Fish Fans
- Follow one beautiful mare and her owner as they discover what Wellpride does as it works its way into the system, and whether it will help solve her spookiness, hoof and digestive problems over time.
Ally's Wellpride Journey
Late May, 2009
Week one and we are off and running! Knock on wood; she is eating her food with the Wellpride in it! Maybe she likes seafood after all!
Let me give you a little back ground on Foreign Dance, aka Ally. She is a 9 year old OTTB mare I purchased as a resale project, after swearing I would never own any horse smaller than 16 hands, a bay, and most certainly never a mare! Well, shiver me timbers, here we are. I
have had her for 4 years and love her to pieces.A few months after I got her, she had a triple fracture of the right front splint bone on the outside just below her knee. A great "leg" vet in the area told me I would be lucky to have a sound pleasure horse but almost definitely not an eventer. I stuck by my new girl, stall rested, shockwave, hand walked, and stood in fear the first time she was turned out- drugged and all! Here we are a few years later, competing at beginner novice and sound as anything! We deal with some minor issues (mareness, ulcers from showing, hot headedness, spook/flightiness, etc) but I wouldn't trade her for the world.
My hopes for Ally is that the Wellpride will help her deal with gastric issues that may be turning into ulcers, help her think clearly, recover physically after competing, and assist in her hoof quality. She has always had thin walls and brittle feet so let's see what Wellpride can do! I have attached a few pictures of her the first day on Wellpride. The hoof shot (best I could get for a mare who was far more interested in the round bale) and right front leg shot (the one she fractured) are also included. She is stall kept during the day (summer) and turned out in a dirt field at night (her girlfriend founders so Ally is happier with her than on grass) so she has full
access to a round bale. Thanks and I hope to report great news as we travel through Wellpride territory!
Heather S. Vinson,
