The 4th of July & Independence Day brought some freedom for Filly. About 1/2 an hour after she'd been re-splinted that evening, she was limping on her good leg & waving it in the air. She was very uncomfortable & didn't want to weight her leg. CMK removed the splint (which is a half cast molded to fit Filly's leg) & reset it. Still Filly wasn't happy. After 3 tries to get the splint comfortable CMK gave up & just wrapped the leg with quilts & the brace. Filly was much happier. She had decided it was time to be free of the 1/2 cast on her good leg. Of course that leg will continue to be wrapped for support until the left leg is also free from wearing wraps & splints.
On Sunday Trimmer was out & Filly got her first official trim. Oh what a difference it made. Filly now has a better base of support & she's weighting her hoof much more correct. It will take quite a few trims over the next few weeks to get her hooves normal, but every little improvement is met with smiles. She was so good for her trimmer, behaving better than most grown horses. She even had a little halter on for only the 2nd time. What a wonderful filly to work with. When her trimming was done she was turned back out on pasture. It was fun watching her take little steps as she discovered her new leg & hoof. She now moves mechanically correct & there has been no popping of the fetlock for 3 days. She's a very careful & thoughtful filly, having learned that if she isn't careful she'll stumble & fall. After she had practiced & gotten used to slowly walking correctly, she added a few trot steps with a shake of her head. Until now she has done very little trotting because she's been unable to use both front legs for support. She'd been cantering a little, always with her left leg dangling or barely touching the ground. You could tell she was enjoying her new found freedom of motion because she was even cantering on BOTH leads. What a joy it is to watch Filly as she approaches a normal foal's life. She's such an amazing survivor.
K & J came by to see the fillies. Filly loved the added attention. Grey Girl is still shy & Mommy Dearest got very nervous having strangers looking at her filly. Poor little GG was confused & spooked because she didn't know why her mother suddenly spun in circles, bumping into her & calling frantically. Fortunately she no longer acts that way with CMK & DW. K volunteered to help with the daily splinting. She was nervous because she's been having back problems, but Filly was such a good little girl & never even made K move a muscle. Filly truly is a once in a lifetime filly, amazingly good no matter who handles her or what has to be done. Everyone should be so lucky to have a foal like Filly.
K & J came by to see the fillies. Filly loved the added attention. Grey Girl is still shy & Mommy Dearest got very nervous having strangers looking at her filly. Poor little GG was confused & spooked because she didn't know why her mother suddenly spun in circles, bumping into her & calling frantically. Fortunately she no longer acts that way with CMK & DW. K volunteered to help with the daily splinting. She was nervous because she's been having back problems, but Filly was such a good little girl & never even made K move a muscle. Filly truly is a once in a lifetime filly, amazingly good no matter who handles her or what has to be done. Everyone should be so lucky to have a foal like Filly.
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