Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
Time-line of my pesky pony:
First viewing - loved him, agreed to buy - pulled out after viewer said she had a knee injury
Second viewing - loved him. Arranged to vet. Foot sore on left hind during hard surface lunging, vet vet thought it was probably just coz he had his backs removed not long before. But buyer walked away.
Jenny was arriving from sales livery so I did a swap and sent him to where she had come from. I had him re-vetted 2 weeks later prior to putting him back up for sale and vet said he was fine but he had zero viewing in 8 weeks.
Then sent him down on sales livery to someone who specialises in competition ponies. She said she thought there was a problem with his left hind and I picked him up again. Got the vet out with Lameness Locator. Vet and technology declared him sound. So I sent him back. She said she was convinced there was a problem and so I got vet out again. Yup lame. Picked him up to bring him home. 3 hour round trip each time! 6 trips!!
Vet blocked and xrayed. Nothing to be found but this time has has stayed lame on that left hind. Recommended scintigraphy as we are now suspicious that the original vetting did pick something real up several months ago which was initially only intermittent but is now constant .
Drove him up this morning (5 hour round trip). He injured himself in the lorry and can't be scanned. Totally trivial injury but would mess up the scan. He had NEVER had a problem travelling before. When am I supposed to find another 5 spare hours in a working week to get him? And then take him back and then get him again.... How do people 'do' non work life when they work????
And I just want answers too. I just want to know what is wrong so I can plan his future. Arggh! Sorry - random venting post. And breathe.....
First viewing - loved him, agreed to buy - pulled out after viewer said she had a knee injury
Second viewing - loved him. Arranged to vet. Foot sore on left hind during hard surface lunging, vet vet thought it was probably just coz he had his backs removed not long before. But buyer walked away.
Jenny was arriving from sales livery so I did a swap and sent him to where she had come from. I had him re-vetted 2 weeks later prior to putting him back up for sale and vet said he was fine but he had zero viewing in 8 weeks.
Then sent him down on sales livery to someone who specialises in competition ponies. She said she thought there was a problem with his left hind and I picked him up again. Got the vet out with Lameness Locator. Vet and technology declared him sound. So I sent him back. She said she was convinced there was a problem and so I got vet out again. Yup lame. Picked him up to bring him home. 3 hour round trip each time! 6 trips!!
Vet blocked and xrayed. Nothing to be found but this time has has stayed lame on that left hind. Recommended scintigraphy as we are now suspicious that the original vetting did pick something real up several months ago which was initially only intermittent but is now constant .
Drove him up this morning (5 hour round trip). He injured himself in the lorry and can't be scanned. Totally trivial injury but would mess up the scan. He had NEVER had a problem travelling before. When am I supposed to find another 5 spare hours in a working week to get him? And then take him back and then get him again.... How do people 'do' non work life when they work????
And I just want answers too. I just want to know what is wrong so I can plan his future. Arggh! Sorry - random venting post. And breathe.....