Sunday, January 29, 2023

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....  





15 comments:

  1. Oh poor buddy!! I am too familiar with the in for physical good, out for mental good dance. Ughhhh. At least you're still adventuring with the party bus!

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    1. Dude for real … at least there doesn’t seem, per my vet, significant risk of him making his injury *worse,* tho maybe it slows down healing? Idk honestly I keep expecting him to just be …. Better one of these days lol

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  2. Ugh, I’m sorry. The mud here has reached epic proportions. My new boots look ancient and unloved. I hope Charlie feels better soon.

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    1. It’s hard to know what to hope for lol — hard frozen ground, or foot deep mud. Wish there was an option somewhere in the middle !!

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  3. So much sympathy! We kept Dusty's foot wrapped for two and a half months (I am not joking) after her catastrophic abscess and, while she was on box rest all that time, it was annoying enough. Your conundrum is even worse!

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    1. ugh 2mos... ugh, yea i don't think charlie was in even for that long after his splint surgery! hooves suck :( in a way i wonder if it would almost be easier for us if we just had a straight "keep him on stall rest" answer, as obnoxious as that is....

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  4. The mud this year is epic. I was rooting for your foot wrap and planning on stealing the process.

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    1. i think the process is still good, but maybe not for a foot of mud.... and maybe not with the feedbag insert. i've had versions of the same boot last (in better ground conditions) for 36hrs with barely any wear, so it really does seem like putting that piece of feedbag in there changes something....

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  5. We've got some mud going on here and expecting more this week. Or frozen ground. Not sure which is worse. In any case, no turn out. Fingers crossed for Charlie to heal up quickly!

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    1. ugh this time of year is just so hard with the ground! we're lucky that we can generally turn the horses out in any conditions, tho sometimes the roads and paths get too icy to actually lead the horses safely down them, in which case the ponies go in paddocks womp

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    2. I do love that you have TWO options!

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  6. Ah, mud- the bane of every horse person's existence. Hope Charlie is feeling better soon!

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  7. Tractor supply sells these kevlar hoof wraps that I have used OVER the top of a wrap job like you did and they have changed my hoof wrap turn out game. They also come with little foam pads that can be cut to fit in a shoe and reduce the wear from the shoe edges. I think valley vet also sells them. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/hoof-wraps-equine-hoof-bandage?store=1689&cid=Shopping-Google-Local_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Local_Feed&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8t2eBhDeARIsAAVEga2tb0MxZ1oA41TPnMS2b75k5k3r38RpZ5snLte7tejldE-hD2C2O2QaArSyEALw_wcB

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    1. i have actually used these before with a friend's horse, and my vet and i specifically talked about these! honestly of all the "reusable but not super heavy duty" type hoof boots on the market, i'm most excited about these. not convinced enough to go out and buy one for this exact use case, bc i think the mud is just too deep and the boot will be lost forever within the first 15min of charlie wearing it... but word on the street is that his herd will be changing fields soon, to one that is less muddy. so it might be worth a shot, or i might just pick one up to have on hand anyway. glad you like it!

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