Shavings
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So Chance didn’t look right on Monday night when I took him in to the arena to lunge, had a quick look but couldn’t see any thing or feel it, farrier was coming Tuesday to shoe another horse on the yard, asked if he could take a little look at Chance in case we have an abscess (it’s rain a lot here) so at 2pm on Tuesday I got the call I didn’t want “his feet are great.. but” my heart sank as soon as I heard the but knowing some thing wasn’t right “his check ligament is swollen and hot, I think we need a vet”
So I phoned the vets they only had small animal vets on til Thursday as our normal equine vet has gone back to South Africa where he is from due to family illness and is likely to be there til at least April, the covering vet came on Thursday and can’t confirming it was check ligament but all others surrounding items in his leg where perfect, there is no rips , tears or black spots on the scan to the check so it’s a case of cold hose, in hand walking and box rest til the end of April when we will re scan and then he may get turned out for another 6 weeks before introducing work properly. I feel a mix of emotions I am upset this has happened Chance really is the horse in the shining amor for me after a difficult horse before, I have my new saddle on its way and have ridden since august 2020 due to awaiting saddle (I know covid slowed things down I understand) but I also feel relief as I have had the staff at the yard tell me I am loosing my mind and there is nothing wrong with him, along with not snarky comments which where not welcomed.
so who else has had check ligament issues? How did the rehab go?
many thing you found helped?
also helped me out here Chance is a playful boy (steels bobble hats and pulls toggles on your coat) he isn’t aloud his stable ball now, what other toys can I give him, he is only in early stages and bored, plus becoming a little bit spirited to hand walk so any thing to keep his brain busy, unfortunately we don’t have any where to hang things from as stable is bars all round
Photo of the leg when shaved off by vet
So I phoned the vets they only had small animal vets on til Thursday as our normal equine vet has gone back to South Africa where he is from due to family illness and is likely to be there til at least April, the covering vet came on Thursday and can’t confirming it was check ligament but all others surrounding items in his leg where perfect, there is no rips , tears or black spots on the scan to the check so it’s a case of cold hose, in hand walking and box rest til the end of April when we will re scan and then he may get turned out for another 6 weeks before introducing work properly. I feel a mix of emotions I am upset this has happened Chance really is the horse in the shining amor for me after a difficult horse before, I have my new saddle on its way and have ridden since august 2020 due to awaiting saddle (I know covid slowed things down I understand) but I also feel relief as I have had the staff at the yard tell me I am loosing my mind and there is nothing wrong with him, along with not snarky comments which where not welcomed.
so who else has had check ligament issues? How did the rehab go?
many thing you found helped?
also helped me out here Chance is a playful boy (steels bobble hats and pulls toggles on your coat) he isn’t aloud his stable ball now, what other toys can I give him, he is only in early stages and bored, plus becoming a little bit spirited to hand walk so any thing to keep his brain busy, unfortunately we don’t have any where to hang things from as stable is bars all round
Photo of the leg when shaved off by vet