So, after 5 days of waiting, I decided on Saturday to check out Cassie's soundness with her newly shod hooves. This was triggered by my vet's email that said to put her back in work and see what happens. If she goes lame, we'll do a block. Basically, more diagnostics.
Saturday: SOUND. YAY! Both directions, no issues- she actually looked comfortable.
Sunday: I took it up a notch and tacked her up. Her lameness tends to be exacerbated by tack- anything that goes around the girth area- surcingle, saddle girth, anything. Doesn't seem to matter if it is a treeless, treed, bareback pad on top. So i tacked her up and off to the arena. She looked great. I could detect the weirdness she has when she moves with tack on, but overall, she looked very comfortable and not lame.
So today, we do it again. And the same for tomorrow. And so it goes.
I'm not longeing the heck out of her- i'm actually doing mostly walk and some trot for about 10-15 minutes total. If she's going to be lame, she'll show it in that time.
Fingers crossed!
Cabo is doing well. Irritated when i take one of his girls away...but he'll survive. At least he moves around a little bit when that happens! LOL.
Oh, I did say "girls." I have a new pony on trial for the husband...more about her when it becomes official.
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