Casper_cb
Well-Known Member
Hi,
This is the first time I've posted in veterinary. I was wondering if anyone has had experience of a horse that has had a collateral ligament injury.
My horse following months and months of tests, being turned away and bought back into work, remaining sound at 2 BE PN events this season then going lame again has finally had it diagnosed. Initially vets thought it was back, then stifle/ hock, in fact anything other than what the problem was back in July. As of the start of April he started going lame, he's was perfectly sound, 100%, then 15 minutes of work, whether it be on the lunge without any training aids or ridden, he goes hopping lame on the off hind. He walks it off and is then sound for 5 minutes, then lame again.
Anyway, I sent him to horsepital and they blocked him up, narrowed it down to the internal structure of the hoof and an MRI showed desmitis of the medial collateral ligament in the off hind by the coffin joint. The vets prognosis is unknown, they're being ever pessimistic as they've never seen this kind of injury in a hind leg and are treating it as they would a front leg injury. So much so he's got front foot remedial shoes on his hind feet.
I was wondering if any of you have ever heard of this kind of injury in a hind leg/ front leg? I'm hoping remedial shoeing and time off will help and then hopefully he'll come sound enough to do some dressage with?
Thank you for taking the time to read.
This is the first time I've posted in veterinary. I was wondering if anyone has had experience of a horse that has had a collateral ligament injury.
My horse following months and months of tests, being turned away and bought back into work, remaining sound at 2 BE PN events this season then going lame again has finally had it diagnosed. Initially vets thought it was back, then stifle/ hock, in fact anything other than what the problem was back in July. As of the start of April he started going lame, he's was perfectly sound, 100%, then 15 minutes of work, whether it be on the lunge without any training aids or ridden, he goes hopping lame on the off hind. He walks it off and is then sound for 5 minutes, then lame again.
Anyway, I sent him to horsepital and they blocked him up, narrowed it down to the internal structure of the hoof and an MRI showed desmitis of the medial collateral ligament in the off hind by the coffin joint. The vets prognosis is unknown, they're being ever pessimistic as they've never seen this kind of injury in a hind leg and are treating it as they would a front leg injury. So much so he's got front foot remedial shoes on his hind feet.
I was wondering if any of you have ever heard of this kind of injury in a hind leg/ front leg? I'm hoping remedial shoeing and time off will help and then hopefully he'll come sound enough to do some dressage with?
Thank you for taking the time to read.