96. Lameness

Arghhh! Today i noticed that Spice was lame again on her hoof - the one which previously had an abscess. She is not crippled but she is walking rather slowly and has a noticeably uneven trot. I'm not sure whether it is the start of another abscess (fingers crossed) i it isn't! or whether she is just foot sore on that particular hoof due to it needing a trim as i noticed today that most of the weight is bearing on the hoof wall rather than the sole which has caused flaring and thus maybe the cause of her discomfort.

So, i have arranged for a podiatrist to come out to see her tomorrow and hopefully as i said it will just need trimming.

Five months into her being barefoot i was hoping that these problems would cease but unfortunately i think the abscess has really set that one hoof back. :(

Will let you all know how it goes tomorrow.

The good news is...when i tried long reining her out of the gate down to the stables today i had 100% success without any hesitation from her at all so i think i've cracked it with regards that.

I was planning on long reining her half way around the block tomorrow and then riding her back but it doesn't look like i'll be doing that now. :(