Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Another Mystery Injury

Dusty


Blue


Dusty has something going on with her back leg.  It took us about twenty minutes to get her into the barn from the second paddock as she needed to stop and take rests before continuing. We’ve been putting ice packs on and therapeutic wraps during the day and night.  It’s hard to pinpoint whether it’s a mild tendon or suspensory tear or if she might have bruised or strained it being out at night.  She’s not lame and is walking okay but it seems to hurt her to stand on it for very long.  Once she had a night of rest and some bute she seemed better.  She’s been spending her time alone in the small paddock and also at night in the barn.  She doesn’t mind, even if everyone flat-left her.  She’s been getting plenty of treats and attention, which she doesn’t mind at all.  The vet is due to come this week for fall shots so I’ll have him take a look at her if she’s still not 100% by then.  If she gets worse I’ll have him come out sooner.

On Sunday I finally managed to get a ride on Blue.  It’s been a long hot summer and neither the horses nor I felt like riding.  The weather has turned cooler and it’s just perfect now.  Blue was just being Blue, so we walked and practiced our rein aids on circles and bends a bit.  It’s amazing how just over a few months Blue has yet again forgotten how to steer--or for that matter walk--under saddle.  He is possibly the laziest horse I’ve ever known.  If he were going any slower we would have been standing still.  The poor thing; I mean he’s only had the whole summer off!  Hopefully, once he gets back in a program the energy should surface again....

Until next time

Quote for Today
 No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.  ~Winston Churchill
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

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No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

Source : http://www.coolnsmart.com/horse_quotes/

9 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear about the mystery injury - hope it clears up soon.

    And it must have been nice to get a ride - even if a slow one!

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  2. That's too bad about the lameness, but it doesn't sound like anything big. Fingers crossed! I guess lazy is better than wild and crazy! At least it's safer for you. Enjoy your autumn rides!

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  3. Sending healing thoughts for Dusty and a big hooray for your ride on Blue. I'm a week out still leg-wise and we're getting a lot of rain right now so I am hoping to be there next week this time!

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  4. I hope Dusty is feeling 100% soon! I love Blue's eyes. They're so striking on a dark face :)

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  5. That Dusty! Hope she is back to normal very soon. We have a cool week coming up, do you? In the 50s most of the time.

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  6. Hmmm, that lazy is starting to sound good :-).

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  7. Sending Dusty some love. As for Blue, he's what I need when I start riding again.

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  8. Hope Dusty feels better soon x That can't be much fun, for it to hurt when she's standing still. Glad she's enjoying her quiet-time though.

    Aw Blue ... what a guy ;) Maybe it was a shock to his system, realising that not riding/working during the summer was just a temporary thing, maybe he thought his work was done. Forever. :)

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  9. Poor Dusty - sure hope your girl is back to her sassy self in no time! As to Blue, well, all I can say is what in the world were YOU thinking asking him to do all that "hard" work? *laugh* ;o)

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