I had a very busy week at work since Monday is the final extended due day on tax returns for businesses and trusts. Due to that, my evening rides weren’t particularly exciting.
Stampede hasn’t been particularly fun since he went back to work from his random lameness a few weeks ago. He’s been like his old, not so fun self – cranky, spooky, and distracted. I had already begun feeling that he was going to need his back injected soon, but after the time off it seems like he is more sore. That said, I’m sure it’s not as obvious to others as it is to me. I know that any time he doesn’t want to move off my leg in the canter he’s having a bad day. I notice when he shrinks his back away slightly as I’m currying. I see when he pins his ears as another horse passes him. He has many signs that he’s uncomfortable, some more obvious than others, but nothing that someone else wouldn’t dismiss.
So Monday Stampede goes back up to MSU to get his back injected again. It is pretty much right at 6 months, so I can’t really complain. The vet had told me 3 to 6 months originally. I’m excited that I get to meet with the physio vet while we are there as well. She will teach me various exercises to strengthen Stampede’s back and make him feel even better after his injections.
Thursday night ride on Mr P
Meanwhile, Mr P has been plugging along in his usual style. He loves this fall weather we are having. Cool enough to give him extra energy but warm enough he isn’t getting stiff. I actually rode him in the Back on Track pad today to see what he thought. He may have been a little looser at the beginning of the ride than usual – jury is still out.
BoT pad on Mr P
I will retest the pad on Stampy after he gets injected, but so far he seems to really dislike it actually. Not too surprising, he is the pickiest horse I’ve ever met…
The other night I was out grazing P by Stampede’s stall, got some cute shots.
Stumpernugget
Brothers <3
Time to bite the brother
The barn pictures you share looks like a gorgeous facility. Hope the bot works out for your boys. I don’t have the pads anymore. I had one but it was a dud and I didn’t order a replacement. I do have the sheet and hock boots though and I love them.
I may be making this up but I feel like there is a window of time after certain injections where they don’t advise using their product? Maybe I made that up though.
Wish we had more grass in our pastures, and maybe more bigger pastures, but other than that it’s a beautiful place. The barn I have the boys in is awesomely open and airy.
I did a quick search and didn’t see anything about injections and BoT. I did read that horses can have reactions to BoT until they get used to it. Stampy reacts to most everything so maybe that’s why he hasn’t really enjoyed it yet. We will see!