Lame Horse......

[HAYLEY GITTOES]

Can any one help?

I have just ridden up the road went to trot and my horse is slightly lame, I did have a stone out one of her hooves (not sure which one)

We think that she is slightly lame from the top of her shoulder.

I think that she could be lame through treading on a stone or have sore feet (as we haven’t just long come back from a riding holiday)


Her shoes aren't very good as my blacksmith is being a bit slow at coming to shoe her.

What do you think I should do now? The blacksmith is coming out any day now so he will put new shoes on her and do what he thinks.

I am going to give her a rest and see how she goes on before ringing the vet.

What do you think?

Please Reply

[Miriam]

Hi Haley how is your horse? Has the blacksmith been out yet? She may have bruised her sole when she stood on the stone. You are right to give her a few days before ringing the vet as she may get over it herself. Only if you see no signs of improvement should you call a vet or her condition gets worse. Rhi took a day before I saw some signs of improvement.

[HAYLEY GITTOES]

Hi there, thank you for getting back to me.

The blacksmith came yesterday and said to give her a few days of, he thinks that her frogs could be a bit sore because of all the stoney tracks we was on when we went to Scotland for a week.

He has put some 'special' shoes on her.

I want be going down today until about 4.30, so wish me luck!!

Thanks again for replying

Hayley