Presenting Ms. Jasmyn Dee Bar
who arrived at Seven Springs on
March 5, 2005
Jasmyn
is an AQHA yearling filly. She has a badly deformed left front foot which we
hope to correct over time. She has a very sweet temperament.
Her
sire is a buttermilk buckskin, her dam a seal bay. Any guesses on what color
she will end up? She was a lovely caramel last summer.
Notice
the color on her muzzle.
Side
view of LF. We speculate that she injured a tendon while frolicking in the
pasture. She was stalled except for a few hours of turnout per day so her
muscles drew up as she favored the foot. This ultimately resulted in the foot
knuckling over as you see here.
Sole view of LF with bars grown down to the apex of the frog.
Rear
view showing how she has turned her toe into a platform which allows her to get
around pretty well, even cantering.
The
heel is slowly coming down. This picture was taken July 2005.
Jasmyn
has integrated well into the herd. The leader, Toronado, has taken her under
his wing and seems to know that she needs exercise. He can be seen chasing her
around the pasture a couple of times a day. The bonus is that he needs the extra
movement as much as she does.
We
have Jasmyn on supplement protocol designed specifically to relax her muscles
and build strong bones in addition to meeting her nutritional needs as she
grows.
December
2005
Jasmyn
has grown four and a half inches since March. She has filled out and no longer
looks like a baby. Her heel is weighted and the angles are improved.
Osiris loving on Jasmyn.
July
2008
Jasmyn
is now quite the grown up young lady. We're still working towards normalizing
her foot. It seems every time we get better angles going, she will pull a
tendon and we're back to watching her weight the toe. Progress has been much
slower than we hoped, but still it's progress. She is such a love and doesn't
let her disability stop her. She gallops around the pasture with the herd and
has a joyful attitude. As long as she's willing to try so are we. Meanwhile
she's a gorgeous pasture ornament.
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