Sunday 1st August
I went up and gave the girls a carrot and a pat. Chris brought them in and had no major things to report about their feet... Just the same.
Monday 2nd August
We took both girls for a walk in the big field and put boots on both of them to get over the gravel on the way. Lottie is walking out in her boots and without in the turnout field. She only looked a littel uncomfortable over the first, rough part of the turnout field but she's very reluctant to leave us at turnout at the moment so it's hard to tell how much of it is that!
Tuesday 3rd August
We considered putting Lottie out in her boots for a rest but actually she's looking pretty good out there. Also the weather is so unpredictable and although the weather forecast says no rain is due, the sky is saying different! Just brought in for a bit of feed and turned them straight back out again.
Wednesday 4th August
I was so glad we didn't bother with boots as it's rained on-and off for the last 24 hours... Until we go to the yard! Lottie limped up after naked trotting up every other night this week. I put her boots on but she was still pretty reluctant on the walk from the field to the barn. Chris and I had a look together and it definitely looks like the right fore but possibly/probably a bit sore on both. We gave her feet a good clean and pressed and prodded but couldn't find a local source of the pain... She stood beautifully. We left her in her stable to rest for an hour or so and then when we turned her out in her boots again she was looking a little better.
We'll see how she is tomorrow :-(
Thursday 5th August
Lottie looked quite a bit better so we took her to the big field to graze and moved her around a bit. I only asked for walk but she was offering trot and looked ok. We took her on the yard to work on taking a couple of steps forward and then a couple back behind me and Chris noticed she looked a bit off again so I walked her forward and she looked really sore, again more significantly on the right fore but probably a bit so in both. We gave her some herbal bute replacement (Alphabute) in her dinner and turned her out... I think she looked the sorest I've seen her and she actually looked a bit depressed about it :-(
If we are honest I think Chris and I are pretty gutted... We knew it would take a while but she's looked so good prior to this that I think we were getting excited a little prematurely. Well I know I was!
Friday 6th August
Lottie looked better again today and was walking well barefoot on flat ground. She looked good enought that we put her out without boots as we are going to be back first thing for a play and rain is expected. She looks good walking around the turnout field again.
Saturday 7th August
I played with Lottie in the big field and she seemed pretty good. We had a 30 min session (boots on obviously) and then another one about an hour later and she stayed looking good. We turned her out in boots to be sure as I was hoping to do some other bits with her tomorrow.
Sunday 8th August
She looked better again today and I had planned to take her in the big field for a roam and graze but the YO was using it. We played on the yard and again she is fine with her boots on and even chose to go over stony ground at points but she looked to me like she could feel it and regretted it a little.
We gave her feet a clean and spray and turned her out with her boots on. Let's hope for a more consistently good week next week!
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