Kick the Cat, our yearling Wild Thing DNA filly got hurt the other day. She was a bit swollen in a pastern a few day´s ago so we had her x-rayed when we had a vet out on some another horses. The plates came back clean so we thought she just sprained it or something. Yesterday she couldn´t walk. She crow hopped on three legs and we had to stall her up. Trying desperately to get hold of a vet to have her ultrasounded. Not easy given our location and I´m reluctant to haul an inexperienced horse with only 3 good legs. She was a little better this morning and if nothing ells we can take her to the track and the clinic there tonight or tomorrow.
I might be jumping the gun alittle but it didn´t look promising, typical to loose my bridle prospect and having to wait another year for something to start. That´s what I enjoy most in this business, working with the young ones. It´s 1 step forward an 4 steps back at times, but that one forward is soooo rewarding! To see it click for them when they pick up on something, and seeing them shape into working, willing partners with a job and a purpose is what it´s about for me.
I´m just hoping Cat comes out of this ok, she surely deserves a chance as she´s developed into a really graceful filly.
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