 
Hugs for Ron!

It sounds like bruising to me. Last month my mare escaped out her field and ran into another Horse. She got kicked just behind the flank. She was very sore for a few days. But shes fine now x
 
Hello all, Ron has had a moderately peaceful day on box rest, with his silly friend screaming in the field about being on his own.

So, first thing this morning he was really shuffley in his stable and I was thinking he hadn't improved at all. But we persuaded him to step out onto the yard and go for a stroll in hand. After a few obviously painful steps he eased off and walked out quite nicely. Still lame but not nearly as bad as last night. As we returned to the end of the drive we met 3 of his hunting friend's coming down the road, which caused much shouting from Ron and threatening to trot!

Once he was back in his stable he went back to eating and we mucked out. Our was obvious that he did nothing but eat all night and barely moved...

Took him out for another walk just after lunch and he was a fraction better again. Mum says he's swinging his leg out less, starting to bring the toe under himself again.

Then his evening walk out was better again, still not quite comfortable, and definitely unsound in trot. But where last night he was probably 7/10 lame, and this morning 5, this evening I'd have said he was only 3\10 lame....

Plan now is another day of box rest, and see how he is. RI is suggesting Bute, but I'll see how he is, he's much more comfortable, brighter in himself and while he stays like that I'd rather that he can feel how sore he it's rather than mask it and him do too much.
 
Sf my dad is working on it... We used to be able to shut them on the yard but the gate got damaged by a tractor... If dad can't fix it then Ron can go into the barn but it's not as sheltered or warm as it's open on one side and one end.
 
And tonight's update is further good news. He's pretty much sound in walk, just an odd arrive that's not quite right when the ground is uneven. And he's only a tiny bit unlevel in trot. He's going to have a short day in the field tomorrow and we'll see how we go from there. :)
 
and this evening, after half a day in the field, he is continuing to improve. still an occasional "not quite right" stride in walk, and the same in trot.

Back to normal turnout routine tomorrow, and we'll attempt a short stroll under saddle on Thursday/Friday. by which time, no doubt, he'll be full of himself and silly - or back to his usual self as it's also known! :D
 
How did I miss this?! Poor Ron!

Glad to hear he's feeling better, hoping he's back to his lively self by the end of the week. Poor Ron my hho jumping buddy! :)
 
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