blood_magik
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I don’t know if anyone remembers me posting about the issues we were having with our then-new horse back at the beginning of the year but I thought I’d do a quick update as we turned a massive corner today.
To keep a long story short, we bought Henry back in November last year and things weren’t quite right from day one, which we put down to him having had a few days off and being at another new yard (had been at the dealers for only two weeks).
Noticed he was girthy plus wasn’t gaining weight/muscle so scoped and then treated for very minor ulcers. A few weeks after that he rodeoed and my dad ended up being knocked out when he came off. We put that down to him spooking at something but when he did it again, my dad decided he wouldn’t be getting back on.
At this point I’d asked the vet to check henry’s back but he didn’t find anything and the behaviour was intermittent - sent him to a pro who had no issues whatsoever so I started riding him. He was fine for a few weeks but then did exactly the same thing with me - one minute we were walking and the next I was rodeo-ing my way down the arena and he kept going until I was on the floor.
It was at this point that my vet agreed there was something going on and a few days later Henry was diagnosed as having 5 processes that had narrowed or were touching. We went down the medicating route and 7 months plus hock injections and a new saddle later we've just started jumping again.
Onto the light at the end of the tunnel - We went to a local UA show this afternoon and it was the first time I’ve gotten on without lunging first. I was 😳 but I Needn’t have worried because he was a total dude. 😅
He just went a little backwards on me when we went in for our first round but bless him, he let me hold his hand and he jumped a slightly sticky clear for 2nd, then went on to win the next class.
I’m so happy he’s coming right because his future with us was in doubt a few weeks back. Once I learn to ride him forwards I think he could be an absolute machine - I’m really enjoying riding him just now so hopefully my dad will let me keep him 🤞ðŸ»ðŸ˜„
Sorry for the gushy post (and some of the riding 😳 Only been riding him for two weeks in my defence). I’m just really proud of how far we’ve come ☺ï¸
To keep a long story short, we bought Henry back in November last year and things weren’t quite right from day one, which we put down to him having had a few days off and being at another new yard (had been at the dealers for only two weeks).
Noticed he was girthy plus wasn’t gaining weight/muscle so scoped and then treated for very minor ulcers. A few weeks after that he rodeoed and my dad ended up being knocked out when he came off. We put that down to him spooking at something but when he did it again, my dad decided he wouldn’t be getting back on.
At this point I’d asked the vet to check henry’s back but he didn’t find anything and the behaviour was intermittent - sent him to a pro who had no issues whatsoever so I started riding him. He was fine for a few weeks but then did exactly the same thing with me - one minute we were walking and the next I was rodeo-ing my way down the arena and he kept going until I was on the floor.
It was at this point that my vet agreed there was something going on and a few days later Henry was diagnosed as having 5 processes that had narrowed or were touching. We went down the medicating route and 7 months plus hock injections and a new saddle later we've just started jumping again.
Onto the light at the end of the tunnel - We went to a local UA show this afternoon and it was the first time I’ve gotten on without lunging first. I was 😳 but I Needn’t have worried because he was a total dude. 😅
He just went a little backwards on me when we went in for our first round but bless him, he let me hold his hand and he jumped a slightly sticky clear for 2nd, then went on to win the next class.
I’m so happy he’s coming right because his future with us was in doubt a few weeks back. Once I learn to ride him forwards I think he could be an absolute machine - I’m really enjoying riding him just now so hopefully my dad will let me keep him 🤞ðŸ»ðŸ˜„
Sorry for the gushy post (and some of the riding 😳 Only been riding him for two weeks in my defence). I’m just really proud of how far we’ve come ☺ï¸
