spinner1
Well-Known Member
Hi all, sorry this is a bit long, I am looking for some experiences with the above please.
I have a beautiful 7yo mare who was first lame in January last year with no heat/swelling/obvious cause. She came sound after a period of box rest and we carried on working her over the summer (although with hindsight she was never completely happy).
She was lame again in September, box rested, and finally mri’d in October. The mri showed a moderate tear to the ddft from mid pastern down into the foot, and vet advice was further box rest with controlled exercise on the walker and wedges, plus catrophen injections. This was followed until she got fed up with box rest and she’s now out in a small paddock for a few hours a day.
Vet returned yesterday for a check up and, whilst understand tendon issues take time, there’s been very limited improvement and as she’s so young I want to make sure I’m doing everything possible to get her sound, even if only able to hack in the future.
I’ve been looking through old threads etc and have found Rockley - I’ve dropped Nic a text and also forwarded her more details but she’s away for a few more weeks travelling so can’t do a call for a bit.
I’ve also got a second opinion on the mri from a friend who’s a surgeon at newmarket and they think she’d be a good candidate to clean up the tendon via a burscopy. This would most likely be keyhole surgery, 5-10days in hospital, followed by another period of box rest/limited turnout whilst it heals. I have roughly enough left on insurance to cover this but would need to act quickly as my 12m time limit is up in early Feb.
Other option is to simply turn her away for a period and keep everything crossed that time helps.
Does anyone have experience of surgery followed by barefoot/Rockley? Or would you typically try Rockley alone? Really struggling to decide what’s best for her and gives her the greater chance of healing.
Thank you!
I have a beautiful 7yo mare who was first lame in January last year with no heat/swelling/obvious cause. She came sound after a period of box rest and we carried on working her over the summer (although with hindsight she was never completely happy).
She was lame again in September, box rested, and finally mri’d in October. The mri showed a moderate tear to the ddft from mid pastern down into the foot, and vet advice was further box rest with controlled exercise on the walker and wedges, plus catrophen injections. This was followed until she got fed up with box rest and she’s now out in a small paddock for a few hours a day.
Vet returned yesterday for a check up and, whilst understand tendon issues take time, there’s been very limited improvement and as she’s so young I want to make sure I’m doing everything possible to get her sound, even if only able to hack in the future.
I’ve been looking through old threads etc and have found Rockley - I’ve dropped Nic a text and also forwarded her more details but she’s away for a few more weeks travelling so can’t do a call for a bit.
I’ve also got a second opinion on the mri from a friend who’s a surgeon at newmarket and they think she’d be a good candidate to clean up the tendon via a burscopy. This would most likely be keyhole surgery, 5-10days in hospital, followed by another period of box rest/limited turnout whilst it heals. I have roughly enough left on insurance to cover this but would need to act quickly as my 12m time limit is up in early Feb.
Other option is to simply turn her away for a period and keep everything crossed that time helps.
Does anyone have experience of surgery followed by barefoot/Rockley? Or would you typically try Rockley alone? Really struggling to decide what’s best for her and gives her the greater chance of healing.
Thank you!