Welshie95
Well-Known Member
I'm going to sound like a proper brat now
Horse goes lame every year. Without fail. It's gone past the "yearly tradition" joke phase and into "here we go". It's a different leg each time with no real symptom, just not sound when trotted up (no heat, swelling, digital pulse, change in breathing rate, change in hoof wear, reaction to pincers and hoof scraped to look for abscess). As he is uninsurable, vet's response each time is rest and bute. He always comes right after rest, vet and physio give him the all clear, we start off slowly, build up over winter, have a nice part of summer and then he goes again.
These episodes have ranged between 4 months and a couple of weeks and during this time I find myself increasingly agitated/fed up as I can't ride, it's my outlet after a long stressful day and no amount of "horsey time" e.g. grooming, hand grazing etc. can lift it. I also have dogs and walk them a lot longer and go swimming, but don't find I get the same mental peace than after a really nice ride!
Horse goes lame every year. Without fail. It's gone past the "yearly tradition" joke phase and into "here we go". It's a different leg each time with no real symptom, just not sound when trotted up (no heat, swelling, digital pulse, change in breathing rate, change in hoof wear, reaction to pincers and hoof scraped to look for abscess). As he is uninsurable, vet's response each time is rest and bute. He always comes right after rest, vet and physio give him the all clear, we start off slowly, build up over winter, have a nice part of summer and then he goes again.
These episodes have ranged between 4 months and a couple of weeks and during this time I find myself increasingly agitated/fed up as I can't ride, it's my outlet after a long stressful day and no amount of "horsey time" e.g. grooming, hand grazing etc. can lift it. I also have dogs and walk them a lot longer and go swimming, but don't find I get the same mental peace than after a really nice ride!