The last two weekends we have had awesome sunny lessons! Dandy has been having some issues with his right hind leg (slight drag) but the vet said it's not serious, just a weak tendon in his stifle that can be strengthened by lots of trotting, hill work and jumping (yay!) Unfortunately, he not allowed to do any tight turning, so courses, round pen and lunging are out of the picture. Also, he can't be ridden in deep dirt, so I can't even use the race track to burn off energy.
I've been feeding him about about 4 quarts of Ultium each day along with a weight gain supplement, and although he has been gaining weight quickly, he's turning into a total lunatic. Now that he can't use the track or round pen, I'm the sorry sucker who has to TROT all the energy out of him! Well, it could be worse! The vet said I should ride him more not less, so at least he will gain in body condition instead of lounging around with his leg elevated...
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