Well, I think we finally have the laminitis under control and are on our way 
to normalcy, once again.  Vet and farrier were out yesterday and compromised 
on lowering her heel some and putting on pads and shoes.  She seems really 
well today, although I think it'll take a few days to figure out what those 
things are on her feet!  She was a real trooper about having her first pair 
of shoes put on...no sign of pain when the nails went in or anything.  Stood 
stock still for the whole routine.  She's down to 1 bute a day, which will be 
decreased over the next week to none.  Then the vet says I can start riding 
her in a week or two.  Gonna take it really slow, though.  I might start hand 
walking her on the road again.  Not only will it give us BOTH some exercise, 
but will reacclimate her to being off the property (again!).
Still havent' found a cause for all this, except for her being overweight and 
porking up so quickly this spring (for what reason, we still don't know).  
And...she's still growing.  Both vet and farrier say they think she's going 
through another growing spurt, and that that might have been the cause as 
well.  Who knows!!  BTW, my 14.3+ horse is now up to about 15.1...and her 
rump is up again!  I had resigned myself to "almost a pony", and may end up 
with a good-sized horse afterall!  Arabs!  You never know!
Horses!  You REALLY never know!!
Meg  
 
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