The Great Hunt...

Have you ever noticed that equestrians always seem to be searching for something?  The hunt for their perfect horse, the Great Saddle/Pad/Girth Combination Hunt, the perfect boarding barn, a new trailer, a fantastic farrier and vet and chiro, best boots/shoes?  We never seem to get a break, do we?  Because as soon as one search ends, another begins. 

Recently Ruby has been doing something a little scary involving her right front.  That's right, not her injured leg.  It all seemed to start after a race against Chancey through the pasture a few weeks ago.  Ruby was gaining (Chancey had a head start and didn't even know they were racing), but was doing something weird with her hind end.  Cross-firing maybe, but I only realized this towards the end of the 'race'.  They were quickly approaching a corner of the pasture, where Ruby decided to make a big circle to the right.  I bet you can guess what happened next.  Not only did her butt slide out from underneath her (to her left), but actually swung around until she was sliding butt-first across the grass for 25 feet or so.  I stood with bated breath while I waited for her to get up. She did so without struggling and trotted off like the fall was all a part of her plan.  When she came in that night, she was still sound, and hasn't taken a bad step that I've noticed with no heat or swelling anywhere that I've been able to find.

And yet, now when I pick up her right front in order to pick out her foot, she sometimes nearly falls on me.  And it seems to be getting worse with time, not better, meaning that she seems more likely to actually fall on me with each passing day.  So, I'm looking for a chiropractor.  I'm asking local endurance riders, local dressage club members, etc. I hope to get her an appointment within the week.