..Ellie that is!She broke out of her bare paddlock into the field with the boys last night,Polo was delighted and im sure he had some 'fun' with her he wouldnt let AliG anywhere near her,Ellie came in licking her lips:)
Had a schooling session with Polo yesterday..god he was terrible!Seems like we are back to square one with him having that long break,resistant,rushing,unable to bend:0 needless to say it wasnt pretty but he didnt strop once so think we have that side of things sorted.I do wonder sometimes whether its worth going through this I reckon his breeding makes it so difficult for him but he 'can' do it and when he's going nicely he knocks people socks off just takes alot of regular sessions to get him there.I know physically its beneficial for him to be working more correctly but whenever he has a break we have to start all over again.
I did wonder if some of it was due to the fact he could hear Ali shouting made him less focused?we could hear Alig for the whole time we were away, whenever we've been out Ali is always covered in shavings so I think he has a roll in a bit of a paddy!
Had a short ride to day around the stubble fields this tends to blow Polo's mind but he was really good today only getting a bit excited when we turned for home.
Ali had a good brush and picked his feet up pretty quickly too which is good news.
Debating whether to lead Ali out for some walks as he's getting rather porky,he has filled out a lot in general his chest is much wider than when he first came and his butt is fuller now too but its the waistline thats had the biggest growth!
I dont want to do too much as the splint def has a bit of heat in it and annoyingly looked a bit bigger today (that could just be me) but walking out in hand should be okay...what do you reckon?
Dog show tomorrow with the Mooster,not expecting anything her coat isnt right but it should be in much better for the November show.May aswell go as its on the doorstep for a change and Buster can come to have look around..just hope he doesnt bark at everything that his latest response to EVERYTHING..boys {sigh}.
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Ack, I know that feeling of having to start over after a break. Not so much with Tucker, fortunately, but Toby, because he is built more level than upright would be hard to get back into the more balanced frame after a layoff. It was just hard for him.
My boy PJ was tricky too, but soon I found his problems were all related to soreness that would no show up as lameness, but resistance--all quickly and efficently managed with regular acupuncture. (He would have been another good ulcer treatment case, I bet, as he was a real worrier.)
After the frolic with his lady, Ellie, I would thing Polo's mind was not exactly on work, eh?
I would think handwalking Ali would be OK. Hosing the leg off afterwards to cool it down would be good too. Splints always look bigger the more you look at them. They "grow" before your very eyes. Half of it is usually your imagination. *S*
What did you do to get the front feet picking up? we know what works with the left one, but the right?
I don't suppose Ellie's owner is too happy, though, whatever the boys thought!
I sent the photos again, let me know if you get them or not... there's a fair few, so it's pretty massive. or I could put them up on photobucket or somewhere and then you can copy them down...
YEs phtois PLEASE !!! I woudl ove to see Ali again. he is gorgeous.
What kind of diet is he on to put so mcuh weight?
Is it your grass?
We are lucky we do not have any!
Jack was like that. Foot and mouth set him back to square one and I gave up!
The biggering of the splint might be inflammation from increased blood supply. You need that to solve the problem so I wouldn't worry - cos there's s*d all you can do about it anyway! And remember - once it's hard and cold, it will reduce in size for a full year until it is finally the size it's going to stay.
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