I got back from my trip to Missouri to learn that Curly did not have a pulled hamstring. The vet actually uncovered a puncture wound in his frog. (For those who are wondering what the heck a frog is doing on a horse, it's a part of the underside of the horse's hoof.) We don't know how it got injured. (Sharp rock? Stick? Nail?)
His hoof is now completely wrapped with something similar to duct tape so that it can heal without infection. Curly is currently being confined to his stall and dry-run...and is very bored. Our visit yesterday made him quite happy - the carrots helped, of course!
The tape will be removed on Saturday, new medicine added and then we will re-wrap the injury. He will be out of commission for about another week, which is okay because E. is still out of commission too! She goes to the podiatrist on Monday to take more x-rays. The ankle is still slightly swollen and still pains her in the evenings. She tried to put her boots on yesterday but couldn't point her toes enough to slide the foot into the boot.
