This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A (MED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all: Just a little update. We had a filly foal Saturday morning June 1st. This foal was born straight and healthy, praise the Lord. So it may prove to disprove the nutrition idea, however the nutrition was different the last 4 weeks as they have been out on green grass for about 6 weeks now. Also the last couple weeks we have been feeding her the supplement. Don't know if supplements and nutrition that late in the game would make a difference or not. I did notice, the colt seemed to be larger than this filly. But I didn't actually measure so that is just by looks. Our other, the colt with contracted tendons we are still working with. May have waited to long for the injections, which we gave at the 2 week mark as he didn't seem to be improving, it didn't help at that point......so..... we are still splinting and trying to get him to keep from rolling his toes over, if they roll over he seems to roll over all the way to his knuckle. If you are a praying person, please do. The vet is talking cutting tendons, that doesn't sound to sound to me, for the horse that is. Does anybody have experience with a mature horse after it has went through this procedure? I haven't really asked any questions yet, but it would seem to me that they couldn't cut completely, as this would cause big problems??? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Big storms rolled in, poured here last night and cool front came in last night, down in 50's, got a sunburn Saturday which was in 80's. Mark and Sandra Skeels Lord's Farm Fjord's
