mud - 1; emma - 0

Ok so.... uh, yea, that wrap totally failed lol. Which ya know... Eh, I tried?

hmmmmmmmm.
i swear the horse has a giant lush tidy pasture ---- but it bottoms out at the gate near the stream, where you can observe it gets a little, uh, wet

At least Charlie got to spend a day out with his friends? He's a good dog, but..... a little bit of a terrorist on stall rest. Everyone was happier to see him turn tail lol.

side story: trucky truck 2.0 went on another fun adventure! something we've had on the books for months, which let's be real --- was probably why charlie decided to go lame in the first place LOL...

I really really really hoped he'd come in from the pasture in relatively decent shape but, alas, 'twas not to be. He's still just too sore.  

really loving this tonneau cover too. sure, the cap on the former truck was amazing and much more permanent, but it's so nice to be able to easily reach in anywhere in the bed, vs having to crawl all the way in just to reach something in the back

So my guess is he'll probably have to stay in more often than he can go out, at least for the next week or two. On days when he's walking well enough... Yea, I'd like him to go out. At least for that mental health, ya know? And of course, in consultation with the vet... 

anyway. it was a fun day at the show, even if charlie wasn't among our party

But on the days when he's sore? Well. Homeboy doesn't really want to go anywhere anyway. He cried at me a little bit on Saturday morning while I turned out all his friends. But it was half hearted, and he was more than happy to just chill out and tuck into a fresh hay net.

meanwhile, in charlieland. hmmmmmmm.

Anyway. For those curious about the wrap... Idk. It was probably destined to fail no matter what. But I think the little feedbag insert was the primary culprit. 

i blame the feedbag insert

Something about how it doesn't adhere to any of the layers makes me suspect that creates an opportunity for the layers to all pull at each other in ways they wouldn't if the wrap acted as one cohesive thick layer. If that makes sense?

hard to see, but the little animalintex worm is still wedged in there!

Regardless, the little scrap of Elastikon was long gone by the time Charlie came in, as was, somewhat hilariously, the inner gauze wrap. Just -- poof! -- totally disappeared. 

so ya know, that's something i guess lol

Just the outer layers of duct tape and vet wrap remained as a little 'flip flop' wrapped around Charlie's fetlock. Tho, for better or worse, at least it was relatively loosely wrapped. So there were no rub marks or tight spots or anything. 

Plus -- somewhat miraculously, the little squib of animalintax that I shoved into the groove of his hoof was still there doin it's thing. Or, uh, at least trying?

mikey is so helpful

So I dunno. I tried. Wrapping this horse for turnout in that field is honestly a fool's errand anyway. I guess if he absolutely *must* be wrapped, then he just can't be turned out there. 

love these ponies, even tho i wish charlie could come play too <3
but hey -- silver linings -- now with the extended cab truck, it's easy to fill up the bus and travel in comfort!!! 

Tho for right now, he's not really getting turned out anyway so eh, maybe the "should we / shouldn't we" wrap conundrum will solve itself before he's even ready to go out again? 

We shall see, I supposed! In the meantime, cross your fingers that Charlie feels better soon before we're all driven crazy....