Hi everyone,
We were out on Saturday and last Tuesday. On Tuesday I wasn't able to do much with Jester since we weren't able to stay out there as long. I did get to get him out and groom him though.
I have failed to mention Jester's coggins test. The test went fine and I'm not sure when we will know the results. Jester also got his hooves trimmed too. The farrier came out before the vet did so several horses got their hooves trimmed. Jester has an infection in all four hooves. It can cause lameness in the hooves and, if it goes untreated, it can spread up the bone. I can't remember the name of it but it can clear up in anytime between a few weeks or a year. So Miss. Jan said I need to put a couple drops of thrush medicine in the infection (which is a hole in their frog) a couple times a week.
On Saturday I was able to give Jester a good grooming and play with him in the arena. He has rain rot all over his hind-end. He is sensitive to the water, so if he's out in the rain or if he's had a lot of baths he will get rain rot. It clears up in a week or so if you put baby oil or MTG on it. I am going to get Jester some more wormer the next time I go up to the feed store. It's about that time when he needs to be wormed again.
We are also ordering some more Fastrack as we are getting low.
I was able to take Jester on a trail ride today with my sister Kristin and Buddy. I have been using the Natural Ride when I ride Jester. It is kinda like a bareback pad. I'll post a picture in a second. It is very comfortable to ride in. Since Jester has a "bony back", it can be really uncomfortable to ride him bareback. So we had fun doing that.
We should be back out early Saturday mourning.
~Stephanie