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Post by fantasykiger on Jan 11, 2008 13:23:43 GMT -5
The scariest yet funniest fall I have ever seen Fantasy take was one when she was playing running amok with the herd. The ground was wet and muddy and very slick in spots but she was young, coky and invincible  She made a sharp turn her hind end slid out from under her and she fell on her side but countiued to slide... it was only the tree that hit her in the belly that stopped the slide. I was witness to it all I gasped in disbelieve I did not know whether to break out in laughter or run to my horses aid. But she kicked away from the tree and jumped up and walked away. That was the end of her foolishness and coky attitude that day, she was not hurt at all, other then her ego'. |
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Post by nrly on Jan 11, 2008 18:05:16 GMT -5
sound like stormy.
nola
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Post by fantasykiger on Jan 14, 2008 14:59:01 GMT -5
Well, the good news is the edema in the lower leg below the hock is going away the swelling has gone down some. She has completed her antibiotics and her bute, so this week my daughter will meet with the vet to determine the best bet for surgery. Because of bad weather and horrible passes we will get estimates for cost of surgery to be done locally. So as not to risk going over the mountian to the college unless the cost of surgery is just outragous here. The procedure is fairly simple the chip is large and not hidden as well as on the outside on the joint. So we have are fingers crossed that the cost will not be to enormous.
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Post by nrly on Jan 14, 2008 17:04:01 GMT -5
my fingers too, now can they just do a small incision like arthroscopic and just remove it and she will have just a small place with maybe 2 stitch's.
nola
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Post by fantasykiger on Jan 14, 2008 17:07:12 GMT -5
That is my hope nola ..quick and simple with a nice recovery.
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Post by DianneC on Jan 14, 2008 19:32:05 GMT -5
Wishing you and Cleo the best!
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Post by fantasykiger on Jan 20, 2008 20:22:00 GMT -5
Well, it looks like we have no choice the vets here can not perform the surgery without it costing a small fortune. Still the surgery at the college will cost my daughter between $1500.00-$1800.00 just depends. The nice thing we take the horse there they will examine her and do surgery the next day she will be able to come home within 3 days. Now we wait on the weather. We woke up this morning to a lovely new blanket of snow. While it is pretty it is not what we were looking foreward to. Thankfully the surgery is not a rush job, no need to hurry at this point. We have our fingers crossed that next month things will look better weather wise for going over the mountian passes to the college.
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Post by DianneC on Jan 21, 2008 1:49:32 GMT -5
Oh rats. Sorry it will take a while. If you wanted something that is good for inflammation and pain but doesn't have the side effects of bute you could look at BL Solution.
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Post by fantasykiger on Jan 21, 2008 12:49:39 GMT -5
Thank You ..I will check it out.
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Post by nrly on Jan 21, 2008 14:19:10 GMT -5
man Tiffany I hope it melts off and lets you all go over the mountain and stay at bay when it is time to bring her home. Keep us posted ok.
nola
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Post by nrly on Jan 24, 2008 4:21:23 GMT -5
as i was reading this post it brought back a memory long forgotten. Growing up in the 4 corners area allot of the ranchers put what i called snow tires on their horse's in the winters, they had nubs on them so they would not slip on the ice. have any of you seen that or thought of that during the winter months. those shoes came off for the spring summer and fall, but back on when it turned cold and icy.
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Post by sonrisa98 on Jan 24, 2008 11:28:10 GMT -5
my farrier told us if we ever took the horses up in the snowy areas, that he could do that for us. We hardly ever see snow where we live so we have no need for it, but it does help keep them from falling.
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Post by zephyrcreek on Jan 24, 2008 18:45:59 GMT -5
Nola,
We see a ton of snow here in Michigan, and I believe that most people in the area will have barium put on the shoes if they want to ride all winter. Studs are not good to have on a horse all the time. If they kick each other it can cause major damage.
I have been using Easyboots the last few years and absolutely love them. It does take a little bit to learn how to slip them on, but it is well worth it. They even have a new set out called grips that are made for mud and ice conditions.
Ellen
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Post by nrly on Jan 24, 2008 19:27:29 GMT -5
well thats cool, I just remembered those shoes from my childhood.
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Post by JoanMRK on Jan 24, 2008 19:54:36 GMT -5
Tiffany -- Wishing you the best for Cleo and your daughter's pocket book! Hopefully you'll get through the pass okay and Cleo will heal quickly (I've got the same problem here with a mountain pass between us and the vet). She sure is a pretty girl!
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She made a sharp turn her hind end slid out from under her and she fell on her side but countiued to slide... it was only the tree that hit her in the belly that stopped the slide. I was witness to it all I gasped in disbelieve I did not know whether to break out in laughter or run to my horses aid. But she kicked away from the tree and jumped up and walked away. That was the end of her foolishness and coky attitude that day, she was not hurt at all, other then her ego'.
