Hopefully this isn't the case with my boy. He is only 7, He got ridden tonight on grass and was not lame at all, he seemed to be fine walking on the road when we were on there but did no trotting and he is not slow at all, he is full steam ahead. I think we have a very long battle ahead of us...
My horse was diagnosed with Bone spavin a month and a bit ago, Vet told me to change his shoes, give him bute every day for a week while riding him and keep him in work, have done all that and he has improved loads, but for some reason he looks lame in his front, and its a weird kinda lameness...
I would have injected him if the vet thought that it was necessary, but he said that its not a big deal, He said try him on the bute and then take him off and keep him in work and see how he goes, and if im not happy with how hes feeling then we will try the injections. He wasn't crippled, it...
Thanks for your help guys
Be Positive, He retired after 36 starts, winning $56,000 in prize money and retired because his owners couldn't afford to keep racing him anymore, his race owners was my uncle and grandfather and they have seen what I have done with horse I have had in the past so...
3 days ago my horse was diagnosed with bone spavin in his offside hind. I got him about a month ago and he came to me straight off the track, Was believed he retired completely sound. A few days after arriving he went lame, which looked like he was lame in his front somewhere. I got a vet out...