Uh-oh!

Wibecke er rene falkøyet når det gjelder hesteben, og hun la merke til at Sioux sitt høyre framkne var hovent da vi ga kveldsmat i går. Hun var OK da jeg hadde henne løs på banen, så vi klødde oss i hodet over hva som kunne ha skjedd men jeg trøstet meg med at hun ikke viste tegn til å ha det vondt og satt hestene ut som normalt. Kneet var minst like stort i dag og jeg var glad for at Jochen allikevel skulle på stallen for å sjekke noen hopper, for da kunne han ta en titt på Sioux i tillegg. Og når jeg mønstret henne var det ingen tvil om at hun var halt, selv om hun ikke reagerte så mye på bøyeprøve som både veterinæren og jeg ville trodd. Ikke var hun spesielt øm heller, men det blir røntgen i morgen for å sjekke nøyere.

Wibecke has an eagle eye for horses' legs, and noticed that Siouxs right foreknee was swollen when they got their evening feed last night. Sioux was fine when she was loose in the manege, and we scratched our heads trying to figure out what on earth could have caused it. I took comfort in that Sioux didn't seem to be in any pain or discomfort, and turned them out like planned. This morning the knee was just as big, or even bigger, and I was glad the vet was coming in to check on some mares so he could have a look at Sioux too. When I trotted her up for him she was definitly lame, though when he did a flexion test she was hardly worse. Nor was she particuarly tender either, so we'll have an x-ray done tomorrow to take a closer look.