Today through a strange twist of scheduling I had the day off when the farrier was due out to trim the feet of the High Queen and the Spotted Beast. I love my farrier, she is the best. I love my horse, most of the time she's the best. But today it felt like they both conspired to make me feel crazy.
Seneca has been off in the back for a few weeks now. I've been giving her a bit of bute everyday to make sure she's comfortable and trying to figure out how to get the money together for a expensive vet visit. I can definitely see a hitch in her step at the walk, and lunging her I can see it at the trot, I mean at the trot is extremely obvious.
Today when Kim came out we did Cowboy first saving the Queen in all her glory for last. Kim had me walk up and back towards her, then trot up and back. Then we trotted an L shape so Kim could see her from all sides. As I was huffing and puffing and prodding the Queen to trot out I didn't get to see her moving. But Kim and super hubs both agreed she looked sound.
My heart lifted and I started thinking about what I could do with her this winter and next spring. Later as I was moving the horses between pastures I lunged the High Queen on an extra long lead line. Damned if she didn't look completely off on the right hind.
I am not crazy, I am not crazy. I AM NOT! Damn it.
Seneca has been off in the back for a few weeks now. I've been giving her a bit of bute everyday to make sure she's comfortable and trying to figure out how to get the money together for a expensive vet visit. I can definitely see a hitch in her step at the walk, and lunging her I can see it at the trot, I mean at the trot is extremely obvious.
Today when Kim came out we did Cowboy first saving the Queen in all her glory for last. Kim had me walk up and back towards her, then trot up and back. Then we trotted an L shape so Kim could see her from all sides. As I was huffing and puffing and prodding the Queen to trot out I didn't get to see her moving. But Kim and super hubs both agreed she looked sound.
My heart lifted and I started thinking about what I could do with her this winter and next spring. Later as I was moving the horses between pastures I lunged the High Queen on an extra long lead line. Damned if she didn't look completely off on the right hind.
I am not crazy, I am not crazy. I AM NOT! Damn it.
Maybe she's learned the art of being lame for you. My horse knows who and when to be lame for lol.
ReplyDeleteL* Could be. Later I sent a video to a friend who has a lot of experience with horses in general and OTTB's in particular. She agreed Seneca looks uneven in the back.
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