{"id":12254,"date":"2017-09-01T20:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T19:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12254"},"modified":"2017-09-01T20:51:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T19:51:07","slug":"four-legs-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12254","title":{"rendered":"Four legs good!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The vet came out for Prem’s second scan today.<\/p>\n

Backstory: the injury to his near-fore Superficial Flexor Tendon occurred in March. Since then he’s been on box rest, with in-hand exercise on an increasing scale. For the last few weeks I’ve been splitting up his in-hand: half of the day’s exercise in the morning, half in the evening.<\/p>\n

The first thing the vet commented on was that the leg looks much reduced, and had lost its ‘banana’ appearance.<\/p>\n

The second thing the vet said, as I was towed, at great speed, down the trot-up, was that Prem is sound.<\/p>\n

The re-scan showed major improvements in all areas.<\/p>\n

Comparison photos and measurements showed how much Prem has improved. And it’s a lot.<\/p>\n

The vet has said that we should continue the walking exercise, but there’s no need to stay in-hand; we can progress to being ridden in walk.<\/p>\n

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Prem’s near fore being ultrasound scanned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yay!<\/p>\n

For the last two weeks I’ve been walking Prem out in-hand, but tacked up, so that when I do put a saddle on him, it isn’t going to trip his mind out.<\/p>\n

So the next time I tack him up, I’m going to try to sit on (if Prem will let me!).<\/p>\n

I’ve put together a bridle from Beech’s tack which fits Prem as if it had been measured for him.<\/p>\n

When we reach 45 minutes of walk, we can introduce five minutes of trot.<\/p>\n

And in four weeks Prem can have an hour of turnout a day.<\/p>\n

This is all such positive news, the vet said I was to keep on doing what we’ve been doing.<\/p>\n

So we shall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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