I feel like a bit of a horrible owner, but it seems every time I have had Shorty vaccinated, I have never noticed any ill effects except for the rabies he got early last year. After the rabies shot, his neck swelled up in a huge lump and Shorty was SO sore that he wouldn't even eat off the ground for a couple days. I have never seen that before with one of my own horses, but now I know that some horses just get really sore after some vaccines. The vet was out on Friday morning when I was there for the farrier and he was due for just a couple of his annual vaccinations (not rabies, so it didn't occur to me) so I asked her to go ahead and get those done. Well, I didn't realize it Friday or Saturday, probably because Shorty is a saint, but on Sunday I went to do his treat stretches that we always normally do after our workouts (except for Fri/Sat of course) and the poor boy would barely turn his neck! I'm a bit relieved because if he looks stiff in those videos I took on Saturday, that is probably quite a big factor as to why.
He was better today, but still not 100%. I am really looking forward to getting going again with our workouts once his neck is not sore.
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