Monday, December 10, 2012

Lame.  Offside front.  No swelling or heat.  Suspect he may have been kicked.  Yesterday we had a storm.  Very little rain but it came with a blast of cold wind which coincided with us calling the horses up for dinner.  They came roaring up, tails aloft, bucking and farting.  Pagan shot through the gate first.  Balthazar was clearly in second place with Dakota bringing up the rear.  Something happened at the gate for Dakota came through (he's  boss cocky and rules the other two with barrelling hind feet and bared teeth) but I didn't see it as I was behind the water tank.  Balthazar leapt and cavorted around the peach paddock before settling down to eat (we'd put out hay instead of a mixed feed).  Noticed then that he seemed to be moving a little unevenly.  Today very evidently lame.  He even had a little trouble standing for the farrier.  Trust that time, the great healer especially where horses are concerned, will tell.

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