Recently, Sienna showed up lame at the walk. Assuming she had an abscess, we soaked her foot and kept it wrapped in an Epsom salt poultice. When she seemed to stop favoring that foot at the walk, it appeared that she was still off on her front left at the trot. With advice from our farrier, we determined it was a stone bruise and continued wrapping in an Epsom salt poultice and duct tape boot for about a week. There is no apparent lameness now, so we’re optimistic that Sienna is recovered! She is off of her gravel turnout and back in with her friends on dirt, so this will hopefully prevent future soreness as well.
Sienna’s Stone Bruise
