When she came to us, 11/6/2017, her hooves were significantly overgrown and it appeared she’d been in a pretty bad wreck at sometime in the past. Looks like she got caught up in some wire at some point as there is what appears to be an old wire cut on her left rear foot just above the coronary band. There is significant scarring on the left front hoof also. Whatever injury she had to that hoof compromised the coronary band and hoof growth, leaving a groove in her hoof. The suspensory ligaments in her front legs (especially the right) are impaired and she also has ringbone. 

Ruby is a very sweet, accepting and kind mare.  Very personable and approachable.  When young people, children or folks not familiar with horses come to TIER, Ruby Too is one of the horses that is so easy to handle and groom, that she puts their uncertainty at ease.  A lovely, lovely girl.

Over the past 3 years, 9 months, 14 days that she has been with us, her suspensory ligament in her right front leg has deteriorated.  We have placed support wraps on that leg which initially helped quite a bit.  As the years passed, her conditioned worsened.  The farrier was here on 8/15/2021 and he was unable to lift her left front foot to trim properly because she cannot support her weight on the right front leg.  The last 6 months she has dropped muscle tone, weight and is reluctant to move.  We have been giving her pain relievers for quite some time.

We LOVE this gentle mare and she does not deserve to continue to be so uncomfortable.  She has been a blessing and a light to us all. Today she will be assisted across the Rainbow Bridge.

Thank you Ruby Too!  It has been an absolute delight to have you with us.  You will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed.  

Ruby Too is now barefoot! We had shoes on her fronts and have been wrapping her left front ankle with a no bow bandage since November last year. We then switched to Professional Choice SMB boots on both fronts. Her ankle has straightened/come up as much as it is going to, but the good news is that it has pretty much fused. YAY!!

Ruby Too and Charlie seem to be the kind of horses that get along well with other horses.  Since Charlie needs to move around a bit more, it was decided that we would put him in with her. Now, Ruby Too has her very own fuzzy wuzzy for those cold winter days/nights.

LOVE our farrier!!  I called him to tell him we had a new arrival that really needed his help due to very overgrown hooves plus past injuries that compromised her feet & her overall comfort.

He is scheduled to come out later this week, but when he heard about Ruby II's discomfort, he came over in about 2 hours.  He was with a client that lives over 25 miles away and yet he came.

Ruby II is in good weight, but her feet really need some attention.  Her right front with the old injuries (suspensory & ringbone) call for support from shoes on both front feet.  She did have an old abcess on the left front that had not completely resolved.  Farrier put some iodine on it and we will continue to put it on until the area has cleared up.

(Ruby TOO's feet when she arrived at TIER yesterday)

(Ruby TOO's feet after trim)

She did have shoes on previously, but her feet were seriously overgrown.  The long feet were causing her discomfort.  She is a pretty unflappable/enduring girl that takes whatever is handed to her in stride. Because of our supporters we were able to help her on the road to feeling and walking better.

Her feet, legs & body will be a bit sore for the next few days until she adjusts to the new angles of her feet.  She was give 2 Bute (for pain/inflammation) after her manicure and will contine with 1 Bute for the next day or so.