Willig's very slight intermittent lameness (that has gotten a little bit more frequent, although not worse - he almost always works out of it after a few minutes and it's been so mellow I haven't been able to isolate it) was a "wowza" on one of the flexion tests. We got x-rays, and he's got a touch of arthritis and some changes to his coffin bone, but nothing broken or that looks like navicular.
He's getting three days of stall rest with bute and a big bandage and hand walking, then three weeks of hand walking or gentle walk riding.
And if it gets better, then we'll be happy and I'll give him apples and kiss him.
He must be kind of a trooper to have not really let on that this was going on. I think it's been slowly building for at least a few months. Bad Mom. Bad.
Charlie with the long sought after cooler
Spring NWEC 2013 Novice
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