Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Verdict So much for our theory on Milton getting kicked [An Alternate Explanation]. Turns out it was a classic abscess. He picked up something that gradually worked its way up and out. Farrier says better to have them in the heel than the toe. Not asContinue reading “Shoeing at a Social Distance”
Category Archives: health
An Alternate Explanation
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Blurry photo. You get the idea. Looks like the recent bout of lameness was due to an abscess rather than a strain to his fetlock [Milton Behind Bars]. We are still holding to the frolic in the mud theory. 1) He came up lame right afterContinue reading “An Alternate Explanation”
Get A Free Helmet Poster
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. A digital poster displaying helmet facts and myths: the advisability of replacing a older helmet, the inadvisability of using a bicycle helmet, and so on. The above is a smaller, low resolution image to let you know this exists. For a full-scale, high-res,Continue reading “Get A Free Helmet Poster”
Poop, Glorious Poop
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. 💩 One night last week, Rodney had a short bout of feeling punk. It presented as a low fever and a leisurely approach to dinner. Since lack of interest in food was involved, we immediately hit the colic panic button. Confirmation call to the vet. Shot ofContinue reading “Poop, Glorious Poop”
Gotta Hand It To Myself, That Was Stupid
For The Record Because I’m going to want to remember when this happened. On the black diamond ski run … There was this runaway baby carriage … Looks down. Mumbles. I tripped over a curb. The curb was not flush with the ground on the high side. I failed to clear the slightContinue reading “Gotta Hand It To Myself, That Was Stupid”
Ulcer Meds For Lameness, aka My Horse Is Weird
Horsekeeping We cleared up Rodney’s lingering lameness with a dose of UlcerGard(R). Progression of symptoms and treatment: Tweaked right front [Woe Is I]. Three days of Bute. No major change. Cleared up. May have tweaked left front [Noshow Number Two]. No Bute. Abscess [ibid]. Abscess went away with soaking/wrapping [Treatment]. Kept up two nights. ThenContinue reading “Ulcer Meds For Lameness, aka My Horse Is Weird”
Abscess Treatment
Horsekeeping Weekend before last, Rodney had a suspected abscess [Noshow]. We soaked it, per usual. After that, my in-house medical advisor wanted to DO SOMETHING. We settled on a poultice. Start with clean hoof. Pack with paste of Epsom salt and water and grits. Google suggested wheat bran. The store we tried was outContinue reading “Abscess Treatment”
