tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post6409875437296789008..comments2023-04-27T09:28:15.938-04:00Comments on Dancing Hooves: Bad to Worse ::PLEASE READ::LiveToFlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588286496271994404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-61908210120084651022010-05-18T22:43:19.200-04:002010-05-18T22:43:19.200-04:00Have you made any changes to her feed? Thoroughbr...Have you made any changes to her feed? Thoroughbred legs blow up a lot when feed is too rich, hay is too fresh, etc...Ruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265999834707587747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-84406875139659494262010-05-17T16:01:24.269-04:002010-05-17T16:01:24.269-04:00I read that article...good thoughts! I've been...I read that article...good thoughts! I've been going back through my PH's and finding good articles. I took my gelding over to the neighbors arena yesterday and worked him on real footing...he was about a gagillion times better. Of course it rained again today so no more riding for a bit....ugh sprrrinngggg.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!LiveToFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588286496271994404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-56977656667081829682010-05-17T08:14:41.618-04:002010-05-17T08:14:41.618-04:00No suggestions as everything I would think has bee...No suggestions as everything I would think has been mentioned. But lots of Jingles that she gets better soon!<br /><br />My mare isn't a STB but when I first started riding her the canter was certainly not her strongest gait. At the end of the regular show season, for which I showed her three or four times over fences, I used about four months to go back to basics with trot work. Just totally forgot about cantering and worked hard to strengthen and balance her up with the trot. It made the canter so much better when we added it back into the routine, she was able to engage her hind end more effectively and maintain the balance throughout rather than getting flat and rushy. I think it was a recent Jimmy Wofford article in PH where he said trot for balance, canter for stamina.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321118722150772797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-57121069281160737902010-05-16T23:44:46.382-04:002010-05-16T23:44:46.382-04:00Thanks guys. I've checked her all over and sha...Thanks guys. I've checked her all over and shaved her entire leg just to be sure...the doesn't appear to have any scrapes, cuts or bites. I've also been watching her temperature closely and her digital pulse because infection was one of the first things I thought too. So far everything seems normal. I figured I would give her until Tuesday and then call the vet if there is no change. So far she hasn't made any progress today, but it also doesn't seem to bother her at all unless I poke at it (for example, when I was clipping it) and then she doesn't want you to touch it. I appreciate the input...please keep the thoughts coming if you have any more ideas/suggestions and thank you for the well wishes!LiveToFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588286496271994404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-91177215156549535302010-05-16T20:25:29.837-04:002010-05-16T20:25:29.837-04:00Oh, poor Emmy! I am sure she will be fine, but I ...Oh, poor Emmy! I am sure she will be fine, but I agree with NTAT. I would at least call the vet on the phone. Maybe he/she will agree that what you are doing is fine, but I am so cautious with my older mare. Might be worth the vet call now rather than later. <br /><br />Hugs to your mare!!Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106004218947046549.post-40502786753440041892010-05-16T18:05:30.747-04:002010-05-16T18:05:30.747-04:00Willie sometimes gets swelling like that when he g...Willie sometimes gets swelling like that when he gets an abscess, but when that happens he's also lame. Generally he doesn't have a digital pulse, and sometimes there's not even any heat from the foot. <br /><br />Make sure you look ALL the way up her leg, even around her udder/tail area, and double-check for ticks/bites, too. <br /><br />In my experience, swelling like that without lameness usually means an infection or reaction of some kind. It's also possible she just scraped herself, not enough to cause lameness or break skin, but to cause bruising and filling like that. <br /><br />I would have the vet out tomorrow if possible; better to pay the call fee and have them tell you what you already know, than to miss an opportunity for early treatment.Now Thats A Trot!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04520915591652905807noreply@blogger.com