covering strain injury?

[Gabbyz]

Do stallions get strain injuries to thier shoulders? Perhaps mounting or dis mounting large mares? My 38 years pony has a very peculiar lameness, he is not entire but still thinks he is. I think he may have been mounting a 16hh mare he is 11.3hh Ambitious

 

[eventrider23]

Yes definitely. I had a gelding who was gelded late and several times found him mounting others. He then became sore on his withers and when physio checked had torn a muscle across the top from doing it.

 

[tristar]

if she is wide this could be a prob by stretching his legs apart, i think its time he considered retiring!

 

[Gabbyz]

Thankyou for your posts, Sadly I shall never know quite what happened. He was down in the box this morning, we got him up but he went down again and I have had him put down this morning.

I hope he was enjoying himself when this injury occured, this much I know, on monday he had a hell for leather gallop on the beach and in the afternoon he gave a super lunge lesson. I can honestly say he lived life to the max, gave many many children a super start to their riding and leaves us with plenty of wonderful memories to treasure. I have had the pleasure of owning him for 31 years. He owes me nothing.

 

[LynneB]

very sorry for your loss, he sounds a character and how lovely you had him for so many years and that he had such a happy and love filled life. RIP x

 

[koeffee]

oh so sorry for your loss, was chuckling at the first post, now really sad, it sounds like you had many years of fun with him. x