The Diagnosis Is...

So Telly has a torn tendon sheath. It is very upsetting and I want to know how he managed to do that. I just do not understand why these things keep happening to him. All I want is for him to be comfortable, healthy and happy. I can give him all the love in the world but if he is in pain then it breaks my heart a little more everyday.

He has to be on one month of stall rest and I can take him out for hand grazing. I let him go out in the roundpen for a little bit in the morning before it gets too hot and then take him out again later in the day. I was told for the first initial 7-10 days put his leg in a bucket of ice cold water and soak for 20 min. He has been very good at doing this and will stand patiently for the most part. He seems to be more comfortable on it than before he was taken to the vets, so I hope the healing will continue properly and he can resume life after the month passes.

Once we get over this hurdle, I plan to start saving my money so we can take him to have an MRI on his hind end. I am hoping this will help to diagnosis what is going on that is making him so lame and that there will be a fix for it. Then I can start riding him again. But I won't get too far ahead of myself because I know anything can happen, and if it does it will happen to Telly unfortunately. But I will never stop loving or caring for him and we will be together till the end.