Shortly after the chiropractor came to visit Spice she had what the vet thought was a short episode of lymphangitis where all three of her legs became filled. She wasn't lame on them but they were quite badly swollen. We're still not entirely sure what caused it - the vet thinks a small cut on her left hind leg may have become infected or suggested it could have been due to her being stabled overnight (for the first time in almost year!) but either way they all went back down to normal within a few days and she is now sound again. :)
Hacked her out today and she was so well behaved. She had boots on her fronts but was barefoot on her hinds and i was really pleased because even on the really rocky terrain they didn't move an inch and she seemed to cope fine without any protection on her hinds.
It's definitely starting to get a bit more difficult riding whilst having a bump, walking is fine but rising trot is a bit uncomfortable so i might have to stick to just walking and the sitting trot.
Realistically i think i have another 4 weeks left of being able to ride until i get too big which means I will not be riding her over the winter but that's probably the best time to not be able to ride and at the minute i am just thankful that i'm not too big to hack and the weather is still so nice.
Spice has really settled into her new home now...her poos are back to normal and she seems very comfortable in her surroundings.
Monday 20 September 2010
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