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Re: What a day. (non-GMC) [message #369321 is a reply to message #364103]

Thu, 31 March 2022 01:33

Ken Burton

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I just realized that it has been 10 months or so (a while). I have sent out a few private emails, but I have not posted an update to everyone.

So the special shoe that the university of Wisconsin made did not last long. So we got another farrier involved and had him make one we liked much, much better. The shoe is all steel and aluminum and has a fish tail out the back about 5 inches long. It keeps his hoof pointed down 6 or 7 degrees to prevent him from over extending it and to allow the tendon to continue to regrow.

ToBe has been on a "No turn out status" all of this time and was only allowed to to walked on a lead for 20 to 60 minutes a day. A local trainer was suppose too be walking him every day inside the stable and the attached indoor arena.

On Feb 28th the vet came out and ran another ultra sound and said (and showed us) that his tendon is now 70% repaired. He changed the requirements of the shoe to a 3 degrees toe down from 6 degrees, and reduced the fish tail. We went through two farriers and finally got a shoe made and installed to our specs.

Last week we moved ToBe to a different much larger stall that has an additional walk out area to allow him to walk around as much as he likes and get use to the new shoe angles. After a couple of weeks of this they will take him outside and let him be free in a small corral by himself. He is still being hand walked on a lead by a new different trainer (the other one was escorted off the property on March 1 for other reasons besides us). ToBe is occasionally allowed loose in the inside arena too. I like the new trainer.

That is where we are. He is getting much better and is one handsome horse. He is still young and wants to run and play. Our restricting him so he does not re-injure himself has been our major concern. Everything looks good and soon he should be able to be a real horse again. He gets lots of attention from the stable staff and especially his owner. \

Feel free to send me a note or PM if you have any questions.

Again, Thank you for those who contributed and to those that are just interested..

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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		Re: What a day. By: Ken Burton on Tue, 26 January 2021 21:45
		Re: What a day. By: JohnL455 on Tue, 26 January 2021 15:54
		Re: [GMCnet] What a day. By: Ken Henderson on Tue, 26 January 2021 15:58
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		Re: [GMCnet] What a day. By: Ken Henderson on Wed, 27 January 2021 00:47
		Re: [GMCnet] What a day. By: Matt Colie on Wed, 27 January 2021 09:42
		Re: [GMCnet] What a day. By: Ken Burton on Wed, 27 January 2021 11:07
		Re: What a day. By: C Boyd on Tue, 26 January 2021 16:03
		Re: What a day. By: Ken Burton on Tue, 26 January 2021 21:33
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		Re: What a day. By: kingd on Thu, 28 January 2021 11:53
		Re: [GMCnet] What a day. By: ljdavick on Thu, 28 January 2021 12:08
		Re: What a day. By: Ken Burton on Fri, 29 January 2021 10:54
		Re: What a day. By: Ken Burton on Fri, 29 January 2021 09:46
		Re: What a day. By: Matt Colie on Fri, 29 January 2021 11:14
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		Re: What a day. (non-GMC) By: Ken Burton on Thu, 31 March 2022 01:33
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		Re: What a day. By: kingd on Thu, 31 March 2022 16:43
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