shoes back on....

apparently it wasn't easy as he'd done a job getting the last shoe off, but he's certainly feeling the benefit...

i just lunged.

i think he's starting to think about being in... TBF, nowt left in the field they're in ... but if i did keep him in he'd be upset, he only thinks he might be in, he doesn't really want to yet...

hot hot hot..

well, it was in the suntrap that is the yard, and quite warm everywhere else...

i spent some time tidying mane up with solocomb, but that was getting harder and harder - it needs new blades, which i've had to order from the shop (they had none in).  so instead of tidy mane, he has half done mane!

M is sound enough on grass, but unhappy on the horribly pebbly yard, and i think mostly because of the shoeless right fore, not the injured left fore (which seems to be healing, in so far as one can tell ... no heat in it that's for sure).  also, the shoe on that is loose.    wish he'd go without altogether....

so i decided not to do anything (had to wrestle with more stones to get to arena, he wasn't interested, and by the time i'd done the mane we were both boiled!)

had to have new tyre on car - it was going very slowly down, had a nail in it!

result at store where i bought camera.  i'd forgotten i'd bought also an insurance policy for £30 that replaces item whatever happens... so, went in with broken camera, came out with brand new one at no charge. result.!  (it would have been arm and leg to get camera mended anyway, so not worth it...)

and a missing shoe

that ws the other news from yesterday

anyway, he was sound today not heat or anything.

washed it all out and sprayed with the stuff (a spray on antibiotic type spray, that gets  blue everywhere if you're not careful) and did all his other feet with it as well...

so whatever else he's off ridden work till the farrier comes wednesday, but i expect we'll be able to do in hand and lunging in the arena ... might even clean the roller and get back to longlining.... haven't done that for aaages.

a ride and a vet visit

the ride yesterday, i persuaded him along to the ford. he then planted, i led him over the ford, and he then planted again whilst being led. he's a b.  the light starting to fade where i wouldn't be sure i'd get back in daylight if i carried on

tonight, G's night, she rang to say he was bleeding from the left front.  so called  the vet.  reckon a rock had caught the base of the frog. all cleaned out and sprayed up and we'll have to give it a good washout and keep a careful eye on it.

so i couldn't go to chiropractic as scheduled and won't be able to go back for a fortnight, i don't think ... can't see it

urticaria

along his back where the saddle would go; reckon he's rolled in something he shouldn't have!

so in hand work instead of riding

back on board

after a week away in somerset...

trying to remember the lesson was interesting!

and M ended up really bothered by midges getting up his nose (at least, i rather think that's what it was...)

but we kept moving, at least!

holidays!

is where i am so G is looking after Monfils and a neighbour looking after Sooty..

the odd photo going  up on facebook...