Injured Thor

I'm feeling a bit guilty. Drove right past Kramers this afternoon but we didn't stop to see what horses were there. I just don't seem to have the energy today. After not being vocal enough at two separate auctions and with Thor being injured I just dont' have much energy.

We'll be headed to the vets early this week. Thor is having some serious hoof problems. I hope it's nothing serious but it's definitely painful for him. We had the farrier come out right away Saturday morning but he couldn't find anything. And with Thor being so large and uncooperative (didn't have stocks to put him in), we decided it might be safer to take him to the vets.

The only problem, no vets are available today. We I have to wait until Monday morning to make a couple phone calls. My vet is gone until Wednesday so I will try to get in to a different vet. Hopefully it's nothing too serious. But whatever it is, it'll be another vet bill. At minimum we were thinking it's an absess but it could be something bigger like ringbone or navicular. We wont' know until we have an x-ray done on him.

Poor guy. I put him in with Babe and Queen so that he wouldn't get picked on by the rest of the herd, and so he'd stay off the concrete and dirt. He's been curled up ever since I put him in the pen with the mares. Luckily the mares are laid back. I just feel bad. I wish I would have caught this sooner but I still would have struggled finding a vet.

Tis the season for vet visits.