You all remember: last winter my beloved brontosaurus found a 4" roofing nail with his seemingly magnetic hooves. While he very fortunately avoided serious injury to any of the many delicate structures inside the hoof, he still ended up abscessing quite pitifully 5 days later.
erry day |
Haha. Hahahahaha. Wrong.
when yo horse so lame you don't even need a video or gif.... |
Like it was undogly hot out and Charlie had just had the day prior off after our baller hunter pace.... so all I wanted to do was groom him and tell him he was pretty and go wander around the woods a little bit... But he seemed a little funny stepping out of the cross ties toward the mounting block (which is literally three steps away). And then was definitely funny stepping away from the mounting block. Sigh....
this was..... a fail. |
I guess the idea that Charlie would pass up such a ripe opportunity to abscess really was too good to be true. Oh well. As it turned out, the weather was brutally hot all week anyway so I mostly just spent my time with him trying to cool him off and get him comfortable.
This included some soaking and some treatment of the hoof.... tho my grand idea for using soaking bags instead of a bucket was a MAJOR fail. These things might be great for like, white lightning or whatever when what you're really working with is gas. But for trying to fully submerge a hoof, esp when the area of interest is in the heel? Yea, nope. Did not work. Will not try again lol.
"wow shit sucks tho!" - charlie, probably |
Oh well, that's just kinda how it goes with this horse sometimes. And meanwhile, Charlie got to spend some quality time in a barn yard paddock when he was too sore to make the trek out to the big pasture. Poor guy. Tho to be honest, while sometimes I wish he would toughen up, it's nice to know he will 100% tell me when he doesn't feel well or doesn't want to go into the big field. Considering he loves his turnout, it means something when he's like, "Yea, no thanks!"
somebody call peta, this horse is clearly neglected! |
Luckily tho, he's been steadily improving. Last time we had this whole snafu, Charlie managed to take off the shoe of his other supporting hind limb. Which only exacerbated his overall discomfort from compensating for the punctured hoof, and he ended up abscessing in that other hind too.
This time around, Charlie got his feet done actually the very next day after the Mulch Incident. So all his shoes have been on nice and tight, and his support limbs have been able to stand up to the task of compensation. Phew! So a week later, instead of dealing with a worsening situation as other hooves succumbed... instead, now Charlie seems pretty much back to normal.
in fairness, i *did* buy him for his fabio-worthy locks.... careful what you wish for! |
So the skin funk, combined with Charlie being sore and not moving, combined with heat during the day time hours he spends stalled.... All this means that when I see him in the evenings, I do not love the look of his legs. I mean realistically I know it's pretty hard to blow all four suspensories all at once when it's 99* out and the horses aren't doing shit else except stamping flies. But like, you know what I'm talking about haha.
"Fascinating." - charlie, probably |
he's a dapper dude |
But it's also simultaneously really relaxing. And Charlie likes to stretch down like a friggin bloodhound as we go. I did a little bit of trot in the same manner our first ride back and he honestly felt like a million bucks. Charlie is not a horse that will stretch like that if he doesn't feel good, so that's always a really positive sign.
but hey, at least it's football season, amirite?? |
Just in time for another week of extreme rain. Tho I'm not complaining about in the slightest - our neighbors to the south will have so much more to contend with, so all I'm hoping for is that everyone stays safe through the impending storm. And in the meantime, Charlie and I will probably just be lyin a little bit low.
Ah Charlie, he is reliable in getting dinged up! I'm so pleased he is feeling better in all ways again. I hope you don't get too wet!
ReplyDeleteThanks ! I’m relieved he’s better too. And while it’s a shame we missed the clinic, the timing for this little break honestly was otherwise pretty good
Deletei see the time off left you free to work on your photoshop skills. which have been improving, btw. can i get a spicy photoshop???
ReplyDeleteand that solorake results looks awesome! i might get one for my BO. her horse has a neck as long as charlies and about 2 horses worth of mane.
The solorake is good for thinning but the length adjustment honestly came from scissors. #sorrynotsorry
DeleteAnd yes. I can work my MS Paint magic on Spicy. Haha. Just you wait! Hahaha. Muahahaha.
ohh love Charlie's mane now! Wanna come out to TN to do Remus? Yeah I thought not (Remus's mane is creeping to mustang length).
ReplyDeletestay dry and safe!!
