Hoof Adventures & Other Equine Experiences

I have started riding Moli again and it is very exciting!  There have been several times along the way to recovery that I have thought I would never ride her again.  At the same time I am trying to teach her to collect herself so the work we do both online and while riding will help to build her top line.  She has lost so much muscle structure that she is a bit sway-backed.  I was lucky enough to recently get some time with my friend and horsey guru Jinita – she showed me some stretches and helped me get an idea of how it feels when Moli is carrying herself correctly. This is new to both of us, so let’s just see how far it goes.  So now it is up to us to work through this – Moli has always been a high spirited horse, and carries her head very high – prancing and dancing her way through most rides.  We had started to work on improving her carriage (mental and physical) right before she started having problems.  Trail rides were really getting good and she was responding well to my eff

Here are some newer pictures of Moli’s feet.  Still can’t see much wall growth, and she is in boots 21 – 22 hrs per day.  She is moving well in the boots, so that is encouraging.  At the time of these pictures I had been walking her just about every day, and Peggy had been too….so she is getting more exercise.   Here is the left front – I’ve been really wondering what to do about the frog – it was pretty much destroyed and had mostly shed, but still has the big pieces in the back.  What is there doesn’t seem to be infected or sore, so I just left it alone.       The right front is still the sorest for her.  The hoof just doesn’t seem to grow much at all – I’m still working on getting it balanced out but it looks much better then it did when Mark came out and so nicely pointed out that I had let it get so out of balance!   Since then I have been riding her (AHHHH!  That is so cool) – it makes me a bit misty eyed to even think about it because in the last couple years, I