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Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Timeline of Cruises leg
So as I mentioned in the last post. Cruise had an incident. I think the photos speak for themselves.
10th November (approx) a few days after accident. Vet out. Rough estimate reckons he would be out a few weeks. Not too major.
Less than 5 days later and things started to go downhill quickly with infection. he went on a 2 week course of anti-biotics. which seem to clear it up.
On Anti-biotics. Looking better.
At its worst. Proud flesh for Africa. Off to Hamilton Equine Hospital for treatment.
Hamilton Equine Hospital for treatment. Here the Proud flesh is being cut away. That amount of blood is normal believe it or not. Vet estimates 6 - 9 months out.
Proud flesh beginning to grow back (which is unusual, it shouldn't have) This time copper sulfate was also used to and had to be applied daily, to "burn" back the granulation. Success though. Again I'm missing photo between this and the next one. If I find them ill update.
Couple months later and its now defiantly healing.
Current photo taken just the other day - May 2011 7 months later
Catching Up
It appear i haven't blogged in a long time - But that's okay because I haven't ridden in a LONG time. Cruise has been out on injury for 7 months. He went through a fence in early November. not his fault at all - He got chased by a stallion who managed to get out of his paddock.
Cruise has JUST come back into work now so fingers crossed ill be able to get him out to Winter dressage.
Will Post some photos of Cruises leg sometime.
Cruise has JUST come back into work now so fingers crossed ill be able to get him out to Winter dressage.
Will Post some photos of Cruises leg sometime.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Cruise has gone home
back up honikiwi to his owners place. :(
We ran out of grass here and couldn't afford to keep well (Well in all honesty we probably could, Dad just didn't want him on the property any more) So now he live about 10km away.
I still get to go ride him everyday it just like having him graze somewhere else. Its not too bad. but the hills up honikiwi are killing me!
Cruise quite likes have horsey company though I think to.
We ran out of grass here and couldn't afford to keep well (Well in all honesty we probably could, Dad just didn't want him on the property any more) So now he live about 10km away.
I still get to go ride him everyday it just like having him graze somewhere else. Its not too bad. but the hills up honikiwi are killing me!
Cruise quite likes have horsey company though I think to.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Taupo Training Trial
Cruise went 2 thirds well at the Training Trial
I was lucky enough to go down to it with Nika. We did the practice showjumping the day before and hes defiantly improving, I think I'm finally learning how to ride him properly, I just did the 95cm and 1.05m - I wanted to do the 1.10m but with the TT the next day didn't want to wear him out completely!
Sunday got off to a good start! Lost my horse - Some fag had moved him OUT of his paid-for allocated covered yard and kicked him into a outside one! No kidding, I was pretty ropable... Never got a chance to rip into the person who did it either...
But Dressage went averagely, I made a course error and therefore my 60% "would-have-been" score got knocked down to 58! My bad! judge was really nice though It wasn't a bad score for Cruise and judge marked really fairly.
Show jumping was good! Better than the day before I think, we rattled a few rails but fortunately got around with only one rail down.
And bloody XC... Christ. where do I start...
Cruise warmed up fairly good, Flying the practice jumps and genuinely feeling good, Set out on the cause and he fell apart! i dunno if it was the mud or what, but we did the first jump alright, then getting him onto to number 2 was a damn mission! He was going mental, launching himself sideways trying to avoid the jump and go back to his yard, we climbed awkwardly over number two. came into number 3 with a good pace one, but he changed his mind in the last second and cause of the mud he fully smashed into the jump with his chest, and legs went everywhere! and sent me sumasuting over his head! I almost managed to stay on then he threw me off completely. Once i caught him I was going to carry on but he refused to go over the one he stopped at so I missed it out as I was already eliminated, carried on over two more then he slammed into the 4th brush so I just retired.
Cruise Show jumping
I was lucky enough to go down to it with Nika. We did the practice showjumping the day before and hes defiantly improving, I think I'm finally learning how to ride him properly, I just did the 95cm and 1.05m - I wanted to do the 1.10m but with the TT the next day didn't want to wear him out completely!
Sunday got off to a good start! Lost my horse - Some fag had moved him OUT of his paid-for allocated covered yard and kicked him into a outside one! No kidding, I was pretty ropable... Never got a chance to rip into the person who did it either...
But Dressage went averagely, I made a course error and therefore my 60% "would-have-been" score got knocked down to 58! My bad! judge was really nice though It wasn't a bad score for Cruise and judge marked really fairly.
Show jumping was good! Better than the day before I think, we rattled a few rails but fortunately got around with only one rail down.
And bloody XC... Christ. where do I start...
Cruise warmed up fairly good, Flying the practice jumps and genuinely feeling good, Set out on the cause and he fell apart! i dunno if it was the mud or what, but we did the first jump alright, then getting him onto to number 2 was a damn mission! He was going mental, launching himself sideways trying to avoid the jump and go back to his yard, we climbed awkwardly over number two. came into number 3 with a good pace one, but he changed his mind in the last second and cause of the mud he fully smashed into the jump with his chest, and legs went everywhere! and sent me sumasuting over his head! I almost managed to stay on then he threw me off completely. Once i caught him I was going to carry on but he refused to go over the one he stopped at so I missed it out as I was already eliminated, carried on over two more then he slammed into the 4th brush so I just retired.
Nika's horse Gen and Cruise
Tegan and I before the XC
jumper number 2
Cruise Over the last jump
Cruise Show jumping
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