Oh man the mustang mane look.... it kills me that these names just keep growing and growing LOL! Seriously tho, I used the rake to thin the mane but then scissors to trim. It still needs a good pull to really get the volume under control but... ain’t nobody got time to pull a mane that’s 4’+ from poll to wither!!!!
DeleteAhahaha that picture is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLol when inspiration strikes, amirite?? Haha....
DeleteAwww, man, he really does keep you on your toes, though!
ReplyDeleteYes he really really does lol
DeleteCHARLIE!!!!! At least your well prepared for this crap! This weather has been the worst. Scout is the kind of horse whose legs blow up if he's stalled and I was not shocked after limited turnout to find him with giant hind legs. He was sound, but they looked scary!
ReplyDeleteugh yea the giant legs thing.... like. i am a rational person. i understand that charlie, esp with his high mileage legs, can fill up a little bit under certain conditions - esp when i'm seeing him after he's been stalled for 8 hrs. but damn, i'm never happy to see a big leg. luckily his go back to being perfectly tight even after just light riding or turnout!
DeleteSoaking an abscess in a bag seems like horse abuse tbh. --Anonymous
ReplyDeleteAlso every time I see that glorious photoshop I think about where in my house I could frame it for best effect.
lololol charlie gets ALL THE ABUSE around here, poor pone!!
Deleteand yea lol, one of these days i will definitely have to create some sort of photo gallery of all these wonderful charlie 'shops haha
Oh Charlie. There's just really nothing to say except Oh Charlie lol. At least all his other shoes are on tight and he's really starting to feel better! I'm glad you're able to ride him around a bit!
ReplyDeleteyup he's recovered and back to work, with all four shoes are on tight - he didn't lose any shoes this time around.
DeleteSounds like the Mulchpocolypse is behind you! Henry can be a bit delicate as well and it's really made me appreciate how sensible he is after time off, as adult ammies there is going to be lengths of time off for one reason or another and some horses cannot handle it. Another thing to be grateful for with Charlie (who came back into work on the buckle - gotta love that!) :)
ReplyDeleteoh man, agreed 1000% about appreciating the sensible ponies!! charlie has proven time and time again that he can come back from time off like he never missed a beat -- and it's a big reason why i'm slowly able to be a little less panicky (a little haha) whenever something happens to him.
DeleteHe really IS quite a dapper fellow. Stay sound Charlie, pleaseeeee!
ReplyDeletepretty pretty please!! haha ;)
DeleteOh Charlie... you're such a pro at all these things now (silver lining)? Those fragile OTTBs. How would they ever get along without us?
ReplyDeletelol charlie would definitely get eaten by the lions haha
DeleteAhh. I figured it was an abscess. Oh Charlie.....
ReplyDeleteit really did feel inevitable, didn't it lol
DeleteOMG that last picture had me laughing out loud! Glad Charlie is on the mend. Just in time for football season, lol
ReplyDeletelol i mayyyyyyybe had a just a litttttle too much fun making that picture! if only it could have helped joe out a little more last night tho, ugh
Deleteman the horse stuff just like to compound like interest right
ReplyDeleteHey Guys
ReplyDeleteHere are the full dressage results, team and individual, with all the scores, from WEG 2018.
As well as the team, and individual, eventing standing after the dressage.
Dressage
http://clear-round.com/index.php/2018/09/13/dressage-results-from-weg-2018/
Eventing
http://clear-round.com/index.php/2018/09/13/eventing-results-from-weg-2018/
Enjoy
Dave
Hey Guys
ReplyDeleteEventing results from WEG 2018
Here are the top 20 individual standings, and the top 10 team standings, after the cross country at WEG yesterday
http://clear-round.com/index.php/2018/09/13/eventing-results-from-weg-2018/
Please drop me a mail if you’re not enjoying these comments, I really don’t want to make a nuisance of myself clearround365@gmail.com
Enjoy
Dave
Hey! His mane looks great! very jumper-y. Did the rake work ok?
ReplyDeleteHi Guys
ReplyDeleteHere are the final results for the Eventing at WEG 2018
Ingrid Klimke's one rail down in the showjumping cost her and Germany dearly, and open the way for young Rosalind Canter and Team GBR. Here are the top 20 individual results and the top 10 team results in the Eventing at WEG 2018
http://clear-round.com/index.php/2018/09/13/eventing-results-from-weg-2018/
Enjoy
Dave