Our poor Tempest has an abscess in her hoof.
She is not a happy camper. When I dropped Miss H at the barn on Friday she called me back shortly after telling me that Tempest was lame. A dirty word in the horse world. We poked and prodded her and could not figure out what it was. After a while and about three other people who I might add are much more qualified.We figured out that she blew out an abscess on her right front foot.
After some squeezing and rearing and squeezing and rearing, and a chain added to the mouth. We got most of all of the abscess drained and treated with iodine.
It took 4 people to keep her quiet while she was being treated. Poor thing.
It wore her out, after we finished she got some extra peppermints. They always help.
Miss H turned her back out with her Homies. She was not wanting to go back out. Humm peppermints or friends?? Which would you choose?
Eventually she chose friends.
But not until she saw one of the boys on the other side of the fence. She is such a flirt!
Miss H was able to ride her on Monday. So she is doing much better, still a bit sore but better.
Such a pretty horse! I lov ethe picture of her eye! It is so cool.
Posted by: Jennifer | September 09, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Aw - glad she is better! She is a pretty girl!
Posted by: Donalyn | September 09, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Poor girl. My Trilee had an abscessed foot last year. It is so wet here that it just wouldn't heal. We had to put a plastic plate on his foot to keep it dry. Couldn't ride him for months. But, it's all better now!
Posted by: Casey | September 09, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Poor thing! I loved the close up picture of her eye. Beautiful. I'm glad she could be consoled with peppermints and flirting. :o)
Elle
Posted by: Elle Bee | September 09, 2009 at 03:26 PM
Ouch! Glad she is better, though. A chain ... that must have been tough for you to watch!
Posted by: Virginia | September 09, 2009 at 05:28 PM
It looked kind of funny really. She kept curling her lips up and making funny faces. It did not hurt her just made her not want to rear.
Posted by: Spruce Hill | September 09, 2009 at 05:45 PM
I'm sure they would hurt. Glad she's doing better now!
Posted by: Kate | September 09, 2009 at 07:38 PM
I am sorry to hear about her abcess! They are so painful. I had to deal with one with Fritzy. It took a few days to realize it was an abcess, since I have never had a horse that had one.
Love the eye picture! Amazing!!
Posted by: Paint Girl | September 10, 2009 at 02:31 AM
Aw, poor thing-peppermints and friends would do the trick in helping her to heal-I notice my horses' hooves are more 'cracky' this year, in spite of all the rain.
Posted by: hayseed | September 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Oh abscesses are a pain, but usually minor compared to all of the other things that could go wrong that make horses lame. Hope Tempest is feeling better soon!
Love the eye picture!!!
Posted by: Five O'Clock Somewhere | September 11, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Poor little girl......nothing worse than a ouchy foot, in a horse anyway. I'm glad everything turned out OK. We have a small standard donkey who is ouchy when he gets the littlest gravel piece in the crevase next to the frog for a few weeks after a trim. So we pick those feet daily -- nothing like a donkey who doesn't want to move!
Posted by: drivingrein | September 14, 2009 at 06:58 PM
Your property looks amazing... so beautiful!
Hope your girl (horse) is better...
God bless-
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda | September 14, 2009 at 07:28 PM