Positive vibes needed (and any good ideas?)

[SillyMare]

Lexi is supposed to be going to Goring on Saturday to have her first attempt at BE Novice (feeling slight5ly sick even thinking about it!).

The problem is that she behaved so badly going for a canter last Saturday that she over-reached and tore off a shoe.

Farrier can't come till this afternoon and she is currently unlevel (not hopping lame, but definitely not right). Fingers crossed she is OK when the shoe goes back on!!

I have been tubbing it morning and night - any other ideas to get her sound by Saturday?

 

[Tempi]

Archie goes unlevel when he looses a shoe aswell.........as soon as it goes back on hes sound again.

Hope its the same for Lexi xx

 

[bandit]

just imagine how you would walk with one trainer on one foot and a high heeled shoe on the other!!! a bit unlevel!

perhaps don't tub too much as may cause foot to become v soft, leading to becoming more sensitive.

fingers crossed you'll be fine!

Bx

 

[SillyMare]

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Oh no, something else to worry about! Hopefully she will be sound this afternoon when the shoe goes back on and I can forget about it (and start worrying about the big jumps).

 

[BBs]

This happend last year didnt it when you came to teh clinic. She seem to come right very quickly.
I think she will be fine. Fitness wise isnt a problem. I would tho just take her to a surface to ride on for the next few days.

You could get him to put a leather pad on her? that would help any brusing.

Ground at Goring should be excellent this week.

Im thinking of coming over on friday - so will look out for you

Fingers x for lexi

Vx

 

[SillyMare]

Both horses are in saturday sections at Goring (could be a vital extra 24 hours to get Lex sound!!).

Fitness won't be a problem - she might be a bit of a handful if she doesn't work all week though!

 

[sillygillyhorse]

What about giving her some arnica tablets to help any bruising she may have?

 

[SillyMare]

Very sceptical about arnica. Would it make any difference to a foot in the space of 5 days? Is it BE legal?

 

[BBs]

Its totally legal

And yes i would give it a go.

It works fast enough, always gave it to the comp horses after hunting/xc

 

[SillyMare]

Right, will get some arnica if she isn't sound this afternoon when the shoe goes back on.

 

[SillyMare]

Shoe is back on and still not sound.

Off to find somewhere that sells arnica!!

Can see exactly why people end up slipping them a couple of bute!!

 

[BBs]

Arnica WILL help!
Has she been in? or have you been kicking her out?

 

[SillyMare]

She is kicked out 24 hourse (Mum thinks she is better moving).

Am dosing arnica frantically!!

Much better this morning - about 99% sound.