any 1 ever been told my doc they should no longer ride.

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i am 25 and i have seronegative arthritis complicated by lupus and fibromialgia. last yr my speacialist told me thaat i should give up riding as it is speeding up my arthritis. and a fall could be bad. any way i didnt own a horse for me then but i kept my daughters pony with my sister 3 horses i stayed away from riding for a week. which crippled me so i just thought sod it id rather struggle more in time than not enjoy what i can do now. i try to be careful at times lol. but mad horses = mad ride. my speacalist wasnt to chuffed when i told him i was back in the saddle.
my mum has 3 damaged disc she was hospitalized for few week the back surgeon told her she would have 50\50 chance of walking again and 0 chance of riding a horse. so he suggested she sold her baby. that day my mum and i went to the stables i watched my mum almost crawl in agony to her horse she asked me to tack him up. so i did. with tears of pain streaming down her face she managed to lift herself into the saddle. she had a walk round for about 3 mins then climbed off and said nothing will stop me riding and noone tells me to sell my baby. it was amazing. she recovered to ride not to walk ,:)
 
I was told 16 years ago by my ortho surgeon,the riding had caused my back problems and I shouldn't ever ride again - obviously I ignored him, had the surgery and carried on as normal. I regularly have a couple of prolapsed discs, they just will not settle, when at their worst a few years ago I rode every day, for hours at a time, and it actually helped because it strengthens the muscles. Now I just dose up if I want to ride, I suffer from general aches and pains all over anyway and they are getting worse but if I let them stop me doing what I want then what is the point of going on!
 
I used to have very bad asthma (It is still bad, but only around cats...apart from my cat, strangely!) and I was told I should stay away from horses, or it may just kill me. Pft, I wasn't quitting for anyone! I had just got my first pony on loan (I was 6) and I loved him dearly. 16 years later and I'm going to get my 5th horse on loan soon! They won't make me quit :D
 
Me, I had a riding accident in 2008 which involved major surgery on my foot where I had broken 3 metatarsals and torn moat of the ligaments. I have a number of pins holding my foot together. The doc said it was like putting humpty dumpty together again. I was told if I fell off they would not be able to repair it again. Despite this I couldn't not ride so bought a smaller pony (less distance to fall) and picked a sturdy sane breed. I bought a youngster so I could ensure I would have better degree of trust. I no longer jump and I'm more.cautious but I still ride happily
 
Annielusian said:
I used to have very bad asthma (It is still bad, but only around cats...apart from my cat, strangely!) and I was told I should stay away from horses, or it may just kill me. Pft, I wasn't quitting for anyone! I had just got my first pony on loan (I was 6) and I loved him dearly. 16 years later and I'm going to get my 5th horse on loan soon! They won't make me quit :D
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You are lucky your asthma wasn't so bad that you had to quit. I tried to ignore the advice for several years until I almost died. Then I realised it wasn't just them saying it might, it actually was killing me.

Thirty-something years later and I can finally ride and keep a horse again. It's a bit late for the equestrian career I had planned when I was young :rolleyes:, but I'm overjoyed to be back among horses again. :)

OP I'm sorry to hear about your health problems. My sister-in-law has lupus, she leads a very full life but sometimes she really struggles.

I hope you are able to continue riding as well as managing your condition. Do whatever is best for you. ((((hugs))))
 
my mum was told when i was 6 that i shouldnt be riding, due to the bone cysts that i have in my both my ankles, she was told this after having surgery as i cant put full weight on both my ankles at the same time due to the extensive surgery and the pain, but it was the only thing i have ever been happy doing, cue 14 years later and having the horses is the only thing that keeps me sane, i cant see me spending pretty much all my time doing anything else, and the only problem i have with riding, is the pressure from jumping and dismounting, i have to use a mounting block to dismount or be really really careful as not to injure my ankles even more
 
Yes.. Asthma and stained tendons in my feet.

Was told as a child to stop riding or else I would put my life at risk, and yes, I have had some close calls, but it seems to have more good days than bad now..

Infact a doctor told me last year to stop the horses, but then accepted that live in the country, and the only way to stop most of my triggers was to live in an inner city!!!! Which would not be an option.


So all I can say is stay well andtake all the precautions you can, most days I look like a Martian :D
 
FionaM12 said:
You are lucky your asthma wasn't so bad that you had to quit. I tried to ignore the advice for several years until I almost died. Then I realised it wasn't just them saying it might, it actually was killing me.

