Hoof Update and Workshop Prep

Well, we almost made it without a mishap, but a few days before our regularly scheduled shoeing appointment, Paj lost the shoe off the hoof with the chunk out.  This was not unexpected, but it was unfortunate.  The good news is that he didn't pull any more of the hoof off in the process.  To protect the hoof, every day we wrapped it in Vetwrap, covered that with Elastikon, and stuck the hoof in a Old Mac boot.  Overnight, we took the boot off to help prevent chaffing on those tender heel bulbs.  This worked well and we were able to avoid further damage.

Yesterday our farrier re-shod Paj.  He still has a small acrylic patch on the outside of the hoof, but you can see that the sole is intact.

I hesitated to publish this photo. There's a lot of hoof fanatics in cyberspace, and they aren't shy about sharing their opinion of your horse's hoof.  It looks like he has thrush, the hoof looks asymmetrical, the frog looks too small, the sole looks too dry, the heels look contracted, etc etc.  Oops, it's just a bad photo of a dirty hoof.  I was trying to hold it up and take a picture while poor Paj was trying to eat his dinner.  I included it so that we could show our concerned friends that the sole looks pretty darn good.  One more shoeing cycle and with luck we'll be back to normal.

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Weaving Workshop Prep

Tomorrow I'm off to a "Weaver Controlled Weaves" workshop on "finger-manipulated weaves (leno, Spanish lace, Brooks Bouquet, and more)".  I'll know a lot more about what the heck that means after tomorrow!  Yay.  I'm ready for a break.  Thank you, David, for handling all things ranch.  

I'm a bit nervous about keeping up throughout 8 hours of weaving when my natural weaving pace is , er, leisurely.  Regardless, I'm all packed and ready to go.

Tools assembled?

 

 Check.

Little Wolf Pup loom warped?

 Check.

Loom folded and loaded?

 Check.

All ready for early morning takeoff?

Check, check, check.