Recent content by applestroodle

I'm so sorry to read about your horse. I was lucky my farrier from day one was very much against wedges and my vet was fully supportive. He was box rested on a deep litter bedding so wedges would have made little difference. I unfortunately made the very sad decision at the start of the year to...

Willy Do for me, just made it look so easy!

His box rest was spent in half a cattle shed.

Sorry I maybe should have gone into more detail, 6 months ago horse was diagnosed with a 6cm tear by MRI scan. Four months box rest barefoot as he was on a thick deep litter bedding, my farrier thought no point in putting wedges on as vet advised. Was getting very bored on box rest so turned out...

Yes in the foot and yes been barefoot since the beginning.

As the title says, how soon should you see an improvement? Obviously I realise every injury and horse is different but on a time scale of say six months should you start to see an improvement? Thanks in advance

I have gone the barefoot route, when mine was on box rest he was a thick bed of sawdust and my farrier pointed out that as he was standing on soft deep surfuce wedged heals would make little difference.

I have a horse with this injury at the moment but it's in the foot. From what I have read the further down it is the less chance of coming back into work. My horse was diagnosed with an MRI scan and has been given a 17% chance of returning back to ridden work. This was nearly six months ago, he...

I have a Mercedes Atego 815 for 7 years, she has been very reliable, touches wood quick!! I have a had a few probs with the computerised dash board and sensors but she is bullet proof. :)

Colin Tait, Equitait is excellent.

I'm going through the same injury DDFT tear in the foot, only on month two of box rest. Mine was also picked up by MRI scan. I was recommended wedged shoes but have left barefoot as he is in a cattle court on a sawdust surface. Farrier pointed out as he is not on a hard surface the shoes will...

A re test is something like £40 extra.

My horse had MRI scan done on both front legs recently, I dropped him off at 8.30 in the morning & just waited as they told me he would be finished by lunch time. It took till 6pm as he kept moving even under sedation, apparently they have to stand very still & give the horse a break between...

Thank you everyone for your replies, all very reassuring that lots of people have been through this & have come out the other side. There is hope! My vet never mentioned any steroid injections either, can I ask what stage these were done at?

Thanks Alo, can I ask why you went took shoes off? Horse has been without shoes now for six weeks & initially was very sore but is ok now so I'm umming and ahhing leaving them off. Vet is convinced that wedges will help, farrier coming end of the week.