... for tomorrow.
Turning Lilly out tomorrow for the first time since last Friday.
She has been really lame on her hind right leg. It started with what looked like a slight stiffness in her hip on Friday afternoon and by Saturday morning she was hobbling quite badly and her hind leg was turning in sort of :frown: YO was quite shocked when she saw her and could feel a 'hard lump' along Lilly's back, she said her back has gone into spasm for some reason. Box rested her on Saturday and Sunday and had a back lady out to her on Monday. She had all her back checked and worked on, to free up the 'knots.' Could tell it wasn't a comfortable experience for Lilly but she must have sensed it was going to help her, as she was really good, and was still her very loving self. The back lady also noticed a problem with her stifle, a slight swelling (possibly the cause of the back spasm problem) Despite from the lameness she has been very 'chirpy' in herself, not seeming 'down' at all, and happily munching all her grub up.
Tuesday came and she was still slightly lame but much improved. Turned her out for a few mins in the school where she showed she was feeling better by cantering round and bucking :banghead: We heard a loud 'click' and the lameness was gone again :frown: - she has been ok today but only been in the school again for a short period. She is getting fed up being in now so if all is still well tomorrow she is going out in the field tomorrow morning. Back lady is going to look at her again tomorrow afternoon.
What is causing it (it has happened before, but the vet thought it was her hocks causing the problem) is anyone's guess at the moment - could be because she has just start working again (only very light ridden work tho), could be something she has done in the field or could be a conformation flaw.
Nervous about turning her out and her galloping around full of the joys and doing something else :frown: but she does definately need and wants to go out now.
My heart will be in my mouth tomorrow if she starts hooning around the field a
Turning Lilly out tomorrow for the first time since last Friday.
She has been really lame on her hind right leg. It started with what looked like a slight stiffness in her hip on Friday afternoon and by Saturday morning she was hobbling quite badly and her hind leg was turning in sort of :frown: YO was quite shocked when she saw her and could feel a 'hard lump' along Lilly's back, she said her back has gone into spasm for some reason. Box rested her on Saturday and Sunday and had a back lady out to her on Monday. She had all her back checked and worked on, to free up the 'knots.' Could tell it wasn't a comfortable experience for Lilly but she must have sensed it was going to help her, as she was really good, and was still her very loving self. The back lady also noticed a problem with her stifle, a slight swelling (possibly the cause of the back spasm problem) Despite from the lameness she has been very 'chirpy' in herself, not seeming 'down' at all, and happily munching all her grub up.
Tuesday came and she was still slightly lame but much improved. Turned her out for a few mins in the school where she showed she was feeling better by cantering round and bucking :banghead: We heard a loud 'click' and the lameness was gone again :frown: - she has been ok today but only been in the school again for a short period. She is getting fed up being in now so if all is still well tomorrow she is going out in the field tomorrow morning. Back lady is going to look at her again tomorrow afternoon.
What is causing it (it has happened before, but the vet thought it was her hocks causing the problem) is anyone's guess at the moment - could be because she has just start working again (only very light ridden work tho), could be something she has done in the field or could be a conformation flaw.
Nervous about turning her out and her galloping around full of the joys and doing something else :frown: but she does definately need and wants to go out now.
My heart will be in my mouth tomorrow if she starts hooning around the field a