DJ's Update - Doing The Impossible!

[debris4spike]

Ian saw him yesterday and told Toni that if he didn't know better he would think DJ had been practising some ballet or something!

The shoe was attached on the inner 1/2 and twisted away on the outer ... basically impossible to do!  Sometimes one horse will stand on another's back shoe - but that usually loosens the whole shoe.  In this case, Conrad is bare-foot ... so it would be a problem for him, and his front feet look OK!!

So - Who's a clever boy?

 Anyway, I got him in and we did ride with Toni and Smudge just round the block.  He was very achy and still slightly lame, but the force he must have put through the leg means he is lucky to be so well!  We didn't go far and it was mainly a case of seeing how he was and then doing some gentle exercise to loosen him up a bit.

He has tomorrow (and the weekend) off ... Maybe he could go to DragonCon!

So after a carrot ... and another cuddle he was back to his field to laze around.

Comments

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Aw clever DJ. I guess the smith wasn't able to come fix his shoe yet?

[debris4spike]

Yes, I an is the smith who said he was clever ... a ballet star in the making.

DJ is still aching because of the force he took to bend the shoe - so much so it had to be re-heated to straighten it!

Still, carrots are good medicine!! (That's what DJ told me!)

[louise39.livejournal.com]

Poor DJ. Can the farrier come soon to fix the shoe? Does this happen often?

He deserves an extra carrot.

[debris4spike]

Yes, Ian is the farrier and so the shoe was re-heated and re-shaped and re-applied yesterday. (Sorry for not being clearer).

It is a complete rarity - sometimes a shoe will twist in very muddy weather, but to actually bend the iron takes some strength ... and skill.

Neither Toni nor Ian know how he managed it - so yes, fortunately, it is a rarity.

DJ thinks carrots are the best medicine!

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

He's obviously some sort of horse contortionist. Glad he's OK.

[debris4spike]

Well Ian wondered if he had taken up ballet in his spare time ... But wis his waste-line ... mmm!!!

Yes, he is fine, just feeling a bit sore and sorry for himself.

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Oh poor DJ!

[debris4spike]

Yes, he really decided that carrots were the only answer this morning!

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

Wow. Amazing DJ doing the impossible!
I hope he's feeling all better now and walking fine.

[debris4spike]

Oh - he's a clever boy ... when he wants to be ... He must be male!!

Thanks - he is slowly getting better.