Cisco and EPM – Stage One 2/8/2018
My horse Cisco was diagnosed with EPM not too long ago. All 2017, we thought he had a stifle problem. We were watching his back toes drag and first a limp on one back leg and then both legs. During this time, I also became sick with internal bleeding. My recovery surgery was a great success, but my body was weakened. Cisco and I both needed rehab. Cisco improved greatly in the summer and we started riding at James A Reed, short to longer distances. It was going great. However, he was nervous on the trek away…