Bucked shins...

[teddy_]

I have recently acquired a quality ex-racehorse - he looks less Thoroughbred and more ISH. His conformation is pretty super however, he does have one obvious ailment... Bucked shins.

They're not bad and the trainer was open about these, advising the horse was never lame because of them but, they were a consideration. He only ran four times over a mile so has not been over exposed but clearly, was not put together for the racing game.

This is new territory for me as I have never owned or managed a horse with sore shins. The general consensus in veterinary articles is to simply give the bone time to re-model, adjust workload to exclude extended periods of fast work and instead, keep that part short and sweet. This won't be an issue for me as right now, he simply needs re-training - definitely not excessive galloping.

Has anyone on here owned or managed a horse with a bucked shins? In terms of the average leisure horse, were they insignificant / superficial?

Thanks!

 

[Regandal]

I’ve never had a horse with this problem, your plan sounds logical, I’d also be taking the horse barefoot as it is now accepted that shoes increase concussion through the foot and forelimb. Good luck with him.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

As far as I'm aware bucked shins are usual caused either by too much work too soon or too much on hard ground. We worked with a youngster with bucked shins. She had a rest then bought her back into working a ' normal' horse , very slowly and we were always conscious of the ground, which i would be with any horse. Not sure where she ended up but was absolutely fine with us.

 

[Goldenstar]

You used to see them a lot when I was younger .
All the horses I knew with them where either Older TB hunters getting on their jobs or young TBs .
The young ones we where careful with and they got cool therapy and rest or very light exercise if the shins where actively inflamed .

 

[ycbm]

Is he young? A friend bought a3 year old ISH with them and they looked very unsightly, but never gave him any problems and they did remodel to look much more normal over time.
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[teddy_]

Is he young? A friend bought a3 year old ISH with them and they looked very unsightly, but never gave him any problems and they did remodel to look much more normal over time.
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Yes, he was only three in May so a real baby. I am optimistic they'll sort themselves out if he takes it easy until next year / season.

 

[ycbm]

The 3 year old I saw looked like someone had stuck two half inch wide bars of steel down the front/inside of each cannon bone, it was really noticeable. But he passed a 5 stage vetting and died of colic at 24, never, to my recollection, ever being lame with them.

I'll cross my fingers for you.
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[teddy_]

The 3 year old I saw looked like someone had stuck two half inch wide bars of steel down the inside of each cannon bone, it was really noticeable. But he passed a 5 stage vetting and died of colic at 24, never, to my recollection, ever being lame with them.

I'll cross my fingers for you.
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Thank you! Fingers crossed .