In a message dated 9/2/2007 5:48:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ridecamp-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
You
think a horse in this condition ought to be ridden? Bearing
weight? Doesn't sound like it to me. Yours doesn't sound lame,
just creaky, can you ride a lame horse? I
can't.
Cheers, at age 20, has arthritic hocks and is starting arthritis in his rf
pastern. If I don't ride him for awhile, he starts out really stiff and
head-bobbing, but eventually works out of it. When I ride him 3 or 4 times
a week, he's MUCH better. His personality is such that I can't go for
gentle walks on him, so we trot a lot...it's just not the 15mph trot he used to
have when I competed him. We usually go around 5 or 6 miles and do it in
about an hour. I think he is healthier and happier, plus I'm able to
keep weight off, which improves his prognosis.
