I moved Final (and Yochi and Sukkar) to a new barn about 7 weeks ago. From the beginning, Final wasn't feeling that great to ride. He wasn't lame, but he wasn't his normal self either. He was living on a hill with a stall that was also slanted, so I thought I'd try a little experiment. I moved him to a stall and paddock that was flat, and within a week, he was back to normal. Then, he injured himself somehow. I think he may have run into or out of his stall and hit his hip on the doorway. Anyways, there was a lot of swelling and when the vet came out to scan the area (because he couldn't/wouldn't trot) she noticed there were several blod clots in the area, along with the inflamation. So, he had 5 days off, just handwalking and walking in the Eurociser, and then I was able to walk him under saddle. Yesterday, I was able to trot and canter him, which was great! So, he's feeling much better, although not yet 100%. It was very hard for me to not ride for a month or so, but a good friend of mine is finally riding her horse after 11 months off, so I really shouldn't complain. I will post pictures of him soon!
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