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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by zooscat[/i] [br]had my loveley vet out today to do A's injections; he hasn't had any since 2005 ... his first lot when he was a yearling. He also looked at his teeth and did a lot of rasping of nasty hooks and jagged bits. A was very good indeed. He was very snorty with Lovely John the Vet, but he hasn't had much to do with men since he joined us in Kent and he may have had some poor experiences with them in the past? Anyway, he soon settled down and was his usual biddable self. John approved the diet, (fibre, more fibre, lots of excellent turnout in huge fields, Pink Powder, garlic and Dengie Pasture Mix) and said he looked "a bit better than the original photograph". A has put on a bit of weight (402kilos now from 320kilos when he arrived three weeks ago)and he is getting more interested in life and especially food! We aren't pushing loads on him though as his tummy and general well being needs slow and steady. John horrified me by saying -" he seems to have had a catastrophic accident at some time - pssibly earlier in the year, and broken two ribs which appear to have healed now and are not causing direct pain, but may have adhesions in the chest and pleural cavity" AAGGHH[arg]A has a hole in his skin half way down his left side. It is about a large 50p size and shape. There is the remains of jagged skin healed into the dip and a white hair patch. We had noticed it but not known what it was. It is apparently painless to touch. The two ribs behind it have raised lines on the bone which can be felt on firm touch. John thinks it was possibly a result of being staked, or being pulled over ( a stunt fall in the film making?) and the saddle tree breaking and going into his side. He doesn't think at the moment it is causing any trouble, and A certainly doesn't have any problem breathing after exertion (like galloping round the 20acre field with his little piebald mate the rescued Gipsy Cob). Otherwise he said, he's lovely, beautiful temperament and should, fingers crossed be OK to get on in about three months time. Meanwhile, continue the gentle ground work. (Quiet 10mins of lunging/longlining/walking up the lane etc.) A has scars of infected rain scald, a number of cold lumps and bumps on his legs, but is sound at present, thick lines on his front feet from very poor feeding and/or none, and scars from untreated chronic eye infectionsd on both sides of his face. His sight is fine (thank goodness - I had been worried about it) and he has prescribed anti biotics to flush through his eyes/nose/ sinuses to polish off the residual chronic infection. When I phoned Gary The Dealer to enquire about any circumstances of the accident causing the broken ribs, his phone is "No Longer Available". The Irish Grand Vet hasn't sent the vet's cert to my insurers either as he promised he would, and they are now demanding it in 5 days or that I get another. I do get rather beady eyed about such people. Just as well they do not reside in England that's all. Anyone been able to ride a horse with previously broken ribs? What saddle did you use? John the Vet seems to think it won't be a problem. Otherwise, he's fine, very sweet and very affectionate. I've had long tel conversations with his dam's owner, his dam's breeder and his dam's producer - all of whom spent ages telling me what a perfect staar she was/is! The producer also had the sire for a while and said he was a lovely horse and that by description Aragon is his body double in colour and markings and overall shape - other than being about 150kilos underweight! So - there we are. A long job ahead but Aragon is much loved and seems to like being fussed over and bought lots of rugs and having loads of grooming and being played with! (Unlike Fatty Crabett Bomb who is still, after all these years, a bit of a "I might let you polish me for hours - IF I'm in the mood - today is not looking good ...". [/quote]    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON    Insert a Flickr Image or Video Check here to include your profile signature.