anyone else sometimes 'lame' on hard ground?

[Alameda]

but then sound again after a day or so of rest?

what a horrible decision to make, the worst part of having any animal - will be thinking of you alpine

mine came out of his stable like a bullet from a gun this morning, hadn't touched his hay or water but had obviously gone round and round in circles all night :( took a while to catch and administer sedative, bute etc and sort poultice out (luckily farrier called in to see how he was with perfect timing to do the poultice himself), leaving him out overnight on three legs

Fingers crossed for your boy Alameda. B our new pony had cast a shoe when I went to bring her in,so she wasn't ridden today.She had to have them glued on because her previous farrier had taken too much hoof off and I found the shoe in the field.

I feel damned if I do (bring him in) and damned if I don't hopefully we will have the 8am vet slot tomorrow and can get some X-rays then I have to go on holiday and try not to worry about him. Ryanair would charge a lot for 500kg of lame horse wouldn't they?

Any news? Has the vet been out yet?

there is a big gloopy gash along the coronet/coronary band which might be stuff coming out or it might be where poultice has rubbed (it was a bit tricky to do in the field) or he might have injured it somehow in some unrelated incident - the sole is still very sore where the bruise was but otherwise still no idea really. they will x-ray on Weds if nothing has changed, would probably be about 7-10 days by then so easier to see

he definitely has to stay in so hopefully he won't be in the sort of frenzied not eating or drinking state he was the first night - we have three stables for him now, different areas of the yard so he can always have company, one for day time one for night and one as a desperate last resort (it has a top door). it is a really horrible time to go away I think, but maybe better for him because everyone else will get on with it and not cry?

sorry, thanks for asking. wish I wasn't so fond of him!

I have once or twice had an abcess exit right on the coronet/band - could it be that? If yes, then you should be seeing a change asap! :)

lots of gunk coming out now, phew, it is a Good Sign isn't it?

sneaked back to check on him just now in case had over done the sedalin, and was a good urge to obey because he had somehow liberated his haynet of the rope stuff that tightens it at the top (and fastens it to the ring obviously) emptied it into his bed and was busily tangling himself up in it - vet said 'it is much better for him to lie down on a nice straw bed than to be outside gallivanting about' but she doesn't know him at ALL. There is much more gallivanting happening in the box than there was in the field. There is definitely no lying down. Think he will have escaped by morning but he won't get far on three legs?

Gunk coming out sounds more positive.Good job you checked on him,he sounds a real character.