Is everyone getting a little tired of hearing about poor Peg? You'll have to bear with me for one more post. On Monday Mr. Eric, our farrier, came and nailed on Peg's fancy treatment shoe. He also shod Peg's other back hoof so that both feet would be the same height. Peg wasn't happy when Mr. Eric started to nail the shoes on, but he tolerated it fairly well. I was thankful that he didn't make too big of a fuss, because this was his first time to wear shoes.
Peg's new shoe has a steel plate screwed to the bottom of it. I can unscrew it to apply medicines and take care of the site of the abscess, but it is well protected at other times. The time that it takes to care for Peg's injury has greatly decreased since he was fitted with the new shoe. Both Peg and I appreciate that.
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