Pony in pen

Fred went out in the field pen yesterday (Monday 12th March) and was out again today.

Hopefully (praise the relevant deities) that is box rest over for him and he can field rest.

30th December -> 12th March

Now need to get the drama llama going out in the other pen without having a nightgown (meltdown SU joke!) then he can go out in a field pen come Easter

I need a bloody drink

This afternoon was one of those afternoons when drowning in a nice white Burgundy seems very appealing.

Had appointment in town at 11:00 which went tits up, got home let dogs out in garden whilst I put kettle on and heard someone talking to dogs which is odd as we have an enclosed garden and you can only get in by going past kitchen door.

So go outside and neighbours garden wall has collapsed and nice chap is being mugged by my dogs :*) as he tries to remove collapsed brick work from our flower bed (well it was a flower bed before Oliver Beagle helped with the digging.

Good to know I own two guard dogs!

So off to yard in the sunshine :-)

Pop Fred out in pen once vet had been and gone pop Chorrie out with him.

BAD POSH JOB decides that both barrels at Fred is good entertainment, luckily he didn't mean it but I seriously don't this this Chorister Presland!

Haul in bad pony and finish off stable and pulsed mag.

Hand walk the bad pony who live up to his new name!

Home for a large glass of white!

Have decided to book a spa day, pedicure, manicure, hot stone massage and facial !

Two ponies in a pen

Today the sun shone the birds were singing and the two bay boys went out in the pen together.

Chorrie happy to indulge in a mutual grooming session with Fred but otherwise a bit of a grump moving Fred over still it did mean they moved about a bit rather than play statues!

So more progress now need to sort out if I am going to attempt to long rein him or not ...

Pen and pooped

So today we built 'the pen' started at 12:15 and finished at 16:30.

I went over to yard first to muck out hand walk and be a therapy queen :@) got to yard and feed room in disorder my bran all over the floor and large rat like holes in bags. So spent twenty minutes sweeping up so wasn't running to schedule when Tony arrived.

Tony (gawd love him) spent ages banging two insulators onto each glass fibre stake. Goodness this fending is expensive but is well engineered.

Started off with an on site project planning meeting :@) stakes went in easily the tensioner caused much head scratching but when worked out again was a well engineered solution.

We were one tensioner short not quite sure why only sent one for a two tape strand fence, will need to sort on Monday.

Fudged the gate then started running electric cable from Pony Palace to energiser, earth stake was somewhat over engineered and looked more suitable for a five mile run of fencing not a few metres:@)

Extension lead and energiser have placed in Fred's red 'treasure chest' that I have been meaning to empty since Fred arrived at Duttons over seven years ago :*) .

So there it is the pony pen is up logically it should contain him as he's never been one for getting out and the normal field fencing is one strand electric rope and that has always been sufficient.This is two stands 40mm wide tape mains electric.

Had a very late lunch then started on afternoon stables.

Tony skipped out whilst I walked the Chorrie pony. There was a loose calf which caused airs above the ground (!) he leaps up all four feel off the ground then kicks out with his back legs(!)

Left yard at 17:45 and it was still light so lovely how the nights are letting out.

Home to a very welcome cup of tea and later a glass of Baileys :@)

Cooked king prawns with noodles and bean sprouts in a sweet and sour sauce nom nom now watching Upstairs Downstairs

Therapy Queen

I feel like the therapy queen, my daily session goes somewhat like:-

1. Arrive feed Chorrie
2. Pulsed mag boot on left leg, pulsed mag pad on right shoulder
3. Mag boots on Fred
4. Pulsed mag boot on right leg, pulsed mag pad left wither
5. Pulsed mag boot on upper right leg
6. Pulsed mag on poll
7. Equissage on Chorrie
8. Equilibrium pad on Fred
9. Equissage off then walk Chorrie in hand do suppleness routine as per physio
10. Ice Chorrie's front legs
11. Equilibrium pad off Fred
12. Walk Fred in hand
13. Make up treat balls

Plus muck out two stables, change rugs, do feeds, soak hay, scrub buckets

Plus I have Oliver to walk for his cruciate ligament and shove the pulsed mag on that too.

The pulsed mag has been purchase of 2011 it is used so so much!

Three poorly legs :-(

So has the vet out to scan three *sigh* injured front legs this morning.

Fred


One month post injury (30th December) looking OK, can start walking out in hand as a pre cursor to pen turnout in seven to ten days. Basically need to see how injury reacts to increased 'stress'

Chorister


Right leg Check ligament injured 5th May; reinjured 4th August.
Left leg Suspensory injured 4th August; check ligament goes in stable 14th September.

So externally right leg you can barely tell now it has been injured, you'd need eagle eyes and need to be looking closely. Check looking good sufficiently good that you'd start trotting on it if it was the *only* injured leg.

Left leg externally check injury visible. Internally suspensory looking 'ok/normal' given his age, left check making progress but will of course always lag behind right leg.

Vet thinks by end of Feb he could be doing 35/40 minutes in hand, will be interesting to see if that fits with my physio's program.

Did talk to vet about the fact we/I have no idea if he is even sound as haven't trotted him up; her view is that soundness at the moment is no indication of anything and that the proof of pudding will be if it stands up to work.

Which is a bit hmm

Other Stuff

Chatted as to where she'd send a PSD for op; seems her experience is op often not needed but would be Bathe as he was pioneer of op and does a neat decent job.

Andy Bathe

Fracture of the radius in vet's opinion if you can get two weeks post fracture you over the worst, seems horribly common as she currently has two.

Pony update

Chorister

Saturday started week 3 of walking, boy being very good and sensible. Much easier than taking him out for a 'pick of grass' as he keeps his feet on the floor!

Legs looking very good, Liz (vet) looked at them on Tuesday when she scanned Fred and is pleased with them. Right leg you can barely see has been injured externally, left leg still has oedema.

Fred

Down to one bute daily, having to wash tail every visit as messy tail messier on bute. Good boy is eating his bran and sugar beet slop which will hopefully help with the impaction risk.

Box resting well much better than he used to suspect it helps Chorrie is in too.

Hopefully they will soon have a pen to mooch about in.

Fred on the injured list

Friday 30th December

My birthday so off to a theatre matinee so asked friend if she could get Fred in for me. Nice matinee and on way back to yard 17:10 when phone goes, it is Al she's just got Fred in as he was still out and was very upset and running about and was lame walking up. Friend totally forgot to get him in.

Get to yard looks like check ligament so ice and give two bute. Not fully weight bearing on it 7/10 lame in walk.

Cancel birthday and leave stack of present unopened as no longer feel much in the mood.

Saturday 31st December

Ring vet she agrees with my planned course of action so two bute twice daily, ice and stand in.

Sunday 1st January

Am I glad to see an end to 2011 as now have two ponies on injured list.

Now loading limb better.

Monday 2nd January

Decide to try field rest *big fat failure* Fred not prepared to rest instead prefers to run on adrenalin.

Tuesday 3rd January

Ask vet to come scan so know what we are dealing with, tear on outside check and general damage. Fibre pattern much denser than C's was post injury. Vet advises box rest and keep bute up until can reduce with no discomfort.

Vet thinks looking at a month of box rest.

Wednesday 4th January

Limb loading looking better still on two bute BID.

Fred seems happy enough standing in with Chorrie for company.