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A calcium deposit sat next to the tendon in Dreamer's front foot, and the limp got bad enough to stop the riding altogether. The x-rays told a bigger story.
By the end of February, I had to stop riding Dreamer due to him limping so badly.
"I thought some readers could benefit from my story," Aubree wrote. She bought Dreamer in August, and about a month later noticed a limp. It wasn't serious, and it wasn't affecting his barrel racing training, so she didn't think much of it.
By the following February he was favoring his right front foot badly enough that the riding stopped. In early March, the vet's x-rays found the reason: a calcium deposit in his front right pastern, positioned very close to the deep digital flexor tendon. If it grew, the vet warned, the pressure and stress of barrel racing could sever that tendon.
Aubree wasn't comfortable with it.
She wasn't comfortable with this one either.
This felt like it might help. It was the one she took.
While she weighed the options, Aubree remembered a product her sister was feeding her dog: Nzymes Sprouted Granules. Her sister had suggested them for Dreamer back when she'd first started using them. At the time Aubree hadn't thought much about it. Now she began wondering.
By mid-March, Dreamer was on the Granules. "Within a few short days, I started seeing results. He was putting more pressure on his foot while standing." Within a couple of weeks she was working him lightly in the round pen. "After about a month of him being on the granules, I was riding him again!"
"He never limped, and within a few months, I was running him through the pattern (something I thought was impossible!). In September, we went to our first barrel racing competition, and he did wonderfully."
"I am so amazed how God had answered prayer, to help my horse, and thus give him a future of running barrels. A dream I have always had. At this time, Dreamer is doing great, loving his Nzymes Sprouted Granules and enjoying running barrels again!! All glory be to God!!"
Nzymes Sprouted Granules, mixed into Dreamer's daily feed from mid-March on. The same daily support behind the mobility success stories our dog families write in about, in the 2 lb bag. Read the full guide to calcification in horses.
“He never limped, and within a few months, I was running him through the pattern. Something I thought was impossible!”
Kara is the equine specialist on our customer care team, and she keeps her own herd on a farm in Saskatchewan. Tell her what you're seeing and she'll tell you honestly where to start. Read Kara's own story →
