Do you have a horse with Suspensory Ligament Desmitis? (Also in NL2)

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Hello, I am currently studying for a HND in Equine Management at Merrist Wood College in Surrey. For my final year dissertation project I am researching Desmitis of the suspensory ligaments. If you have a horse that has at any time been diagnosed with suspensory ligament Desmitis, please could you take the time to answer a few questions. It will really help with my project. Either reply to this thread with the answers, or if you would prefer to keep them private, please email me at: desmitisresearch@gmail.com.

I will treat all information as confidential.

Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation!

Amanda Smith.



1. Age of horse:

2. Sex of horse:

3. Breed of horse:

4. Main discipline of horse:

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes / No

6. If so, at what level?

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work
b) Jumping
c) Hacking
d) Lunging
e) Horse Walker
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis?

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden?

10. Which limb(s) are affected?

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches?

Thank you very much!!
 


1. Age of horse: 8

2. Sex of horse: G

3. Breed of horse: Full TB

4. Main discipline of horse: Eventing/PC Activities

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes

6. If so, at what level? Intro/Novice PC/Prelim

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 50%
b) Jumping 15%
c) Hacking 30%
d) Lunging 5%
e) Horse Walker
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 8 hours

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden? In order, school surface, farmland & roads (hacking)

10. Which limb(s) are affected? Both hinds

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches? - Proximal

Glad to be of help.
 
1. Age of horse: 10

2. Sex of horse: Mare

3. Breed of horse: IDxTBxArab

4. Main discipline of horse: Hacking

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes

6. If so, at what level? Local Showing

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 10
b) Jumping 0
c) Hacking 70
d) Lunging 20 ( Long reining )
e) Horse Walker
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 2.5

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden? Sandstone tracks and grass

10. Which limb(s) are affected? Both Hinds, front right

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion)
 
1. Age of horse: 8 when diagnosed (9
now & just coming back into work)

2. Sex of horse: Gelding

3. Breed of horse: Warmblood

4. Main discipline of horse: Dressage & showing

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes / No yes

6. If so, at what level? Prelim/novice dressage/ county level showing

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 90
b) Jumping 0
c) Hacking 1
d) Lunging 9
e) Horse Walker 0
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy 0

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 6

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden? sand school

10. Which limb(s) are affected? both hind

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches? proximal

If you want any more info please contact me, glad to help.
 
1. Age of horse: 5 when diagnosed (6 now)

2. Sex of horse: Gelding (to his utter disgust)

3. Breed of horse: Thoroughbred

4. Main discipline of horse: All-rounder, ex-racer (raced as 3yo)

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes

6. If so, at what level? Only local shows/jumping/dressage.

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 58%
b) Jumping 14%
c) Hacking 28%
d) Lunging 0%
e) Horse Walker 0%
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy 0%

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 5.25 hours

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden? Mainly a firm sand/fibre mix indoor school

10. Which limb(s) are affected? Both hinds

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches?
Proximal

Just to add that this seemed to follow on immediately from a sacroiliac injury.
 
1. Age of horse: 6

2. Sex of horse:mare

3. Breed of horse: full tb

4. Main discipline of horse: rc/potential eventer

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes / No. yes

6. If so, at what level? novice dressage and sj

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 50%
b) Jumping 10%
c) Hacking 40%
d) Lunging
e) Horse Walker
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 5/6hours

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden? rubber sand mix. grass. roads

10. Which limb(s) are affected? left fore

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches?
very upper part.

hope this is some use. twigs injury was diagnosed by ultrasound in may. she has 6 weeks box rest with adequan injections every 4 days. she has also had 3 bouts of shockwave therapy. she is now turned out 24/7 with magnetic boots on 12 hours a day. Now looks sound. Aiming to get a re-scan end of oct/nov to start walking.
 
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Hello, I am currently studying for a HND in Equine Management at Merrist Wood College in Surrey. For my final year dissertation project I am researching Desmitis of the suspensory ligaments. If you have a horse that has at any time been diagnosed with suspensory ligament Desmitis, please could you take the time to answer a few questions. It will really help with my project. Either reply to this thread with the answers, or if you would prefer to keep them private, please email me at: desmitisresearch@gmail.com.

I will treat all information as confidential.

Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation!

Amanda Smith.



1. Age of horse: 11

2. Sex of horse: gelding

3. Breed of horse: WB x welsh cob

4. Main discipline of horse: showjumper

5. Prior to the injury, did you compete? Yes / No YES

6. If so, at what level? Advanced

7. Prior to the injury, approximately what percentage of training time did you and your horse spend on:

a) Flat work 30/60 mins a day
b) Jumping 30 mins 2 days a week
c) Hacking 2hrs a week
d) Lunging If short on time
e) Horse Walker 20mins 2 days a week
f) Swimming / Hydrotherapy never

8. How many hours a week was the horse ridden prior to diagnosis? 7/15

9. On what surface(s) was the horse mainly ridden?
Rubber/sand school
10. Which limb(s) are affected? Hind leg

11. What area(s) of the suspensory ligament is affected: Proximal (upper portion) / Body / Branches? Proximal

Thank you very much!!

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My horse has been over this injury for a few years now so does it still count or do you want info from now?
 
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