Nina has picked up several new followers this week - Welcome! They found this blog because I found theirs by going through bloglists on other blogs. The horse blogger community is fun and I love finding new blogs.
Flat tire - not the vehicle, the horse. Nina was a little off today. That right front is still a little weak and she has worked fairly hard for the last couple of weeks. She was off when I trotted her around the round pen but worked out of it. When I got on she felt fine at the walk but definite flat tire at the trot. I couldn't find any heat or swelling but I am sure it is the right front, still healing.
On the plus side, lately she has moved off into a trot so nicely as soon as I ask. No head flinging drama, she just jumps into a forward trot. She did the same today and gimped along until I told her to stop. I feel bad that she is sore, but still delighted that she is obedient even when it is not convenient.
We also discussed her rude behavior at being unbridled. I took her saddle off and took her to a pen to roll. As soon as I started to remove the bridle she flung her head up and started to take off (I really would have thought that smashing her mouth on the bit two days in a row might have cured that, but no....) BUT, there was this darn halter and lead rope around her neck. Slammed her to a surprised halt. The bridle went back on and came off - little bit of a twitch but no movement. Bridle went back on and came off again and she stood like a rock. I wasn't doing anything else so we did that for a while. Now I am wondering what little bit of defiance she will think up for tomorrow.
I cold hosed her legs for a while, hope she is sound tomorrow.
Flat tire - not the vehicle, the horse. Nina was a little off today. That right front is still a little weak and she has worked fairly hard for the last couple of weeks. She was off when I trotted her around the round pen but worked out of it. When I got on she felt fine at the walk but definite flat tire at the trot. I couldn't find any heat or swelling but I am sure it is the right front, still healing.
On the plus side, lately she has moved off into a trot so nicely as soon as I ask. No head flinging drama, she just jumps into a forward trot. She did the same today and gimped along until I told her to stop. I feel bad that she is sore, but still delighted that she is obedient even when it is not convenient.
We also discussed her rude behavior at being unbridled. I took her saddle off and took her to a pen to roll. As soon as I started to remove the bridle she flung her head up and started to take off (I really would have thought that smashing her mouth on the bit two days in a row might have cured that, but no....) BUT, there was this darn halter and lead rope around her neck. Slammed her to a surprised halt. The bridle went back on and came off - little bit of a twitch but no movement. Bridle went back on and came off again and she stood like a rock. I wasn't doing anything else so we did that for a while. Now I am wondering what little bit of defiance she will think up for tomorrow.
I cold hosed her legs for a while, hope she is sound tomorrow.
As I am new to your blog I don’t know about Nina’s healing injury is it a tendon injury? Anyway what ever it is a hope she is sound soon.
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Edward
Hi Edward. It is the suspensory ligament in her right front. Minor injury but it still takes a long time to heal completely. Lately she has been sound most of the time, with an occasional bad day.
ReplyDeleteMy horse bites down on the bit as I try to take his bridle off... As many times as he has done this and not liked the feeling he still does it! I hope Nina has more success with learning! Good luck!
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