The sixth grader could not ride due to a broken arm, but the now seventh grader got a celebratory surprise. She showed up to the stable with mom to help me bathe Winnie but to her surprise she was all saddled up with Justine's helmet ready. A squeal and a smile was as long as it took for her to get on. Since technically she is not cleared to ride until July 9, today's riding was confined to walk only in the arena with Dad very close at all times, so Justine that's just a pony ride, but better than nothing. Winnie was cautious too, she didn't try anything fast even when a certain little girl tried to sneak in a trot a few times, Winnie said "no walk, patterns and leg yield is just fine for you". You could really feel something going on between the two of them. Winnie wanted desperately to get out to the pasture with friends and grass after two days of staying in her stall, but she kept it calm and collected for Justine.
Winnie had a tough couple of days. We finally have the skin welts under control (thanks to Kim)from a bad reaction to fly spray, and a new farrier that specializes in correct hoof issues looked in on her and straightened out her front legs and made her "more balanced". I found you can tell the balance when riding her. Her hoof do not click together, no occassional stumble and trotting was weird because the Winnie bounce was gone, it felt like a quick walk. Now I have to learn how to post all over again.
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Nice video. About those welts, did you give her any benedryl? What did you do?
Lori
Lori,
The vet recommended waiting a day or to on the benedryl. Kim's theory proved true that the fly spray we started using last week could be the cause because TBs have sensitive skin. The vet said no fly spray, keep her in for two days and rinse her down twice a day with cool water. It did the trick within a day they were going away and she was not sore. Tonight we did not see any welts on her, no sign of pain, and she was a sweet gentle girl for Justine in the outdoor arena with two other horses.
Winnie is getting used to her new feet. We tried a new farrier that specialized in tough cases. Kim credits her with saving one of her horse who had laminitous. Sherry was very thorough and studied Winnie movement carefully. Everyone claimed Winnie was severly pigeon toed, but much of that look was due to her trim. As Sherry called it, "she balanced her". Her front legs look straighter, she moves better and she was happy standing on them. It was if she couldn't get Sherry to work on the other 3 fast enough. No more clicking her hoof together when she trots. She seems more balanced when she moves now and gets a frame and stays there. I'm learning to post and trot on her again because her hind end does not have the bounce that it once did. Sitting trot used to be painful but not anymore. It will take about 8 months of trimming every 4-7 wks to get it totaly straightened out. Just another horse learning lesson for us. A fellow boarder saw her gallup and canter tonight and thought we had a different horse because of the way she moved and fron legs looked standing.
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