Vets and Moving

Vet came out on Monday to recheck Bast's leg, and we decided to x-ray the stifle to make sure there was no break. What's a little money between friends, right?

Hay gurl, that's a nice lookin' stifle you got there...

Thankfully the x-rays looked very clear. No breaks or damage to the bony structures seemed evident. We got so lucky!

So we moved on to ultrasound...

We decided to ultrasound the hip instead of shipping him to a clinic to bust out the big diagnostic guns, but thankfully that also looked very clear. However, the ultrasound did show a ton of hematoma under the scrapes on the leg. Like, the inside of the leg looked like it was made of wadded up saran wrap in the images from all the hematoma build up.

Ugh. The vet says this explains all the swelling draining down the leg and resting in the hock at the moment.

Mmm jiggly hock.

Luckily, with no damage to the tendon connections or the bone, Bast has been cleared for limited turnout and lots and lots of hand walking to try to bring down the swelling. So far his turnout options have been limited, as he decided he might want to try testing fences again... However, I hatched a plan to fix his herd bound-ness.

Hint. It involves this magical contraption.

Yep. That's right! I found a new barn for Bast where he can be on stall board and hopefully have a healthier turnout for his brain. I moved him to the new place yesterday, and things went so smoothly for day one.

Y THO?

In fact, I am actually moving Bast over to Pig's barn. It'll be so nice to have both boys in the same place, and closer to my house by about 20 minutes! Plus, this barn has a ton of activity and kids which I think will help Bast settle in and get more experience. My other barn was just so quiet half the time, I think he thought everyone had been slaughtered by aliens.

"Hello new home!"

Though he came off the trailer snorting like a dragon, he also did it in a very civilized fashion. We only had one moment where he scooted around like a psycho (spooked by a galloping horse), but he calmed in hand quickly and never revved his adrenaline back up.

In fact, he was so chill the rest of the day. He really seems to like his new home.

I've literally never found him napping in a stall before. He was so comfortable here from the get-go.

Fingers crossed this will be a good move for him! While I will miss my awesome old barn, I need my horse to be happy so I can actually ride him. Maybe someday soon we'll be back in the land of perfectly groomed indoor rings with amazing mirrors. But for now, we're gonna go with serviceable amenities and really delightful atmosphere.

Today we try him in an individual paddock turnout, and I hope he relaxes and enjoys his time outside.

Goodbye fancy barn, hello happy barn.