Thankfully, my horse Spiker is back on track after his injury 10 months ago. He had a small tear in his suspensory ligament on the right-hind leg after a freak paddock accident in September. AfterContinue reading
Category: Spiker’s Eye Removal
Spiker: Money goes in but does not come out
Unfortunately, in my horse’s case no news is not good news. Back in September 2010, Spiker was having a minor fit at being left alone in a paddock after his friend was taken away forContinue reading
Spiker’s first post-surgery jumping lesson
In our Wednesday lesson, my coach finally suggested we put Spiker over some jumps to see how he felt about it. While we warmed up, he set a small crossrail fence in the center ofContinue reading
Making progress with Spiker
We have been making big strides forward in our attempt to return to full work/jumping. I was very happy to do whatever he was physically able to after his enucleation surgery (whether that be dressage,Continue reading
Regaining confidence while hacking
It finally feels like spring! Apparently we are going to have winter for another three weeks, however I have been taking advantage of the 60-degree weather and taking Spiker out to the 1/2 mile trackContinue reading
Re-learning how to lunge
Breakthrough! Its been just over four months since Spiker had his eye removed. The swelling finally went completely down after about four to five weeks. Even though he has the silicone ball prosthetic, the eyeContinue reading
Spiker’s Eye Removal
As an update for our readers, I will keep a page on the progress of my gelding Spiker who recently had his eye removed in October. He has adjusted to his new condition extremely well.Continue reading
Equine enucleation
*UPDATE* I will be keeping track of Spiker’s progress on this blog! Click on the link at the top of the page to read about his updates after his enucleation surgery. After 13 long monthsContinue reading