Sweet Star has never had her hooves trimmed and her legs look so painful as a result. We have an incredibly good ferrier and a plan. We are working on getting her ready for July 3, however if she is not ready to have her hooves trimmed; we will have to use a bit of oral tranquilizer to get it done. We are hopeful that she will trust enough to let us handle her, however that is a lot to ask of Star after all she has had done to her. As her coat is shedding now that she has nutrition it is evident that she has a lot of scarring- it is painful to see. She does already smell our faces, nuzzle the children, let us pet her face, and is staying for a bit of fly spray and ear scratches. Not having nutrition or her hooves ever trimmed has made it difficult for Star to run; however she is finding her filly legs! As we exercise Ginger and train her with the grazing muzzle Star will run across the pasture to us! At first she was so clumsy we worried she would hurt her legs worse, but she is starting to trot along and enjoy moving her legs! She is even trying to buck out a bit and see what she can do! We do not think she may have ever had room or energy to try her legs before- she acts as though they are a new discovery! It will be so wonderful when she does not sit back on her hooves and can really run and play and be a filly! Pics below-
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