Today's report brought to you by Lara
Sinwaan and I went on a little ride up Cache Hollow yesterday. The weather was wonderful for this time of year, only about 50 degrees! He was very good boy while I groomed him and fiddled with his tack till everything was just right. Then we headed up the trail. He walked out really nice alternating between walking and troting on the way up. Then on the way back we took our time walking and switching up the direction to settle him down a little; he was in quite a hurry to get back to his barn buddies!
All in all we were gone for 1 1/2 hours and probably put in about 5 easy miles. When we got back to the barn I groomed him out again and gave him a little pan of grain for his efforts.
Thanks for the loan Shana we had a good ride! ~Lara~
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Lara and I spoke after her ride and discussed his change in gait. On Saturday I thought it was because of his boots, but Lara didn't use the boots and also noticed him coming down heavy on one side. To me his hooves look good, no chips or cracks, smooth edges. But Lara noticed that his one hoof, his 'club foot' has been growing out at a different angle. So now we think that is why he is moving differently, he is no longer balanced. I am going to call the farrier in the next week and make an appointment to put his shoes back on for the ride season.
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