Maia
Well-Known Member
Well sort of. Just got back from yard as received a phone call from YO half an hour ago to say that my horse had been playing in the field one minute and was stood by the gate kicking her belly with blood dripping from between her front legs the next.
Fortunately the vet was up giving another horse its MOT so by the time I got there he was already looking at my horse. It appears that in playing in the field she must have reared as one of the others bucked (or something similar) and so she now has a lovely gash and stitches right where her girth would go on her midline!
Vet saic that its quite deep but not too serious. She has some bute for the next 24 hrs, antiflamatries as its quite swollen and AB's to prevent infect. He has instructed to keep her in for a few days and no riding for 10days -2 weeks
Poor pony.
He also said that due to where the injury is she may not take to being ridden again for anything up to six weeks as the gash is quite deep and the pressure of the girth may well feel uncomfortable. YO suggested to the vet that we use a sheepskin girth sleeve when I start riding her again and see how she goes with that - she said provided the skin isn't broken then he thought it was a fantastic idea
Ok, so my next question - have had a quick look on ebay and there is a lot of faux sheepskin but I don't think this will be padded or soft enough so it seems there are 4 others which are worth considering. Which would you use and why?
Mattes girth sleeve
Stephens girth sleeve
Lemieux girth sleeve
Bartl girth sleeve
Fortunately the vet was up giving another horse its MOT so by the time I got there he was already looking at my horse. It appears that in playing in the field she must have reared as one of the others bucked (or something similar) and so she now has a lovely gash and stitches right where her girth would go on her midline!
He also said that due to where the injury is she may not take to being ridden again for anything up to six weeks as the gash is quite deep and the pressure of the girth may well feel uncomfortable. YO suggested to the vet that we use a sheepskin girth sleeve when I start riding her again and see how she goes with that - she said provided the skin isn't broken then he thought it was a fantastic idea
Ok, so my next question - have had a quick look on ebay and there is a lot of faux sheepskin but I don't think this will be padded or soft enough so it seems there are 4 others which are worth considering. Which would you use and why?
Mattes girth sleeve
Stephens girth sleeve
Lemieux girth sleeve
Bartl girth sleeve