Fourteen days.
I've rarely been happier to report bad news. Ace's back has gone back into spasm. It's much less spongy than it has been at any time since the injections. So now we have our answer to why he has been unhappy to be ridden again. This was probably building up inside for several weeks.
The reason I am happy about this is that it makes it much more likely that nothing else is going on except his back. And therefore much more likely that I will get my lovely quiet trainable boy back after the operation.
He's been a good boy to let me get on at all. I am pleased that I didn't ask him for any more than that, because his last memories of being ridden will be ones of having been listened to and not needing to get dangerous to get his point across.
I schooled Radar today and as is pretty normal, he took from five to ten to eleven o'clock to consistently walk quietly and nicely. And then we had one explosive trot transition before doing some very nice trot circles, 8's and straight lines with transitions to walk. One hour 20 minutes to get 15 minutes good work! I really enjoyed myself out there and got rid of some stress :-)
I am 'sort of' looking for another young, green Radar to keep me amused for a couple of months. Nothing serious, but if I do stumble across one I would probably buy it to give me some fun. I would advertise for a free rehab, but they are so terribly difficult to rehome if you don't want to keep them that it puts me off. Woody didn't exactly go to plan either!
After Ace, I don't think we'll ever buy another horse so finely bred. The two we have tried have both been physically very problematic and I think it goes with the territory with these pedigree horses.
He'll be being delivered to hospital two weeks today. It really can't come too soon.
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That's good news I think.
ReplyDeleteShame you're not nearer you could rehab J!
Radar is funny, glad he destressed you
Lyndac
PS don't why I can't log in at the no, googles driving me mad
I'd take him willingly Lynda. Serious offer.
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Interesting comment about the "finely bred." Everyone thinks that you need a pureblood something or other to have a nice horse. Chance is a cross between a registered warmblood and a plain old pinto. He is a super horse who'd probably do well in dressage if I competed him, or he'd jump pretty well, or he'd just be an all round sport horse.
ReplyDeleteRadar seems to have put a few thoughts into your head about finding another one just like him. What fun that would be!
All my best horses - tetley, Scooby, George, radar, but most of all tetley, have been mongrels Jean. It was Jazz and then Ace who were the expensive pedigree experiments.
ReplyDeleteI've had more fun and less trouble with mongrels, so that's what I'll stick with in future. But not to .such like Radar, it will actually have to do some dressage!!
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Well, Radar does "some" dressage. *lol*
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ReplyDeletethere was a time..... :-) :-)
Too much like Radar that should have said.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm ... on his own terms Jean :-)))
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Hi! We are back from our epic trip to Montana and I am now just catching up on your posts. I know you aren't giving Ace bute now but there is a drug, not sure if I have spelled it right - fibocoxib. It's available for both horses and dogs but the dog version is much cheaper. Jean might know more about it? It's a substitute for bute and is much safer I hear. Do you have that drug in the UK? Just an idea, at this point, maybe for after the surgery. The vets will know about it even if it is not available in the UK.
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