The farrier saw Champagne today and trimmed up his hooves. He gets a special barefoot trim. I had noticed that his hooves were getting long pretty fast. Spring, I guess.
The good news is that there is no sign of thrush, so the treatments I have been giving him have worked. On the other hand, one of his front hooves has a separation, so I need to massage the Absorbine into that area to keep it from getting worse. It’s always something.
For me, it is my finger. Now that the break is pinned, I need to not ride until March 23 at the earliest, when the stitches will be taken out and I can get that finger wet again. (I don’t want to take a chance on getting an infection in the operative site, and after all, I am dealing with hooves and you know where they’ve been.
Rats, rats, rats . . . the weather is getting nice. Why did I break my finger just in time for the start of trail ride season? And what can I do to give my boy attention and exercise while I can’t ride him and can’t longe him?
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