Kinda think that is what I will have to do…just find a plush pasture arrangement so pony can heal itself…doesn’t want to be ridden any more apparently nope not at all, walk walk walk stop freeze/space out with ears forward, buck when asked to walk again repeat(tried different times of day, trail, ring, other places on the property so it is not the ring or going off property alone), sweet as pie if you are not asking for anything. Just need to vent…Vet is involved and we know we are dealing with a barely barely positive lyme as of last month, probable ulcers(but in ok weight and SHINEE coat…2 weeks GG a few months ago) many minor-moderate injuries(kicks in turnout) over the past 6 months and goodness only knows what else we would find if we keep looking. Feet went through hell last year but are coming back beautifully now, teeth up to date, saddle has been fit all along as well as chiro, SmartPaks for the entire digestive tract, gets fed well including free choice hay…ummm am I missing something or is poor pone’s brain fried from the physical injuries, sure isn’t from ring work…I don’t exactly feel guilty, more like wondering “whhelll considering our luck…big field plenty of other horses…WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG…we will find out soon enough” that is if I can even find a suitable arrangement. I still love the handsome devil and will always do my best to give him what he needs, just thinking he may actually need less not more and we all(including my bank account) need a break…errrr ummm I mean some rest and relaxation…after one more lyme test and possibly an endoscopy just to make sure nothing NEEDS treating before a time out…thanks for listening to my vent. Feel free to join in if you are in the same ship…boat drinks all around.
Sorry you are dealing with this…
So sorry. I have been there! I have one horse I retired THREE TIMES!!! I still have him. He is still on retirement number three. The good news was that he did come back and was useful twice! :lol: Dr. Green did his thing after a year, both times.
Thanks HP…just getting nausea from this roller coaster ride which I have ridden with other horses before… I mean scope and treat or just wait and see what a lifestyle (he lives a pretty darn good life now, just think he hates being stalled at all, will crib on anything…but not play with his stall toys once I took away all possible cribbing surfaces) change can do for him…treating with out the life style change is a waste of money… too many damned if ya do damned if ya don’t scenarios at the moment. Only definite is that a second lyme test would be worth it at this point…heck the one thing that would give a real definitive treatable answer is the least traumatic, a scope is way more traumatic to him, me and my bank account and I feel like would show he was in the “could treat with GG or lifestyle change” zone.
Ford… year on year off year on year off…welcome to early retirement dude…oh wait you may have to work as a model…
I retired my gelding a few years ago.
Took him back out of retirement after I figured out the trim he was getting didn’t do him any favors. New trim, new horse.
I’m hoping you took a look at his feet in all of this? Good luck–hope it works out well for the horse. He may come back around yet.
Thanks Becky…glad you were able to figure out his feet with what sounds like relative ease…I knew his trim/shoeing were NASTTAYYY had to FIGHT with barn owner/friend(because her farrier could not possibly be doing anything wrong to my horse), get Xrays and then new farrier and that is the PG edited readers digest version…wound up having to go barefoot for a few months til there was enough to nail a shoe on to and now he is slowly growing out of wedge pads but been 100% solid & sound amazing the new black smith with the quantity and quality of his growth. Shocking what proper circulation will do eh?!! After his feet were sound it was a series of incidents and accidents in turn out, which makes me wonder “hmmm is he really just not wired like the rest of them” we tried all different combinations to keep him safe…he is back to being with one other horse who is not really playful, so even though “herd” kinda makes me nervous I think it may be better than trying to assimilate into a couple other horses that are already established together so I might need to start looking for that kind of situation for him where he can just go BE, unless he is getting fed, flysprayed, groomed/loved on by me or his feet done. Does the equine version of “glamping” even exist…
And just learned he had some back issues on the track:no:
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I was just thinking to myself he sounds a lot like my guy who was eventually diagnosed with Kissing Spines. Have you had his back x rayed?
Mine had KS surgery, then ended up jumping a fence and hurting his foot. So we are trying Dr. Green for a while now too…
Good luck! 
Caryledee…WHY do they sabotage our efforts to help them??? Sorry your guy did that, but your scenario and my boys previous bad luck incidents and accidents (well some he was very lucky to have no permanent damage from) is exactly why I am hesitant/too exhausted to get really aggressive IE expensive. I do suspect KS or a similar back issue and planned on discussing it with the vet. At this point I think he needs a shaman, high priestess, medicine man, paranormal detective…would who ever has the voodoo dolls just put them down and go to the beach already!!! Seriously when he got cast hours after hock injections that oughta have been enough.
Yep, I am with you there. I suspect he has some sort of soft tissue injury in his foot, but the only way I could be sure is with an MRI. There is no way I can spend another $3k on a diagnosis. I have already been through a bad case of cellulitis, 4 corneal ulcers, probable ulcers, and anhidrosis before the kissing spines. I swear some horses are just born under a bad sign!
Dear Voodoo doll holders I am prepared to trade mass quantities of high quality alcohol for the dolls…would you like umbrellas for the drinks too…
