Check Ligament (also in Vets)

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I was wondering how long it took to recover from a check ligament? Ollie managed to pull his pissing around in the field! I believe it's an expensive way to tell his mum that he wants to spend the cold days in the stable mind you :rolleyes:;)
I believe under the right management I'm looking at up to 3 months before work can begin :confused:
 
my mums horse was supposed to have 4 weeks box rest then 2 months paddock rest but due to being a sod she had 10 weeks paddock rest and no box rest and was sound when brought back to work!!
 
my mums horse ended up doing about 10 days of box rest but did her nut in so she went into a tiny tiny paddock instead for 10 weeks. to be honest she looked sound after 4/5 weeks. she is a very sensible sort in the field tho, very sensible. just not used to being stabled!
 
I put Ollie on Magic and double dosed for a few days! He became a rather good donkey and has ended up not batting an eyelid about the others being turned out :D
He would normally come out of the stable like a racer in trot, when he hasn't been out for a while :D
 
Hi Chellebean,
My horse damaged his check ligament earlier this year, also in the field, he was never lame but had a swelling.
He was scanned straight away and I was initially told it could be 9 months to a year before he was back in full work, however after 1 month box rest (well grazing in hand daily), then a month of walking in hand up to 1 hour a day, at his second scan I was told 6 months, and now 6 months on and he is indeed back in full work. I have followed the vets recommendation and been very careful as he is 18 years old.
I hope your horse recovers quickly.
 
byggiz said:
Hi Chellebean,
My horse damaged his check ligament earlier this year, also in the field, he was never lame but had a swelling.
He was scanned straight away and I was initially told it could be 9 months to a year before he was back in full work, however after 1 month box rest (well grazing in hand daily), then a month of walking in hand up to 1 hour a day, at his second scan I was told 6 months, and now 6 months on and he is indeed back in full work. I have followed the vets recommendation and been very careful as he is 18 years old.
I hope your horse recovers quickly.
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Thanks, I am a bit worried that the vet seems to think that we dont need a scan! I am starting to think I should ask for one after xmas... He only did it a week ago today (feels like forever) I have been stuck with the snow so I haven't seen him :( He is on full livery with a great YO so is being spoilt and currently has 2 stables :) a day stable and a night stable. His day stable is that he can spend the day with a friend and sleep in his normal bed :D
 
Any injuries to ligaments or tendons should be scanned as soon as they happen so you have a reference point as to how well the injury is recovering. I would defo get one done asap. Hope all goes well :)
 
Mine did a hind one aged 34, doesn't do the whole box rest thing (goes anorexic) so went out in normal paddock with his pal - we tried for small paddock on his own but he wasn't having that, either - second scan showed big improvement (so I confessed about his regime) and I think it was after about 3 months he started gentle work. Then my other pony kicked him and shattered his near hind splint bone...I just LOVE my horses!
 
One of my Arab endurance horses has done both her front ones.

She was never lame at all. She came back from a ride with a small swelling and as we had gone through some brambles we thought it was a black thorn as I did pick one out of the middle of the swelling.

She continued to train for a big ride with no problems, it was only that when my vet came to see one of my others that he made a comment about the swelling so we scanned her.

She had shock wave treatment and adequin injections. She was kept in a small area in front of her stable for a month then we started to walk her out in hand and then walk work under saddle.

During the winter of the same year she was messing around in the field and did the second one. this time she was put in foal which gave her some time off.

She came back into work and has competed at a high level without any problem.

The check ligament is not a major one.
 
Right, so I have some news!
After being told that by the vet that she was 99% sure it was a check ligament that Ollie had done, I asked for a scan to be done just to give me an idea how much damage he had done!

Well I am that unlucky 1% and he has actually done his superficial tendon, not the check ligament :( The scan was to poor to figure out if the check was damaged, as it apparently looked ok but surrounded in fluid! The vet now would like me to take Ollie in to the clinic for a better scan and to give him some injections to help the healing process.

So I now have two questions:
1) can anyone tell me about the healing process of a superficial tendon damage and
2) does anyone have a 3 and half ton lorry I can borrow for a day or does anyone have any ideas on where to rent a lorry from and how much it will cost me?

Cheers in advance and Rosé all round
 
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