Have a look at him now!!
Still a ways to go yet. He still hasn't got full coverage over his ribs and hips - but he's starting to look fantastic ... I'm trimming and thinning his mane in stages (hence, why it looks choppy). Mainly so it doesn't annoy him - he's got enough to put up with right now, including me undressing and redressing his hoof poultice every couple of days ...
I think I'll get the farrier out again next weekend to check on the progress.... Huey doesn't seem to be lame anymore. He's understandably sore, but not lame and walking quite freely... So I'm very pleased about that - his road to recovery might be easier on him than I first thought.
His new rug hasn't arrived yet - a 6'9 navy/purple no fill combo. So at the moment he's wearing one of Red's no fills which is quite obviously too small for him, hehe ... But waterproof, and it's been raining quite alot lately. It will keep him warm and dry, so that's all that matters.
His whole expression has changed since arriving. When he got here, he looked tired and depressed. Now, he looks bright, and loves his scratches. He's also learnt very quickly that his demon-horse behaviour is not appreciated, and he's been an angel ever since. Occasional ear pinning, but a sharp 'AH' and he's over it ...
He's a very easy keeper. He's now getting 1 biccy of excellent quality lucurne hay, 2 and half scoops of oaten chaff, 3/4 scoop of rice bran, 3/4 scoop Barastock Cool Command (i LOVE this stuff); plus his 3 scoops of biotin supplement and 1 scoop of equilibrium blue......I wouldn't call this a huge amount of food, but he's steadily putting on weight and looking gorgeous!
He's such a good boy. Can't wait till he's fully recovered.
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