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I’ll start this by saying the horse has been seen recently by vet and vet Chiro and vet is booked again for more tests in two weeks time (earliest I could get).
After some performance related issues in trot, horse was found to have coffin joint arthritis, navicular and inflammation to hocks. All exceptionally mild. Injected with arthramid. Chose not to use steroids due to lami risk.
Massive improvement in all, but was still finding in walk that a hind leg would occasionally ‘give way’. It only happens in walk and only on a soft surface such as grass.
Vet Chiro came and horse was now totally sound but tight in SI joint. Released SI joint and re-lunged and horse now looked ever so slightly not stepping through now on left hind. We decided something still isn’t right with hind so to get vet back but continue with low level walking hacks for the time being.
The occasional give way behind has continued, again, only on grass. Perhaps once a ride. She’s doing walking hacks 3-4 times a week, half an hour. Horse very forward and keen and feels great apart from this.
Last night, powering along on a walking hack and she suddenly ground to a halt and stood a bit like she was going to wee (never does this under saddle). She turned around a looked back at herself a couple of times. I tentatively put my leg on after deciding she didn’t need a wee and she went into walk again, but hind end gave way momentarily, I think both sides as she sort of ‘swayed’. Then totally back to normal, powering along no bother. That has never happened before and I’m panicking. I’m assuming the sudden stop was related to this.
As I say, vet booked back for more tests in a couple of weeks. All going through insurance so no expense spared on tests and treatment. Decided a while back that horse was only going to be a light hack so no concerns about wanting to do more with her, but wondering if anyone had had similar? The hock arthritis found was so slight it barely registered on the X-rays.
I’m going to get suspensories scanned as well.
After some performance related issues in trot, horse was found to have coffin joint arthritis, navicular and inflammation to hocks. All exceptionally mild. Injected with arthramid. Chose not to use steroids due to lami risk.
Massive improvement in all, but was still finding in walk that a hind leg would occasionally ‘give way’. It only happens in walk and only on a soft surface such as grass.
Vet Chiro came and horse was now totally sound but tight in SI joint. Released SI joint and re-lunged and horse now looked ever so slightly not stepping through now on left hind. We decided something still isn’t right with hind so to get vet back but continue with low level walking hacks for the time being.
The occasional give way behind has continued, again, only on grass. Perhaps once a ride. She’s doing walking hacks 3-4 times a week, half an hour. Horse very forward and keen and feels great apart from this.
Last night, powering along on a walking hack and she suddenly ground to a halt and stood a bit like she was going to wee (never does this under saddle). She turned around a looked back at herself a couple of times. I tentatively put my leg on after deciding she didn’t need a wee and she went into walk again, but hind end gave way momentarily, I think both sides as she sort of ‘swayed’. Then totally back to normal, powering along no bother. That has never happened before and I’m panicking. I’m assuming the sudden stop was related to this.
As I say, vet booked back for more tests in a couple of weeks. All going through insurance so no expense spared on tests and treatment. Decided a while back that horse was only going to be a light hack so no concerns about wanting to do more with her, but wondering if anyone had had similar? The hock arthritis found was so slight it barely registered on the X-rays.
I’m going to get suspensories scanned as well.
