Connie is out of action

[dalesnfellfan]

She's been changing shape every few weeks for a few months and had to have her saddle widened then 4 weeks later narrowed again, then another 4 weeks down the line just a few days before her next saddle check she bolted with me as soon as I put her into trot and bucked me off very spectacularly, very unlike her. She had also refused to be caught with out me bringing Em in first for a couple of months and had become more jumpy than usual to ride and more fidgety than usual to tack up, so I thought there must be something going on with her back.  I cancelled her saddle check and booked her in to see the osteopath asap, which was a month, so she had a month off and went to see Donna on Friday.


Donna found that she had very sore and inflamed Kidneys and did a lot of work on them, she said to give her a week off and gave her some golden rod.  I took her for a saddle check this morning and we didn't get as far as putting the saddle on her back, she was extremely asymmetrical right along her back, she was 2-3 saddle sizes wider on the left than the right and when walking her left hip dipped more than the right, you could see the difference in her hips from behind just standing still.  8 weeks ago she was pretty much even both sides and Donna didn't say anything on Friday, which she would have done, so I'm think something has gone terribly wrong since then, possible to do with the kidneys or maybe just coincidence, she may have fell in the field over the weekend.


So I am now waiting for Donna to get back to me but looks as if she will be seeing her again very shortly, or  maybe scans at vets if Donna can't find anything.  I'm very worried about her, I have a feeling something is terribly wrong, I just hope we can get to the bottom of it quickly.


The silver lining is that it gives me more time to ride Em whist Connie is out of work and that is doing her so much good.

[harveydales]

Sorry to read this. What a worry for you. Fingers crossed it is nothing some rest can't cure. Do keep us posted.

[kathnsonny]

Aw poor connie and poor you I know what you are going through, I hope you get to the bottom of it ASAP

[colmworthdales]

That is bad luck, Andrea. Do hope you can get Connie sorted before long, and hopefully it is not anything major. So glad you and Em are getting on so much better after all the ups and downs.

[dalesnfellfan]

Yes I'm riding Em most days at the moment and had a lesson on her yesterday, she worked better in the paddock than she ever has and hadn't forgotten anything of her schooling, she is turning into the pony I always hoped and knew she could be, I'm just so pleased I didn't give up on her and leave her in the field as Connie's companion. She seems to love to work as well.

[tinkerdorisalison]

Oh no, poor Connie, do you think she's had a fall in the field or something?

Hope you can get her sorted out soon.

[NFK Dumpling]

Fingers crossed for her

[zeldalithgow]

Oh dear poor Connie, I hope it is something sortable x

[maggie]

Poor Connie, hope you can get her sorted

[dalesnfellfan]

I spoke to Donna yesterday and she is seeing her again on the 25th, she thinks either the treatment on her kidneys has triggered something off (unlikely) or the kidneys were masking an underlying issue which has now surfaced or it could be totally unrelated and she may have fallen in the field since her treatment.

Donna says she definitely wasn't like that when she saw her, so we'll just have to wait and see what Donna thinks when she sees her.

[Debbie]

Yikes!!! I thought the same as Alison, that perhaps she's had a bad fall in the field. It's shocking how quickly they can do themselves an injury.

I so hope Donna will be able to get her sorted for you. How is Connie taking to the time off? Is she taking it in stride, or is she resenting being left behind?

[dalesnfellfan]

Oct 12, 2016 15:52:05 GMT -1 Debbie said:

Yikes!!! I thought the same as Alison, that perhaps she's had a bad fall in the field. It's shocking how quickly they can do themselves an injury.

I so hope Donna will be able to get her sorted for you. How is Connie taking to the time off? Is she taking it in stride, or is she resenting being left behind?

I think she is enjoying the time off, she was telling me something was wrong by not wanting to be caught if I had a head collar in hand, although is perfectly happy to come to me when I'm empty handed.  Sometimes she's happy to stay eating in the field but most of the time I bring her in when I ride Em which she's not that keen on but is getting use to it now.
She does try to communicate with me and has an opinion on most things, she has been wearing a rain sheet at night as she shivers if she gets wet (southern softy), this morning I took it off while she was in the stable and usually leave it off during the day, but it looked like rain so I decided to put it back on.  I threw it over her back and she decided she didn't want it on, so, as I was doing the front straps up she bent her head down and very gently took my sleeve in her teeth and pulled my arm away and held it there.  I got the message and took the rug off.

[Debbie]

LOL Dales ponies are so opinionated. If anything I find the girls are opinionated Plus.