This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow, the list has been great lately! All the info going back and forth has been wonderful. I have a small problem with my horse...relatively minor compared to what you've been discussing. He was shod a week ago and has been lame on his right hind ever since. His feet have been pretty bad the last few shoeings, the weather has turned them dry and peeling. I switched farriers hoping to find one that would work more on a schedule, rather than making me call him and play phone tag. I also hadn't SEEN him shod in 3 shoeings, I was appalled by his behaviour. This was not my horse, jumping around and being stupid.
Anyway, he was really sore on the left hind the next day, holding the foot above the ground, not putting weight on it. I thought he might have injured a muscle or pulled something during his tantrum. He also got cast the next day. I thought that maybe he aggravated any soreness that was there to begin with. So I put him on bute (which I don't like to use, but I don't mind doing a short term course of it). It helped, but he stayed slightly off in the trot until yesterday. He was back to being severely lame and not putting any weight on the leg. I was thinking one of 3 things absess pulled muscle or the farrier pricked him I called the farrier, he's coming out today to do the hoof tester thing and see if it's in the foot. If not then we already have the vet arriving on Monday. Sooo...my question for the list is could it be anything else? I don't have alot of experience with absesses, do they run that course of being better then worse? I started hot soaking last night, just as a precaution. Should I add epsom salts? ::sigh:: If it's not one thing it's another. We were supposed to show this weekend, but I guess that's not gonna happen. Thanks in advance for any help. Kate in CT mom to Baldur
