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    DDFT - Stories, Advice and box rest tips!

    Hi all, I thought I would give you an update on my horses progress, after having his Navicular Bursa injected and having a course of IRAP alongside 5 months of box rest he was fianlly allowed to go out in a small paddock. After 2 months of of daily turnout last week 08/05/18 the vet came to...
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    IRAP? Has anybody used this treatment?

    My horse has torn his DDFT ( There is a thread below on this) and the vet has visited us this weekend and suggested that we use IRAP treatment. Has anybody had any experiance with this?
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    DDFT - Stories, Advice and box rest tips!

    Hi, My horse competed on the saturday and gained 71% was foot perfect. Sunday he was lame but only about 2 tenths lame, i left him for a week as i went on holiday thinking maybe he had pulled something travelling or something. I came back a week later and I thought he was sound, so I jumped...
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    DDFT - Stories, Advice and box rest tips!

    Sorry, I forgot to add that he has always been barefoot (13 years old) with really good feet. They also found cyst on his navicular bone so I am unsure whether that is why they have put them on for support. I have read alot about barefoot vs shod on this so good to hear people thoughts. the...
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    DDFT - Stories, Advice and box rest tips!

    Hi all! We found out last week that my horse has a tear in his DDFT after he had an MRI Scan, I am absolutly gutted. I am still unsure of how big the tear is as I havent had the Vet Report back yet. They have put on Egg bars on the front to give him support of the heel. I have never had any...
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