Hi Everyone,

Jester is doing pretty awesome! We went for our second trail ride on Saturday around the big pasture that has the trails in it. He gets pretty spooky in it, but it has a lot of hills that are perfect for building his muscles up again, so its really good for him.
His hooves are practically perfect again! He still needs to grow his heels out and has a little bit more work to do on his right front frog. He is almost sound again. He still limps a little at the trot, but his walk and cater are perfect:) He will be trimmed on Thursday by Jan.
His rain rot hasn't returned ever since we used the shampoo with 2% captan in it. I got it on Sunday since it will forever be my holy grail with his rain rot:) its called Paragaurd Shampoo by Priority Care. Its an anti-ringworm, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial therapeutic shampoo for dogs, cats, and horses. When I don't use that, I spray him with a Listerine mix.
That's pretty much it. If you have any questions, i would love to answer them:)

Hey everyone,
Jester got another trim from Jan today just to keep him in shape. His toes were getting a little long and he was getting some splits. Jan was impressed with how far his hooves have come and will start recommending the stuff I'm using (the ToDay) to everyone.
On another note, I am changing Jester's joint supplement. Right now he is getting the Vita Flex Combo with HA. His new supplement, which should be here tomorrow, is called Absorbine Flex+Max. It is an overall much better supplement with much higher concentrations of the main ingredients Jester needs. I can't wait to try it out, I'm sure it will help Jester out tremendously.
His rain rot is gone thanks to the captan shampoo bath. I will get some shortly. I have also been using a 50/50 mixture of listerine and water to help with his rain rot.
Other than that everything is pretty much the same.
Steph

Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I just got back from camp. Jester has improved a lot ever since i started using the Today every time I'm out there. i bought it a few weeks ago and it has done wonders for his hooves! His back hooves are perfect and his front hooves are almost there. He got a trim from Jan two weeks ago. I will try to get Marion out there soon to check up on him. As his hooves are almost 100% percent again, another problem has arose. Jester battles rain rot every year in the summer time, but this year it is so much worse. I bathed him in an anti-fungal shampoo a couple times a week and put an anti-fungal spray on him too. It just kept coming back and covered his entire back and backside. While I was gone at camp, Mrs. Cheryl bathed him in an anti-fungal shampoo with a main ingredient of Captan (a rose fungicide). When I got to see him this week, I was surprised that it was almost completely gone and his hair had grown back. So I have a few more weapons to fight it, so we will see how that goes. We think it might be because of a weak immune system. I will be out today to hopefully soak his two front hooves in Cleantrax.
S

Hi everyone,
So funny story with the temporary boots. I found them 4 days later out in the pasture trashed. Yeah, so those didn't work as well as I had hoped. I found a tube of the Today stuff and I was able to get two applications out of it. I don't know how well that is working since I only was able to put it on all of his hooves twice. One of his hooves I have noticed is getting better. His frog is starting to open up, which is what we want. I will try to get his hooves trimmed again this week to keep them in shape and see how we are doing as far as treating them goes. So I will look into getting that done.
S

Hi Everyone,
Jester's temporary slipper/boots arrived yesterday. They came with foam comfort pads too. I will put them on his front hooves instead of the duct tape. They are really strong so they should stay on really well. I will get the easy boots either today or in a few days. I am also going to get a product for cattle mastitis called ToDay. It was recommended by the farrier for Jester's thrush. It is supposed to be good stuff so we will see what happens. I will let you guys know how it goes tomorrow.
S

Hi everyone,
Jester had his hooves trimmed today. I am very pleased with the work our new farrier did! She is here to stay. She said everything the vet said but in so much more detail. Jester's hooves are looking so much better. I have measured for the boots and I am waiting for a reply from Miss Cheryl (I wanted to double check that I got the size right:) Once I get a reply, I will order. I may start trimming Jesters hooves every 2 weeks to make sure we are staying on the right path and things are working. I also bumped up his food to a scoop and three fourths since he is eating again. I will check up on him again on Saturday.
Steph

Hi everyone,
Jester is getting settled in well. He now has a stall with a window (he's very happy) and spends most of his stall time chewing on his Uncle Jimmy's Hangin ball (a big treat in the form of a ball that hangs from a hook). I will be getting him feed on Saturday. He is up to a scoop of feed with 1 ounce of vegetable oil and 1 ounce of a high fat supplement (40%) every feeding. I'm so happy he has his appetite back! His limp has gotten significantly better. He still has a little trouble turning and coming out of his stall, but he is walking much better. So that and the fact that his appetite has returned has told me that his white line is healing, although it dosent look like it. The farrier will be out tuesday to trim one of the horses, I don't know for sure if she's trimming others, but hopefully she can trim Jester and I can finally get him sized for boots. Overall, Jester is staying pretty clean. He has some spots of dirt and such on him, but he is staying pretty clean. His coat has a shine and is smooth and silky (all thanks to the fasttrack!). Let me know if you have any questions!
~Steph