This evening i decided to turn Spice out even though she has some swelling to her hock (caused by her cut) because last night her legs filled up again due to being stabled so i thought it was better that she was walking about aiding circulation rather than inhibiting it...did i do the right thing? who knows, i guess i will find out tomorrow morning.
Anyway...in view of the fact that i will have to bring her in when the weather gets bad i really need to do something to prevent this swelling from re-occurring so i decided to do some research on the internet and apparently rubber matting can really help (which is what she had at her last livery yard) where her legs didn't fill up so could this be what's making the difference? I hope so because if it is then i can potentially solve the problem.
I've been having so much fun hacking Spice out lately but what with her getting swollen legs each time she's stabled and then getting kicked leaving her with a nasty cut and a swollen hock you can't help but sometimes think...is it all worth it? And then i look at her and she looks back at me with that 'Bambi' like expression of hers and tells me it all is.
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