Walli is laid up because one of her hooves broke down due to metabolic issues. She wears a muzzle 12 hours a day but apparently that was not nearly enough. I doubt she can be on pasture ever again. Poor thing, her leg is swollen and hot to the touch, and she cannot walk. The vet was out and wrapped it up. Half the hoof is missing.
Paradigm Farms is discussing how lameness issues seem to be worsening over the years. I see this for metabolic issues as well. I wasn't aware of horses requiring dry lots in my 20s.
Poor Walli, I hope she recovers soon. There is a paddock paradise boarding farm nearby but sadly it's twice as expensive as the average barn. It's owned by Walli's and my hoof care provider. I've never seen it outside of YouTube, but I know that's the kind of place Walli needs to be both healthy and mentally OK with no more grass.
Walli's owner has been trying to sell her due to lack of time. I feel so bad for her because this is gonna make it difficult.
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Poor Walli... :( I hope she makes a full recovery. Horses are amazingly adaptive animals so it's not impossible.
I didn't even get into the "why does every other horse have metabolic issues" on that blog post. I started too but then the whole thing was getting too long. Anyway, I agree that metabolic problems seem to be more prevalent than ever. I hope Walli recovers soon. Half the hoof missing is pretty dramatic.
Dangnation!
Very sad. BTDT with metabolic syndrome with my Arabian. He wore a grazing muzzle for years in the spring and summer. His metabolic syndrome eventually turned into cushings, despite my best efforts. Horses need lots more exercise.
I love looking at Europe through your eyes. I doubt I'll ever get there so it is really fun to see it in this more personal way.
You may not have heard about dry lots in your 20s but they were around. I remember hearing about dry lotted horses when I was just a kid and (unfortunately) that was before you were born. Then when I first got into horses we had two aged ponies for Lindsay and Nick.
Those poor dears had spent most of their lives on a sand lot because they had foundered so many times their owners had lost count. I learned a lot about proper horse diets managing those two.
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