Broken Toe Woes
I mentioned a few posts ago that a horse had stomped on me and broken my littlest toe. I decided that it wasn't bad enough to go to the doctor, and have settled for regular ice sessions, elevation, and trying to remember to tape/vet wrap it. I've also been avoiding wearing shoes because, well, swelling. AND IT WAS GETTING BETTER! Still painful to walk on, and painful to ride with, but it was starting to look like a normal toe again. I just want to mention really quickly here that the horse who stepped on my foot originally is the only saddleseat-shown saddlebred in my entire barn (seriously, we have eight saddlebreds, one is retired, one is saddleseat, and the rest are eventers or training to be eventers), and therefore the only horse in the barn with those monstrous weighted stacked wedge pad shoe contraptions. Which is probably why she was able to inflict so much damage despite my boots. Ahem. Wearing close-toed shoes at the barn is importan...