Recent content by BDyasmine

I'm not sure about the adhesions but i have had experience of OCD... in my experience the surgery isnt a quick fix. i turned my horse away for 6 months after her bilateral stifle arthroscopy and when she came back in she was better than she was but still not 100%. on vet advice we decided to...

OCD? mine had OCD in stifles and got worse with work - she'd be sound if she had a couple of days off but got more lame the more work she did. only ever very slightly lame though and as was bilateral took a long time for a vet to even diagnose her as being lame. but could literally be anything...

mine had steroid injections in both stifles for OCD. was sound for about 4 days after the recommended period of box rest and then back to how she was. it's different for every horse though, you won't know unless you try! mine then had the op to remove the fragments and about a year off work and...

mine had the op on both stifle joints last feb. its been an up and down recovery process! she had about a month box rest, then told to turn her out in small paddock on her own for a month, but this was not a good idea for her as she is very unsettled on her own, so we just turned her out as...

my mare had bilateral stifle arthroscopy in feb. after ten months off following the operation she was sound, but after a month of walking and trotting she is not right again - not anywhere near as bad as she was but not 100%. However, she is ten, which is late to be diagnosed, so yours will...

thanks for your advice :) i would be going on my own as well, so would want to go somewhere with plenty going on to keep me entertained!

can anyone give any first hand experiences on any riding holidays? I am thinking of booking one as I have no been able to ride my own horse for a long time or for the near future due to an operation. I previously rode at advanced medium, so would like some where with horses at least to that...

on vets advice my horse is being turned away for the summer due to an arthroscopy she had earlier in the year. for a variety of reasons we had her shoes taken off, and she has always had very good feet and the farrier said there should be no problem. she doesnt seem at all foot sore, however her...

Mine has been to Rossdales twice this year, similar to yours with stifle problems! had injections for OCD the first time but didnt work, and then went back for bilateral arthroscopy. Like you I am a long way from Rossdales, but I received regular contact from them and the groom looking after her...

definitely try a nose net, i had one who was similar, this time of year he would start head shaking and the nose net pretty much stopped it as it was some kind of allergy/hay fever. i never noticed if he was worse int he afternoon or morning, but thats because i always used the net. however as a...

I loaned a horse who had been given loss of use due to an eventing injury to both DDFT. He had a couple years off/light hacking before I got him. His owner then bought him back into school work and I took him on loan a couple of years later, and competed up to BD medium and jumped round courses...

very good point, i will arrange for her to be seen soon if physio thinks a good idea :-)

yes she goes out with my other horse and they are normally best of friends! as vet said just to turn her out as normal as doing more damage to herself in a small paddock. but now she attacks my other horse, and when people need to bring their horses through the field she runs and attacks them as...

Thank you :) Yes i think turning her away is the best option. its just both the vet at newmarket and my own vet are not optimistic at all about her being ridden again :( also, she has become incredibly aggressive the last couple of weeks, and she has always been so sweet before. I'm not sure if...

thats interesting, I will look into it!!