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Post by rainydayride on Nov 30, 2005 1:56:15 GMT -5
Original description: age: 3 1/2 - 4 y.o. sex: mare color: chestnut breed: QH type pony height: 13.3 HH LEXI is a very fancy looking pony that is sweet and wants very much to please. She is a little skittish but she is still learning that humans mean her no harm. When she first arrived in our care she was green halter broke and difficult to catch but now that she's been introduced to grain, she is much more willing to be caught and handled. The main concern with Lexi is her feet which have grown so that all her weight is on the inside of her feet, putting a lot of strain on her tendons and fetlock joints. She has some deformation of the pastern/coffin bone area and around the tips of the coffin bone but our vet's assessment is that with proper farrier care, Lexi may be suitable for light riding. Photos...here's a sampling...rest of Lexi photos are here: photobucket.com/albums/b144/schwung/Crafty%20Surgery/Lexi/
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Post by rainydayride on Nov 30, 2005 1:56:45 GMT -5
After numerous adventures - some more fun than others - and stable changes,
Schwung wrote:
Yesterday, Geri and I took Lexi to the Mission Farrier School in Monroe where Mark Plumlee and his students got to examine Lexi's hooves and give her a trim. When we arrived, Mark took one look at Lexi's feet and said "Ouch." He seemed very doubtful that anything could be done for her. After he and his students looked over the X-Rays and discussed Lexi's case, they watched her walk and trot outside on the pavement. Everyone was literally astonished at how well she moved, especially at the trot. After much discussion, the decision was made to trim her feet to the sole plane and bevel her toes, to help her land slightly heel first.
She was a good girl and quite well behaved while being examined and trotting out and waiting. She had a hard time with the actually trimming and was very reluctant to stand still and started trying to bite her handler.
Mark told us that the farrier school will often take in young horses and work with them over a period of days or weeks -- to get them used to being handled by a farrier as well as overall ground manners. We decided that it was be of great benefit to Lexi's future to have this kind of training, so she's going to be spending the next ten days at the farrier school (a gorgeous horse facility, by the way) where the students can work with her. An added benefit is that John Ensign, a natural horsemanship trainer, will be at the school for a clinic next week and will have the chance to work with Lexi as well.
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Post by rainydayride on Nov 30, 2005 1:58:36 GMT -5
Lexi returned from her time at the farriers' school a more confident horse,
and has moved in with Supaloma, who will be her new mom until she finds her perfect home as a driving horse. Congratulations Geri and Lexi!
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Post by schwung on Nov 30, 2005 2:19:18 GMT -5
Since Lexi is still looking for her forever home, I am going to move her to the "Awaiting Forever Homes" category!
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Post by dbd on Nov 30, 2005 6:51:09 GMT -5
Last week one of the grads from the farrier school came and did /Tulip,aka, castanet.Rescue from CBER. She has a club foot . Put shoes on the front and called her another picasso. Like Lexi a piece of work.
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Post by schwung on Aug 14, 2007 21:54:07 GMT -5
This thread is woefully out of date. Lexi was adopted by Geri Vincent, who runs EquineAid and previously fostered her for us. Geri is the one that called us asking for assistance with the Skagit County seizures, and while we were talking we started talking about Lexi. Lexi is now 5-6 years old and its been two years since she was pulled from the feedlot. She has turned into a beautiful, big-bodied Quarter pony, and her feet, while they will never be normal, look much better after 2 years of corrective trimming. After we had xrays taken of Lexi's feet three years ago and her evaluation at Mission Farrier School, it was determined that, as long as she stayed sound, she could be used as a light riding horse. However, Geri hasn't been able to get Lexi any training, so we discussed and came to an agreement that Lexi would come back to SAFE on the condition that we would proceed with getting her started under saddle - knowing that if she can be ridden she will have a better chance at finding a forever home. Geri reports that while she hasn't done much with Lexi, she has never taken a lame step since she has had her, and is a very active and playful young girl. She is about 13.3-14h, and very well-built, if not for her feet. Here are some photos I took this evening: And now the feet...fronts: Rears: But, compare with when she first came:
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Post by Buena on Aug 14, 2007 23:48:39 GMT -5
What an improvement! Looks like a mule, but still probably very usable with regular maintenance. Geri has done a fine job with MFS help!
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Post by cardicorgi on Aug 15, 2007 14:44:13 GMT -5
What a difference!
I love her kind eye, too.
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Aug 15, 2007 14:53:10 GMT -5
She is a cutiepie! And those feet sure look better!
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Post by cat67 on Aug 15, 2007 15:39:41 GMT -5
Red chestnut mare! My favorite!
She looks awesome. I bet those feet are fine for regular riding. I have seen a horse play polo and stay sound with a club foot.
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Post by schwung on Aug 15, 2007 16:04:39 GMT -5
Well, definately light riding only....the way her feet roll to the outside, they put a lot of strain on the inner part of her legs. She does have arthritic issues and bony changes on her xrays because of this. But, Geri has done a tremendous job improving the amount her feet are rolling out,
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Post by cat67 on Aug 15, 2007 16:54:17 GMT -5
The big thing I'd worry about is conditioning her slowly so that she builds up the muscles to support those legs...then I would think she'd do well. And, of course, keeping the feet trimmed properly.
That's a pretty nice filly. Some breeder must have dumped her without the papers because of the crooked legs.
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Post by schwung on Aug 15, 2007 16:58:53 GMT -5
Incidently, she came in with a group of ponies, and I believe all of them had similiar horrific feet and were unhandled.
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Post by cat67 on Aug 15, 2007 18:10:56 GMT -5
Not surprising. Must have been Backyard Breeder Dump Day at the lot.
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Post by hooti4me on Aug 15, 2007 18:46:18 GMT -5
I remember Lexi from the lot, and when SAFE got her. I have followed her story. Good to have her back in SAFE's care. She does look good!!!
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