lollipop7
Member
Has anyone had a horse with a dislocated tail...? My horse has dislocated his and i would like to know if its gonna affect his performance....
Dislocated tails...
- Thread starter lollipop7
- Start date
lollipop7
Member
oh yeh....any help much appreciated..!
Cliqmo
Well-Known Member
I genuinely have no idea! Did he stand on it? Poor chap!!
Cliqmo
Well-Known Member
I have found this which may help...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/horsetail_062206/
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/horsetail_062206/
lollipop7
Member
well actually, we had an accident on the road and he was hit by a truck....that was six weeks ago and he is working sound again...I'll try that link now, thanks a mil!
Cliqmo
Well-Known Member
Crikey! Poor chap! So glad all that remains damaged is his tail! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery, I will keep looking for other articles but there seems to be remarkably little info about it online!
lollipop7
Member
I know, we were incredibly lucky, thanks so much!
MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Hope he goes okay. Hugs.
lollipop7
Member
he was off work for two weeks, then eveything allowed for four weeks, even gallops but just no jumping and then we started jumping him again last thursday and he was perfect so fingers crossed...we're starting small. I wonder will it affect him at all in the long term?
Cliqmo
Well-Known Member
Tnavas
Well-Known Member
I once worked with an equine chiropractor and we did come across a horse with a dislocated tail. The horse had reared and gone over backwards. She moved with her tail clamped.
The horse was heavily sedated and the chiropractor pulled the tail very strongly until all the vertebrae went back into alignment.
The effect on the horse was immediate - she immediately started to carry her tail again
The horse was heavily sedated and the chiropractor pulled the tail very strongly until all the vertebrae went back into alignment.
The effect on the horse was immediate - she immediately started to carry her tail again
lollipop7
Member
Thats really interesting Tnavas, his tail is not necessarily clamped more hanging loosely...he can only lift it to the side to go to the loo. We were told to let it cacify?? but one of his vertabrae is sticking up and is not very becoming
lollipop7
Member
One year later :
Just thought I'd let you know, that since the accident last year, my horsie improved hugely! It happened in March and, by the middle of June we were on our way to France to compete in the CCI* in Jardy, following that we went to the Junior Europeans in Belgium!
We have been told his tail was in fact fractured, but to leave it to heal naturally, since an operation had no guarantees. Now he has a bit more movement in his tail but will never regain full movement. He can sort of "carry it" but you wouldn't really notice it, and it wont affect his performance in the long run! So delighted with this outcome and thanks for you help!!!!
Just thought I'd let you know, that since the accident last year, my horsie improved hugely! It happened in March and, by the middle of June we were on our way to France to compete in the CCI* in Jardy, following that we went to the Junior Europeans in Belgium!
We have been told his tail was in fact fractured, but to leave it to heal naturally, since an operation had no guarantees. Now he has a bit more movement in his tail but will never regain full movement. He can sort of "carry it" but you wouldn't really notice it, and it wont affect his performance in the long run! So delighted with this outcome and thanks for you help!!!!
Booboos
Well-Known Member
Sorry I had missed your original post, but what good news! Well done on the CCI* and the J Europeans what an achievement!!
SVMel
Well-Known Member
Wow, congrats on the progress. So glad you've both come ut of the accident ok
T xxxxxx
T xxxxxx