jgmbng
Well-Known Member
Brief history
16yr (just) Dales owned for 2 yrs
Resting back legs quite a lot when brought in from field
Didnt feel quite right and found to be dropping right pelvis in trot.
Fine in walk 2/10 lame in trot straight line...4/10 in small circle on lunge
Suspected hock problems.
In to vets for joint blocks into hocks, followed by steroid injections and 4 weeks of cartrophen intramuscular.
Vet out to check again on 3rd Cartrophen and he showed improvement, with another appointment booked for 2 weeks after last cartrophen.
Used to hack or school approx 4 times a week plus 1 hour lesson.
Now down to a plod around school x 1 plus a couple of short hacks and maybe a walk inhand.
My poor pony now seems to be permanently resting a back leg (either one) and has on occasions started to refuse to pick up a his back legs for picking out (he has never done this before !)
Farrier was here on Wednesday and when he was doing his front feet he had the opposite back leg resting all the time so he was balancing on 2 legs. (never done this before !)
Spoke to vet (again) last night and told him all this and asked if maybe he could have some pain elsewhere secondary to the hocks, not ruling out but dosnt think so.
I asked if it was worth having someone to look at his back so he agreed and I am in the process of sorting this out.
In the meantime can anybody help with any ideas.
16yr (just) Dales owned for 2 yrs
Resting back legs quite a lot when brought in from field
Didnt feel quite right and found to be dropping right pelvis in trot.
Fine in walk 2/10 lame in trot straight line...4/10 in small circle on lunge
Suspected hock problems.
In to vets for joint blocks into hocks, followed by steroid injections and 4 weeks of cartrophen intramuscular.
Vet out to check again on 3rd Cartrophen and he showed improvement, with another appointment booked for 2 weeks after last cartrophen.
Used to hack or school approx 4 times a week plus 1 hour lesson.
Now down to a plod around school x 1 plus a couple of short hacks and maybe a walk inhand.
My poor pony now seems to be permanently resting a back leg (either one) and has on occasions started to refuse to pick up a his back legs for picking out (he has never done this before !)
Farrier was here on Wednesday and when he was doing his front feet he had the opposite back leg resting all the time so he was balancing on 2 legs. (never done this before !)
Spoke to vet (again) last night and told him all this and asked if maybe he could have some pain elsewhere secondary to the hocks, not ruling out but dosnt think so.
I asked if it was worth having someone to look at his back so he agreed and I am in the process of sorting this out.
In the meantime can anybody help with any ideas.
