What would you do?

[katie_and_toto]

Basically Toto scratched his side on a nail when he spooked and barged through a gateway out hacking last Thursday. Initially it was about 1 inch and a half long but not deep at all, just scratched the surface. We kept it clean and used antibacterial cream, and then let it dry out. He had 3 days off then rode him in the evening on Sunday, just on a nice hack. He's hacked in walk until today when I schooled him in walk and then he had a crazy 10 minutes loose-schooling, which turned into gallop, bronking and squealing! We've just stuck to walk puerley because the cut is right when your foot would go if it went back a bit too far. The problem is, is that we were booked in to do our first dressage on Saturday

And now it's scabbed over, I'm worried about knocking the scab off. He doesn't seem to be in pain from it. Here it is, with my thumb in the picture for comparison:

Not great pics, had flash on!

In a bit of a dilemma, would you dressage or not?

 

[Chico Mio]

Replied in PG. Yes I would, I bet he doesn't even know it's there.

 

[Ziggy_]

I would dressage to. I doubt that its bothering him, even if you do accidentally knock the scab off.

If you're worried, just be extra careful not to use your legs too far back - in the canter transitions for example.

 

[Wigglypigs]

I would without a second thought. My horse is a fighter and is always covered in scrapes like that.

 

[katie_and_toto]

Ziggy_ - it's only a walk and trot test

 

[Ziggy_]

Definitely no problem then!

 

[brushingboots]

go for it

it looks as if it's healed nicely, and probably is fully healed

 

[katie_and_toto]

brushingboots - yeah it's just scabby now, will it heal by saturday? the scab is already starting to crumble off

 

[Paigeous]

He probably barely knew it was there when he first did it

I wouldn't worry x

 

[brushingboots]

i should think it wouldd

sorry i know its saturday today

how did you get on

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