Impatiently patient

Part of the fun getting to the barn EARLY to feed is the quite time

It's actually quite busy with wildlife

Bunny!

Woodchucker!

So fat and cute. He ate all the grain left on the ground.

Here's Red, who is back. He was up for sale but sadly no one is interested. He's a small but adorable OTTB. We are on 'mission get him back fat' because he lost A LOT of weight while he was gone.

He's got time and plenty of good hay now

 Pito reminds me why I'm sooo happy to have a Bay horse.

But he's so cute, I'd still be OK with a dirty grey

This two roll together all the time!

Pito was stretched out like this for a few minutes that I actually walked over to make sure all was OK

"No issues on my watch Pito!!!"

"Cuit talken aboutz Peetoe!!!"

Checking on the back tank (we have two 100 gallon tanks for the horses) I found this poor dead soul.

I felt soooo bad for him! 

It's been HOT and dry and I don't know why he drowned but I know he must have been thirsty.

I've since then, left a bucket filled with water in back of barn by the wild life for any tinys to be able to drink without having to commit suicide.

That's why it's SO important to have at least two water options, and to check not only daily, several times!

After SCRUBBBBING it, I got it back to clean

Eeesh

And now let's talk HOOVES

I'm literally tapping my finger waiting for this VET to call me back to reschedule.

Appointment was set for Sat, he had to cancel (two minutes before we were set to meet-grrrr). He came Wed but without any equipment (what?!!!) so he offered to come back and do the xrays and ultrasounds for free (Wha?? Uh, OK!!) BUT meanwhile, I had to push back my trimmer's appointment which I was sooooo looking forward to, and now I'm still WAITING to get him back out to do the xrays, etc.

If I don't hear back, I'll have to settle on regular xrays because I want answers um..NOW!

So, here are Laz's feets

They haven't been **touched in 6 weeks.

That is officially the LONGEST I've ever gone. I'm uber uncomfortable but also *trying* to allow his hoof to grow so we can have more material to work with.

I always hope for 'great' things in a new plan, so I'm trying to be patient. 

(I'm literally itching to rasp, roll and pare things back!!)

Now, I just need that VET AND HIS MACHINERY!!! so we can get trimmmming!

I digress...wasn't I saying here are his feet?

So, below;

LF aka plaidypus foot

This foot wants to hold thrush in that central sulcus probably for a couple of reasons. It bears a lot of weight (being the diagonal hoof from RH) and it's not functioning 100% correctly

I see lots of false sole, but I think his sole is actually getting better, and concave looking.

View from above;

(side note; see that scar on his heel bulb? I believe that to be why he stopped racing. OUCH)

Now, RF

This is his worst toe landing first foot, aka Club

Lots o heel

 Like LOTS! 

And that hairline?!
YUCK

And that vaulted toe that when I look at it, wants to pare away from hoof wall, so it's bearing too much weight on toe.
**True or False, I measured the heel when I returned from vaca and rasped it down?
True-I just COULD not wait and it did help him walk better, so 'whew'

We also walked a few minutes on gravel with no ouchiness (yay!)

 Quick shot of LH

 And the RH (the celebrity)

 I'm putting my finger across so you can see how 'crushed' his heels are. He's literally walking on the back on his heel. What's so odd; he lands perfectly heel first on this foot. 

 The goal is to keep the toe back-way back to help bring heels back-waaaay back.

And I've been using my new thrush goo in his hoof wall to help keep clean

It goes so deep though...which makes me NERVOUS for these xrays...which is why I hate waiting longer than I have to. 

Boo.

This boarding barn has such a great set up that keeps the horses MOVING which helps with Laz's hoof condition (actually with everything)

If it were mine, I'd fill that track the horses are about to turn (left) on with pea gravel to help stimulate their hooves

It's one of the nicest laid out facilities I've ever been to. 

I make so many mental notes for if/when I have my own backyard barn