Another hiccup

The farrier came to trim the horses yesterday morning. The last time Troy was here, Lance was too lame on his right front from his suspensory injury to stand on it, so his left front was extra long.

Anyway; Oliver could barely walk on his right front after Troy trimmed it; I think his knee gets sore, because he recovers after awhile. And Troy found an abscess in Lance's right front – the first time one of my horses has had one! It was along/under the outer bar and pretty deep. Strangely, Lance wasn't lame from it; Rick said that's because it wasn't a true abscess, but rather an infection. (?) Now Lance is sporting custom footwear and our rides are on hold . . . again. Fortunately it shouldn't be for too long. We need to keep walking, because our first horse-camping trip is coming up at the end of this month!

In other news, tonight I am going to meet a possible new client who is interested in dressage lessons. Fingers crossed it works out! (Thanks, Sylvia!)