ApolloStorm
Well-Known Member
This is going to be a long one!
My gelding who has had a bit of a tough year before I got him going through a few owners all of who seemed to make things worse! He’s a 7yo welsh. He’s 16hh so a big boy, and in 6’9 rugs so is long.
When he came there was an insane amount of tension and pain in his whole body but He has been seen regularly by an ESMT, who has largely resolved this. He was also incredibly weak, could hardly walk over a pole without tripping! So we did plenty of in hand pole work and lunging. He was able to be ridden after a few months, he had a saddle fitted, and was going lovely. Still sensitive and green but coming on - occasionally he would just “explode” no obvious trigger - broncking fits that a rodeo would be proud of! Safe to say I get ditched, neck damage one time, a broken ankle the second. So quick check of the saddle reveals it isn’t fitting him at all anymore - get the saddler out to get a new saddle, and for the first 5 minutes he goes fantastic better than ever, then suddenly again he explodes and I fall and this causes me a lot of back problems and pain. Saddler recommends a vet physio - who says his hips are uneven and one side is up and forward. He has lumbar tension, hamstring tension. Physio ultra sounded and used PEMF to return his hips to level. She suspects an old injury to have caused spasm in the iliopsoas which she released. All through this he has had this weird circumduction of his left hind only in walk - physio thinks it’s related to the spasm - but 6 weeks on with rest he is still doing it.
Had saddler back out today and she thinks something else is going on to cause discomfort - we came up with many ideas, including ulcers and him simply having one leg longer than the other!
I don’t really have a question I suppose but any thoughts would be welcome in terms of best course of action?
Hes fully insured so vet would be a realistic option, but there is also the possibility that the vets would find something and it not be the cause of his explosions. The physio was confident when asked that he wouldn’t need a vet to come and do scans etc.
I will add that he is fully up to date with teeth and he is barefoot and his farrier noted his strange wear of his feet due to the circumduction- and trims to accommodate. Saddler is also one of my few trusted professionals- she’s fab! His bridle and bit are all fine- he is in a simple loose ring double joint with a lozenge. Simple tack nothing restrictive. And he is fed an “ulcer friendly” diet of hifi molasses free with Equimins advance and flexijoint in before any work. He lives out year round and always has access to grass or hay.
My gelding who has had a bit of a tough year before I got him going through a few owners all of who seemed to make things worse! He’s a 7yo welsh. He’s 16hh so a big boy, and in 6’9 rugs so is long.
When he came there was an insane amount of tension and pain in his whole body but He has been seen regularly by an ESMT, who has largely resolved this. He was also incredibly weak, could hardly walk over a pole without tripping! So we did plenty of in hand pole work and lunging. He was able to be ridden after a few months, he had a saddle fitted, and was going lovely. Still sensitive and green but coming on - occasionally he would just “explode” no obvious trigger - broncking fits that a rodeo would be proud of! Safe to say I get ditched, neck damage one time, a broken ankle the second. So quick check of the saddle reveals it isn’t fitting him at all anymore - get the saddler out to get a new saddle, and for the first 5 minutes he goes fantastic better than ever, then suddenly again he explodes and I fall and this causes me a lot of back problems and pain. Saddler recommends a vet physio - who says his hips are uneven and one side is up and forward. He has lumbar tension, hamstring tension. Physio ultra sounded and used PEMF to return his hips to level. She suspects an old injury to have caused spasm in the iliopsoas which she released. All through this he has had this weird circumduction of his left hind only in walk - physio thinks it’s related to the spasm - but 6 weeks on with rest he is still doing it.
Had saddler back out today and she thinks something else is going on to cause discomfort - we came up with many ideas, including ulcers and him simply having one leg longer than the other!
I don’t really have a question I suppose but any thoughts would be welcome in terms of best course of action?
Hes fully insured so vet would be a realistic option, but there is also the possibility that the vets would find something and it not be the cause of his explosions. The physio was confident when asked that he wouldn’t need a vet to come and do scans etc.
I will add that he is fully up to date with teeth and he is barefoot and his farrier noted his strange wear of his feet due to the circumduction- and trims to accommodate. Saddler is also one of my few trusted professionals- she’s fab! His bridle and bit are all fine- he is in a simple loose ring double joint with a lozenge. Simple tack nothing restrictive. And he is fed an “ulcer friendly” diet of hifi molasses free with Equimins advance and flexijoint in before any work. He lives out year round and always has access to grass or hay.
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