This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi everyone and thanks to all for the input on shoeing
experiences...interesting to read peoples solutions to "issues" that come
up...everything from smacking...to feeding tidbits...to pain related
reactions, like this:
> This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ingrid, about your bad shoeing experience....I had a similar reaction from my
> usually, very quiet horse when he got shod, and it was caused by a painful
> abscess
After a very nice E-mail from Dr.Brian J.(who I thank for taking the
time to
write), I decided to call our own vet out yesterday to give our mare a
thorough going over (her back, legs, hooves, etc)...it just bothered me to
think she was suddenly just being a "brat"...not in character for her. Plus,
even though this new farrier was somewhat abrupt with her, the fact that he
hadn't even started to nail yet, prompted me to think maybe this WAS more
pain-related afterall. I do remember him trying to knock a formed snowball out
of her hoof right beforehand....(lightbulb going on now...!)
She had been fine for me and the usual hoof picking since then, but the
vet
did a bunch of other things...tapping, flex-testing and the "pinscer-thingy"
(yeah, I know, "technical term" here) and WOW...look out! Poor dear did her
best "Lippizan" imitation...talk about airs-above-ground...(who said fjords
can't do this? He-he-he) Turns out she does have an abscess...a very painful
one at that. We'll treat her for this and I know she will be fine...case
solved!
PS...I do respect the work that farriers and vets have to do...not easy
jobs
at all. Ingrid ;o)