Thirty-something years later and I can finally ride and keep a horse again. It's a bit late for the equestrian career I had planned when I was young :rolleyes:, but I'm overjoyed to be back among horses again. :)
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It must be awful to have it that bad! Mine was pretty bad at times, there were a few close calls, but I don't think my life was in danger (Thank goodness for inhalers!)
There's nothing worse than that tight feeling, like someone said (It may have been you) it's like trying to suck caramel through a straw.
 
Yep....2 fractured vertebrae, a shattered disc and two displaced discs. Oh and the shoulder surgery two years ago. But what can you do? You get told not to ride after the back thing but keep going. You are told not to after the shoulder reconstruction surgery, and what do you do? Buy a horse 3 weeks later. You only live once!! And that life isn't half as good without horses.
 
I was told by a doctor not to ride again when I was 17 after breaking my shoulder coming off a horse. Here I am 30 years later with 4 horses and still riding! Haven't had any more bad falls touch wood. As others have said we only have one life so you need to do what makes you happy if at all possible. If I couldn't ride though I would still enjoy looking after them.
 
I was told (well, my parents were) I shouldn't ride again after breaking vertabrae as a 6 year old... As if that was ever going to work with a child growing up on a livery yard!
32 years and a few more broken bones later I have two wonderful horses and feel better than ever.
I sincerely hope it works out for you, too! Who knows, staying in the saddle may actually help ... If nothing else, doing what you love is good for the soul :-)
 
amazing how we all listen to the medical advise lol i wouldnt have it any other way. horses dont care if you walk with a limp or struggling to lift anything they look at you the same way everyday. i do struggle with my riding. id prob be no good doing any competions as im very off balance when doing rise and trot as my ankle is very weak. some horses hate me when i ride them as i cant help being off balance. my sisters horse has learnt to deal with my balance and i now ride in her western saddle and ride western. which i have found much easier as you have very long stirrups a pommel to make you cling to the seat when having bucking fit. and i only need to use one hand as shes neck reined. even my daughter took to western saddle lol
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well shouldnt ride yes




after riding accident in the 70s after the slipped disk
after me 99%0 away from paralyzed for life and after a fall in 2007 when i should be 6 ft under and osteopath didnt know how i survived.

And yes i am still riding :)
 
Ouch lass. You have been/are going through the mill :(

When I broke my back (compression fracture at L2), the Consultant told me not to ride again. When I pressed for the reason, i.e. was the bone not going to heal properly, etc., he said no, it would heal fine, he just thought it a dangerous 'hobby'. Well it's not a 'hobby', it's part of the reason I work so damn hard, to keep the Hairy Gang, and to get that feeling of connection with such a beautiful creature who puts her trust in me. I waited the six months to the day before I got back on though, just to give my body chance to heal properly :D. Here's a link to pics from when I was allowed back on (lots of pictures! :D)

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=433038

I now find that if I don't ride, my lower back seizes up and my hip hurts, so I keep riding :D
 
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I have been told a few times that I should not ride again .... after a near fatal fall as a child, after a series of knee surgeries, after a dvt, and now with spinal problems ..... selective deafness or a stuborn nature means I am still riding! :D
 
I've been told by my doctor its unadvisable due to a prolapsed disc (and another one on its way)! Its the constant stress on the disc due to the fact my horse is a big athletic WB and is bouncy as hell. Canter is very uncomfortable most times, and some times almost unbearable and i have to tense up all my back muscles in order to stay comfortable which doesn't do him or me any favours. When his hock is playing up and needs steroid injections (bone spavin) his canter is dreadful and that's when i feel it most. And when jumping, sometimes it jars my back especially when he puts in a big effort. When I went for my facet joint injections the consultant carrying them out said that loads of horse riders and cricketers (bowlers) came in to have these injections as they are the sport most likely to suffer from back problems.

But at the end of the day if I can't ride I can't survive. Horses are my life, I will carry on until I'm 90, nothing would make me give up bar serious accident. I lost four horses in a short space of time, one after the other, most 2 1/2 years apart through accident/injury and still I carried on and had another horse, nothing would ever make me stop. After reading some of the previous posters comments I'm lucky I am not so badly afflicted as they are and I am grateful I am able to live an almost pain free riding life (albeit with copious amounts of painkillers). As they say - there is someone always worse off than you and I feel nothing but sorrow for them for not to have a horse would be a fate worse than death for me.
 
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