ShowJumperBeckii
Well-Known Member
Long story short but i really needed to get it out...
I brought o.b in 2011 after i wished to move up to bigger BS tracks and other pony was unable due to hock arthritis. We did a few BS shows some going really well with wins and others me ending up on the floor
In 2012 we moved yards and from febuary he had spent most of 2012 in work then out of work, first due to a corn in his hoof then it came back, next he bruised soles.After slowly coming back into work again he slipped when trying to get out the field and rotated causing him to be out of work again and lots of visits from the chiro. But still the feet seemed to be a big issue, he had pads and then x-rays where the vet at the time said the cause of the bruises and re-occuring corns is due to his pedal bone being at the wrong angle but can be sorted with special shoeing, still wouldn't cure it but he wouldn't be sore.
Then bringing him back into work again he still refused to want to ump even though he had vets,farriers,chiro and new saddle so i put it down to him taking the mickey out of me.. then back out of work for a lovely leg infection causing his leg to triple in size cue me panicing thinking hes done a tendon.. Now back to square one and bringing him back into work..
In Decemeber i was dignosed with anoxeria having me unable to ride and then at the start of this year i was admitted to a specialist unit leaving me to put O.B on full livery.
I did manage to get a few 5minutes visits, one visit id been imformed his struggling to walk and was very very footsore and the YO would call the vet if no better in the morning. I wasn't there obviously when the vet came but he went back and had a team meeting using O.B's old x rays.. we contacted the vets only to find out he had pedulitous, navicalaur and parmers pro?.My poor pony was pretty much crippled and it was heartbreaking to walk him try to walk The vet reconnes he was born with these issues on which is awful and i'm filled with so so much guilt for riding him for his long and i didn't know and all his cheeky pain in the bum makes so much sense..
So on the 7th of march 2013 O.B went to rainbow bridge. (Due to me being in the unit) the yard staff treated him to lots of carrots and he went peacefully. He has now been cremated and will be returned back to myself forever
RIP Oberland <3
I brought o.b in 2011 after i wished to move up to bigger BS tracks and other pony was unable due to hock arthritis. We did a few BS shows some going really well with wins and others me ending up on the floor
In 2012 we moved yards and from febuary he had spent most of 2012 in work then out of work, first due to a corn in his hoof then it came back, next he bruised soles.After slowly coming back into work again he slipped when trying to get out the field and rotated
causing him to be out of work again and lots of visits from the chiro. But still the feet seemed to be a big issue, he had pads and then x-rays where the vet at the time said the cause of the bruises and re-occuring corns is due to his pedal bone being at the wrong angle but can be sorted with special shoeing, still wouldn't cure it but he wouldn't be sore.Then bringing him back into work again he still refused to want to ump even though he had vets,farriers,chiro and new saddle so i put it down to him taking the mickey out of me.. then back out of work for a lovely leg infection causing his leg to triple in size cue me panicing thinking hes done a tendon
.. Now back to square one and bringing him back into work..In Decemeber i was dignosed with anoxeria having me unable to ride and then at the start of this year i was admitted to a specialist unit leaving me to put O.B on full livery.
I did manage to get a few 5minutes visits, one visit id been imformed his struggling to walk and was very very footsore and the YO would call the vet if no better in the morning. I wasn't there obviously when the vet came but he went back and had a team meeting using O.B's old x rays.. we contacted the vets only to find out he had pedulitous, navicalaur and parmers pro?.My poor pony was pretty much crippled and it was heartbreaking to walk him try to walk
The vet reconnes he was born with these issues on which is awful and i'm filled with so so much guilt for riding him for his long and i didn't know and all his cheeky pain in the bum makes so much sense..So on the 7th of march 2013 O.B went to rainbow bridge. (Due to me being in the unit) the yard staff treated him to lots of carrots and he went peacefully. He has now been cremated and will be returned back to myself forever
RIP Oberland <3
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