She was down kinda on her ankles at first, but now is up on her hooves.....Back end looks much better, but her front legs seem to be bowing a little.....Everyone told me being in the bedded area with straw is harder for her, but I have to with our weather....ALSO the little skin like flaps on the bottom of her hooves are REALLY thick..... Someone suggested she may have been a little early, I know tendons sometimes take a little time to strengthen.....Definately is working her back legs better now.... If she isn't better in 24-48 hours then the vet will see her, but you have to give the hooves time to harden up and he said that most of them start to straighten up on their own after 48 hrs. I have never had any of my miniature horses or previous miniature donkeys have this problem, but a friend once had a QH foal have problems like this, and he straightened up a litttle after 48hrs, then the vet cemented hindges on his hooves to keep him upright.
She is already upright on her hooves now, but I am concerned now with the front legs looking more bowed. We may have to splint them if she doesn't get better.
But she is up & nursing, and doing well otherwise....Thank Goodness it is warmer here, suppose to be 55-60 tomorrow so maybe I can let her out of the stall for a little bit so she can walk on something besides straw.