Dani is recovering from a tear in her right hind extensor tendon. Now, Phelps kicked down a couple of fence rails and punctured his hock on a nail. Hundreds of dollars later, he is on SMZ's and bute. Bad horse! :-)
What a cutie though. He is very affectionate and wants to be friends with everyone. He has even sniffed the dogs with curiosity. He meets new people with a manner of hesitant politeness and a desire to please. He wants to do the right thing, but isn't always sure what that might be.
He was trimmed and had his racing shoes pulled on Thursday. He did really well, but had a hard time holding up that sore leg, so Randy only checked it out a bit and left that one to trim when he feels better. Randy said his feet aren't horrible and should transition well to barefoot. They are chipping a little right now, but he doesn't seem to be ouchy without shoes, not even on gravel.
I'm including pics of when I first brought him home. He was scared to get out of the trailer, poor guy, and stayed in there for a couple of hours. I thought he'd come out when he was ready, but he didn't and I was afraid he would lose his courage completely if he didn't get out soon. So, I went back in and helped him out.
He has since ridden in the trailer to the vet and did well. We just need to make sure he always backs out and isn't allowed to turn around.
The "speckles" on his face are from the irrigation that was on as we drove past.
Though his feet don't look too dreadful in this picture, he is way under-run and his toes were incredibly long. He was tripping over them just walking around.
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