Scarlett 001
22nd Apr 2006, 01:21 AM
The vet managed to take a quick look at Skeeter today (she was doing vaccinations and such, and had to be somewhere else at a certain time so not a full appointment). She felt his legs (nothing noticeable), did hoof testing (no reaction), and got me to trot him to see the lameness. Nothing conclusive yet, although her gut reaction is probably something to do with the hoof. He is a grade 2 lameness on hard ground. She thought I should start soaking in epsom salts as it looks like it may end up a hoof issue.
Since my farrier is booked for Sunday, she suggested he come and remove the shoe and see if anything is going on under there. If it is a hoof wall infection (Skeeter has had this before), then we need that shoe off first to find this out. The vet has to come back to the barn on Monday to finish some of the other horses, so if we need to progress to doing a nerve block based on what the farrier does (or does not) see, then that is an option.
Wish I had some answers...anxious for Sunday to see what the farrier sees (or does not see) under that shoe. Sort of hoping for a hoof wall issue, as last time it cleared up really quickly and is not too worrisome.
One of the most experienced riders at the barn (she rides top level dressage) said that until my horse had lamenesses that overlapped each other I did not have to worry too much - makes me feel a bit better when people tell me that they have been through this type of thing loads of times.
Since my farrier is booked for Sunday, she suggested he come and remove the shoe and see if anything is going on under there. If it is a hoof wall infection (Skeeter has had this before), then we need that shoe off first to find this out. The vet has to come back to the barn on Monday to finish some of the other horses, so if we need to progress to doing a nerve block based on what the farrier does (or does not) see, then that is an option.
Wish I had some answers...anxious for Sunday to see what the farrier sees (or does not see) under that shoe. Sort of hoping for a hoof wall issue, as last time it cleared up really quickly and is not too worrisome.
One of the most experienced riders at the barn (she rides top level dressage) said that until my horse had lamenesses that overlapped each other I did not have to worry too much - makes me feel a bit better when people tell me that they have been through this type of thing loads of times.