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Posted by emily on 2/17/2008 on emily's blog So Baleno was apparently a very bad boy when I was in Germany and France. At least he wasn't a happy boy, acting generally mean and rearing and resisting a lot. About a week before I left, he got his head stuck in the fence and pulled out quickly. Afterwards, he was shaking his head like he had hurt himself. I was afraid he had a head injury. He didn't, as it turned out, but he probably did give himself a big-time bruise. After his unusual behavior, I decided to have him checked out by the vet/chiropractor. I have to say, he was really sore. I feel really bad now that I didn't notice how uncomfortable he was. The vet pointed out the swelling on the side of his face and also how his jaw was misaligned. After a good full-body cracking, I rode him today and he felt like a completely different horse! |
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freyafjord says:
Sorry to hear Baleno hurt himself. It sounds painful. I hope he is all over it now.
BettyJ
Melinda_Skylark says:
I hope everything goes well! head injuries are very scary!
By the way, are you still giving away "May the Horse be with you" stickers? my younger brother would really like one if they are still available
emily says:
Well, you know, we;re discovering problems. I think he might have pinched a nerve in his neck.
We're exploring--the vet was out yesterday and we did a pretty thorough workup, and he's wanting to see if he improves with four days of bute.
Thanks for your concern. I have a box of Horse stickers--send me your mailing address and I'll drop one in the mail.
-Emily
Melinda_Skylark says:
Nerve damage is no fun at all. A few years ago Neo tripped and fell on me and I damaged some nerves in my back! Thankfully there wasn't much lasting damage and I can function pretty normally, I just can't do too much straining on my back anymore. I guess just make sure you explore all your options with that kind of problem- there are a lot of treatments for people so hopefully there are some for your horse too!
I'm so sorry that you're discovering problems now :( that's so depressing!
As for my mailing address
Melinda Baszczynski
16096 320th Way
Earlham, Iowa
50072
Thanks so much, my brother has been hounding me for one!(he's twelve and loves horses and star wars!)
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