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krissy3
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I have good news (thank god)
The trainer I choose for Blanco is AWSOME, and has Blanco lunging , side stepping , he is over his "bolting " when he is scared , and you can actually see him think about what is happening and standing in one place instead of just running from it. he is getting better at the bathing , and can carry plastic on his back. All of this in 1 short week. What a relief , and all of this done with love , respect and understanding.
Meanwhile ...back at the ranch , Quelly is recovering from her Laminitis. The bruising along her coronet band was indeed from the trim. He left her toe too long and this made her bleed from the coronet band and become bruised from the pressure . The sand , round pen gave some relief , I am sure. The new Farrier was here today , and confirmed that the problem was due partially from the trim , and part from her being overweight. He filed her toes, and showed me exactly what to do inbetween trims , which will be done with the fine side of the file every 6 weeks. Most importantly , the horses LOVE the new Farrier. They were sweet and relaxed , and showed no signs of fear or pain. I sat on the ground right next to them and hugged and kissed them the whole time , it was soooo nice . I cant believe the difference between this and the idiot that forced them down, and twisted their legs.
A specialist will be here Friday to take x-rays of the hoof to see if there was a movement of the coffin bone . The Farrier seems to think there wasnt , just a few days of irritation from the bruising .. I hope he is right. The Farrier also suggested I make a maze for the horses by putting up fencing along the outer fencing to make paths, then hide a little hay at the end of the Laberinth (sp) in hopes to get them moving a bit more ... I must moe the field down to nothing first. I am a little frightened of letting my mare go back out on the pasture , even for 1 hour . I hope once the grass is moed, I can let her out 10 min the first day , 15 the second and 20 for the next week or so , them gradually work up to an hour. Does this sound like a conservative , and safe thing to do ? I hate to just have an acre sit there unused, because 1 pony is too fat.I suppose my vet will have some good ideas too.Thanks for letting me share.
Krissy
The trainer I choose for Blanco is AWSOME, and has Blanco lunging , side stepping , he is over his "bolting " when he is scared , and you can actually see him think about what is happening and standing in one place instead of just running from it. he is getting better at the bathing , and can carry plastic on his back. All of this in 1 short week. What a relief , and all of this done with love , respect and understanding.
Meanwhile ...back at the ranch , Quelly is recovering from her Laminitis. The bruising along her coronet band was indeed from the trim. He left her toe too long and this made her bleed from the coronet band and become bruised from the pressure . The sand , round pen gave some relief , I am sure. The new Farrier was here today , and confirmed that the problem was due partially from the trim , and part from her being overweight. He filed her toes, and showed me exactly what to do inbetween trims , which will be done with the fine side of the file every 6 weeks. Most importantly , the horses LOVE the new Farrier. They were sweet and relaxed , and showed no signs of fear or pain. I sat on the ground right next to them and hugged and kissed them the whole time , it was soooo nice . I cant believe the difference between this and the idiot that forced them down, and twisted their legs.
A specialist will be here Friday to take x-rays of the hoof to see if there was a movement of the coffin bone . The Farrier seems to think there wasnt , just a few days of irritation from the bruising .. I hope he is right. The Farrier also suggested I make a maze for the horses by putting up fencing along the outer fencing to make paths, then hide a little hay at the end of the Laberinth (sp) in hopes to get them moving a bit more ... I must moe the field down to nothing first. I am a little frightened of letting my mare go back out on the pasture , even for 1 hour . I hope once the grass is moed, I can let her out 10 min the first day , 15 the second and 20 for the next week or so , them gradually work up to an hour. Does this sound like a conservative , and safe thing to do ? I hate to just have an acre sit there unused, because 1 pony is too fat.I suppose my vet will have some good ideas too.Thanks for letting me share.
Krissy
