All moved

Now I have my horses at two different barns. The plan was to move Cirro by 2/1, but I’m not sure now. He has an acre paddock with 14 x 24 run-in and gets fed twice a day. I also have most of my hay stored there. If I move him, I have to move it as well.

Lily has settled in at the new barn well. She was lame the first day and I ended up having the vet out. She did not react to hoof testers in the front. Dr. C saw no signs of laminitis. I’m very happy about that, but I’m going to keep her on a low carb diet for now. I do think that she might be prone to it, so she will be watched on that front.

She was lame on the left hind though. Dr. C did flexion tests on her hock and fetlock. She was positive on both… dead lame at trotting off. And she was sensitive all up and down her left hind leg. Next she did x-rays of the fetlock area. I wanted her to get the entire hoof as well. For that Lily had to stand on blocks behind, so she got a dose of dormosedan, which made her pant. The films were fine, so it seems to have been a soft tissue injury. Dr. C recommended a week of stall rest, 1 gram of but/day as needed, cold hosing and a little turnout in the arena, as long as she stayed quiet.

It’s been two days and the swelling is down, she’s walking better and only needed one day of bute. I am so glad that she is back to her perky self! I think that she really likes seeing me more and getting breakfasts. At the old barn, she only had beet pulp for dinner. Now she had a nice, clean, dry stall, all the hay she can eat and a little window to see the outside.

I had hoped to ride at Pisgah this weekend, but just spending the time with Lily has been fine. In a week or two, we should be out on the trails.

The trick for me will be keeping to the schedule I made for both barns. I think I can get to check on Vin at lunch time two days a week and once on Saturday. Then see Lily 6 days/week. If it goes well, I’ll keep Vin where he is for a while. Eventually, he will be moved, but he’s happy where he is and I don’t have to rush getting him gelded or moving hay.