anyone had a horse with a sacroliac problem?and pics of my boy!

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prince had his second vet visit yesterday, he had one a fortnight before that showed he was lame on all four legs, weve put bar shoes on the front and this seem to be doing the trick, hes still slightly lame on a circle but is better so vet is happy with that then he had a look at the back legs. hes lame on lunge on on trot ups and flexion, vet tested his sacroliac again and he prety much sat on the floor with very little pressure applied! very unhapy pony, he did a flexion test to make him bear weight on it and he was lame. he cant be ridden for another 2 weeks and i have to long rein him to get him using his hind end properly to get rid of his back pain to, his danilon has gone back up, if he doesnt improve in two weeks then there having a mass nerve blocking session which will involve mahusive needles to get the sacroliac or atleast near it. he was due to do search for a star ex racer on the 4th july. always next year, hes looking so well now though that im worried hes going to get overweight as hes not in hard work to burn any of it off, hes such a poor doer that its quite nice seeing him so well while hes been good grass but dont want him to look to well and end up with lami. anyone has a similar problem with sacroliac ligament.
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ta muchly!!
 
My mare sustained a stress fracture in her sacro iliac, which led to her being retired. Sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear, but unfortunately that's the experience that I have had. She could probably still be ridden, but I wouldn't enjoy it for worrying that she was in pain (she was incredibly stoic when she injured herself and didn't let us know!!).
 
A stallion at the dressage yard I work at was having shockwave treatment for his sacroiliac when I first started there 3 years ago and is now winning at advanced medium so i guess it depends on each individual case.
 
the vet did say that is something they usually have for life and its a case of managing it. he said the minute he starts working incorrectly then hel be back to square on, when i can ride him again im going to have a lesson so she can teach me how to make him go correctly and how to notice if hes not!
 
Sacroilliac is often a secondary problem to another problem- my advice would be to scan the hind suspensories
 
im not convinced that he is going to be better in two weeks time and i said to the vets that it going on the insurance so if there is tests he can have then say.
 
miss_buffay said:
yes its secondry to his front leg lameness in both legs.
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Sacro's are difficult ones. You certainly do have primary sacro injuries and to be honest they are long term issues which take constant care and are expensive and limit the horse in what it can do.

In a lot of instances the sacro pain is secondary to other conditions, those conditions aren't always obvious. Hocks are a key contributor and as you say your horse is flexing lame behind I think you are going to have to bite the bullet and have a full work up done - it can get expensive, do you have insurance?
 
yes hes insured with nfu and i have literally just rang them up to send a claim form to me. im expecting to have to have to full wammy done. the vet isnt in any hurry to get it done. he wants me to try the long reining for two weeks but ring him the end of next week to let him no how he is, if he isnt any better then plan be. as hes insured he just aswell get blitz.
 
my 14 year old trapped a hind leg in post and rail whilst rolled and gave it quite a yank. gradually went lame over the next couple of days.

we didn't get actual confimation of a sacrolillic joint injury as the area is so differcult to get to - he had a bone scan which showed a minor hot spot, this and his action made the vet quite confident it was this.

This was three-four years ago, the only time i see issues is in extension in trot and his canter can be very very tight if he's not fit. his dressage career was over but he's very happy with hacking, low level dressage schooling (novice way of going) to keep suppell and is capable of fast sponsered rides and popping the odd jump.

I have to keep him at some level of fitness - i made the mistake of giving him the winter off (living out)and even after 4 years the change was dramatic.

so not always bad outcome - i suspect that mine would have been capable of more, prehaps even dressage but he is very long in the back and this along with the injury i feel is why he personally struggles
 
My thoroughbred mare did her sacroiliac ligament when she was 18 years old as the result of a fall cross country. It took a while to get to the root of the problem as she was initially diagnosed with spavins (probably the reason she fell in the first place). Once the vet confirmed she had strained her sacroliac, she was put on box rest for 8 months, gradually increasing the amount of controlled exercise from 5 minutes 3 times a day. This was meant to be in hand but as she became very naughty very quickly as she was so fit, she ended up being turned out for very short periods of time in a tiny corral where she couldn't get up speed and do handstands etc. However, she was amazingly sensible, as if she knew she had to be good to get better! When she came back into work, we were extremely careful and continuously monitored her for any signs of deterioration including regular visits from the back man but we were lucky and she resumed competing as though nothing had happened including qualifying for the BRC National Championships at both Offchurch and Lincoln. At the age of 22, she spent her last winter Fieldmastering every weekend and then added the Leading Rider and Evergreen Horse championships at Lincoln to an already illustrious career. Sadly she had to be put down shortly after that due to totally unrelated problems. A long answer, I guess, but one to say that it's not necessarily the end of a horse's career but from our experience, patience is an absolute must and I don't think there are any shortcuts.
 
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