Eros had a very bad fall Wednesday and has possible fractured humerus. Due to swelling and a lot of muscle in the area never got a good x-ray. It happened about 1 quarter mile from the barn and it took about an hour to get him to the barn. He learned to hop and keep pressure of that leg.
He is showing signs of improvement. Swelling has gone a little and he gradually is putting more and more weight on. We were suppose to keep in tied up so he couldn't lay down, Eros being Eros, he managed to lay down anyway the 1st night. He went down 2x and got back up. We have a security camera aimed at his stall so we can keep tabs on him and reviewed the video to study how he was at getting up. He was very slow and methodical and was not thrashing around. After keeping tied up all day Thursday, reviewing the video, decided we will let he lay down. Really want to other leg to get a good break. Vet told us he will let us know what he can and cannot do. Vet comes back Monday.
He has a LONG LONG road of recovery and our hope is he comes thru this and can be ridden again. If he is only a pasture ornament, we OK with that. The other option, not so good with.
We discussed taking him to Georgia but the idea of putting him on a trailer in his condition was not what we wanted to do. In additional, we don't have that kind of money and there are no guarantees anyway. Slow steady progress is what we are hoping for.