JustKickOn
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Horse was shod on Tuesday, hacked out Tues afternoon and rode in school Wednesday morning. No problems. Was completely fine. Fine again Friday when schooling.
Got on yesterday and she through a bit of a hissy fit, napping back to the yard and bucked on the spot once. She's never done this with me before. Got off, led up to where needed to go and she was fine. BUT, she seems to be moving a bit short in front. Hacked out, rarely short in walk but not right in her trot. She isn't hopping lame, just a bit unlevel it seems. She was willing to go forward. Got back and rode in school to see if she was like it in there, and only really on a 10m circle did she come up a bit short. Carried on and she seems to work through it. No resistance to leg or hand.
Rode again today just to see how she was, and still coming up short. Trotted her up in hand, and there isn't any head bobbing or obvious signs of lameness, just turning on a small circle, she isn't moving as fluidly as she usually would.
She's never had any lameness problems before apart from the odd, and rare, occasion. Farrier has changed the type of shoes she has on though.
Instead of having one clip at the front, she now has two as he said her front feet were going a little wide.
She hadn't had any problems through the week, only yesterday and again today. There isn't any heat in her feet or limbs, and no lumps or bumps.
Could it be that now she had bedded her shoes in a little that they are pinching a bit, due to having two clips on as opposed to the one? going to see how she is Tuesday (week since she'll have been shod) and if not better, get the farrier back out.
Thoughts?
Got on yesterday and she through a bit of a hissy fit, napping back to the yard and bucked on the spot once. She's never done this with me before. Got off, led up to where needed to go and she was fine. BUT, she seems to be moving a bit short in front. Hacked out, rarely short in walk but not right in her trot. She isn't hopping lame, just a bit unlevel it seems. She was willing to go forward. Got back and rode in school to see if she was like it in there, and only really on a 10m circle did she come up a bit short. Carried on and she seems to work through it. No resistance to leg or hand.
Rode again today just to see how she was, and still coming up short. Trotted her up in hand, and there isn't any head bobbing or obvious signs of lameness, just turning on a small circle, she isn't moving as fluidly as she usually would.
She's never had any lameness problems before apart from the odd, and rare, occasion. Farrier has changed the type of shoes she has on though.
Instead of having one clip at the front, she now has two as he said her front feet were going a little wide.
She hadn't had any problems through the week, only yesterday and again today. There isn't any heat in her feet or limbs, and no lumps or bumps.
Could it be that now she had bedded her shoes in a little that they are pinching a bit, due to having two clips on as opposed to the one? going to see how she is Tuesday (week since she'll have been shod) and if not better, get the farrier back out.
Thoughts?
