I have an 4-y-o OTTB mare who just arrived a little over a week ago. I did not see her in person before purchasing, but I did have her vetted at the track and I watched her race videos and sale videos and she looked clean and passed the PPE. The vet did note that she had had her hind shoes pulled and was a bit tender footed behind.
Her last race was late August and she was taken out of training but still at the track until last week, so she was just hand walking until she came to my barn last week. I put her on daily paddock turnout with a stall for four days, but her mind is so good that she easily transitioned to full-time turnout in a grassy field with a run-in.
On the lunge line, she is stiff behind in both directions and particularly NQR going to the right. She initially looked stabby in front but she still had her race plates on in front with toe caulks. I removed those a few days ago and I have been painting the soles of her feet with Venice turpentine, and her movement in front has improved tremendously just since pulling the shoes.
I have a chiro appointment for her in a few weeks (vet is on vacation), but I’m looking for ideas on what, if anything, I should do in the meantime to help her transition? The NQR appears to be high - stifle, hip, SI - which I am expecting to be helped with the chiro and acupuncture. I’ve also done some mild massage and body work on her and I’m hand walking every day and incorporating walking over poles and elevated poles, as well as very light lunging, perhaps five minutes in each direction.
I have bute/previcox/Robaxin in my med box but I haven’t used anything yet.
I welcome any more ideas or somebody telling me just to be patient. 
