Well, first competition I have done since 2019 due to COVID-19 shutting down the entire country and all it’s wonderful events everywhere, for everyone in 2020.\u00a0 What a bunch of nonsense.<\/p>\n
Anyway, during 2020 I had the opportunity to pick up Shae, a very experienced 100 mile endurance horse.\u00a0 She had some lameness issues and was sold to a fella in Maryland. She didn’t do much for 16 months, just sat around in a pasture. Her new owner decided to move back to Texas and didn’t want to take her, so I was granted an opportunity.<\/p>\n
I had two months to bring her conditioning back up.\u00a0 I took it slow and did notice once or twice after a conditioning ride that she would take a few off steps at the trot when turned loose in the pasture.\u00a0 This disturbed me a bit.<\/p>\n
I took her to this ride and found that she is an amazing competitor.\u00a0 Quiet to compete with no silliness or race brain.\u00a0 I had the most fun.\u00a0 Honestly, she’s is comfortable to ride and there was no nonsense.\u00a0 I love it.<\/p>\n
Sadly, at the end oft he ride, although we did complete, we were at a Level 2 Lameness with intermittent offness at the trot.\u00a0 After getting back to the trailer, we did some flexion testing and her right front leg is definitely disturbed.\u00a0 I suspect one of the digital flexor tendons.\u00a0 When they were palped, she was very sensitive and when we did a flex test, she could barely walk immediately afterwards.\u00a0 She did walk it off and then trotted mostly sound with some minor head bobbling.<\/p>\n
I have a hard decision to make now.\u00a0 Do I take her to a specialty vet and see if it can be repaired, do I let her rest up a bit and see if it was a fluke injury we did at this ride, or do I move her on.\u00a0 If the injury is permanent, she could be a brood mare.\u00a0 Although she is not registered, she has a very talented career record in endurance and could produce some excellent endurance horses in her future.<\/p>\n
And me?\u00a0 Well, the ride was fantastic.\u00a0 I felt great all day.\u00a0 The day after I still feel great.\u00a0 This photo at the halfway vet check.<\/p>\n
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