Went out to get Zander in for the farrier...and noticed something odd about S'argent's ankle...what is that? Hay? Grass? Nope...porcupine quills. Over 40 of the things in the back of his ankle and heel...40! in a space the size of my hand. Interestingly he wasn't really sore...until he overreached and bent some of them...apparently that hurt.

Ryan came out and tranqued him, then froze the leg before removing them one and a time. He will have to be on bute and antibiotics for a while to make sure it doesn't get infected.

Now, what on earth did he do to get the quills at the BACK of his leg? Did he step over it? Paw over it? Although what surprises me the most is that he was the one to get them rather than Zander or Dexter...two horses that really don't seem to know where their noses don't belong. Rocky would be too scared, and Rocket wouldn't be interested in anything that was non edible.

Naughty horse...

Karen