tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post7286034077151747756..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: More precious than goldJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-85758249892967346552015-07-30T07:48:27.786-07:002015-07-30T07:48:27.786-07:00That's too bad. I agree, 4 grams a day is too...That's too bad. I agree, 4 grams a day is too much. I hope she has an easy passing.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161356002403934870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-91775677524869240622015-07-29T15:29:16.736-07:002015-07-29T15:29:16.736-07:00Basically the answer is too much rotation. Her x-r...Basically the answer is too much rotation. Her x-rays show the story -- the coffin bone is tipped so far forward, it reminds me of a ballerina en pointe. Her farrier is one of the best in the business and has tried to keep her level. Right now, she's "comfortable" on 4 Bute a day, but, well, that's a lot of Bute, and she can't bear weight on her back. Believe me, her owner has done absolutely everything she can to stop the progress, but she can't even slow it down. We don't know all of Rags' story, but from the scars on her legs, it reminds me of a quote from Indiana Jones, "It's not the years, it's the mileage."Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-18316044023760340062015-07-29T10:34:37.940-07:002015-07-29T10:34:37.940-07:00How much rotation does she have? My mare has reha...How much rotation does she have? My mare has rehabbed well with barefoot trimming, a muzzle when turned out, and being kept in a dry lot. I use Remission and Heiro as supplements. KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161356002403934870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-43268821837094532872015-07-28T23:52:17.508-07:002015-07-28T23:52:17.508-07:00Laura, at least you've been able to keep your ...Laura, at least you've been able to keep your older horses reasonably healthy. Rags doesn't have great confirmation - her legs are pretty straight up and down, giving her a jarring feel to her movements. And her back legs are really scarred from kicking at the other horses next to her in her pipe corral. But she's always been a sweetheart.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-62390823914358889012015-07-28T13:26:09.032-07:002015-07-28T13:26:09.032-07:00Oh she looks like a good one. I know just what you...Oh she looks like a good one. I know just what you mean about good lesson horses--or good kid's horses (same thing really). They are just the best. I feel for your loss. And I know how it is to be in that place. You can't fix them and you can't even give them a decent quality of life. So you have to let them go. It is so very hard.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.com