StrawberryFish
Well-Known Member
Well Little Lily has a suspected fractured stifle - she was a 3 legged pony for a while, however, the farrier came 2 days ago and after there was a huge improvement... we think this is because of how he trimmed to opposite leg (he stuck his knee under her belly and shoved her up a bit and forced her to stand on her bad leg) it has shifted the muscle or something daft.
I did some random massaging of the stifle area (much to her discontent) and today there was marked improvement, she is actually weight bearing and walking slowly on her bad leg rather than trying to get it off the groud as quick as she can.
Basically, I'm now not convinced it's a fracture, I think it's a serious muscle injury of undisclosed type
but after seeing the improvement after a bit of random manipulating, I'm on a mission.
Does anyone have any experience or now of any good exercises I can do with her??
We don't have a pool/river etc
Oh and fyi she has very little flex of any joint in the bad leg but it is improving slooooooooooooooooooowly and I would also like to work on that
Sorry, this is all a bit rambly
I did some random massaging of the stifle area (much to her discontent) and today there was marked improvement, she is actually weight bearing and walking slowly on her bad leg rather than trying to get it off the groud as quick as she can.
Basically, I'm now not convinced it's a fracture, I think it's a serious muscle injury of undisclosed type
Does anyone have any experience or now of any good exercises I can do with her??
We don't have a pool/river etc
Oh and fyi she has very little flex of any joint in the bad leg but it is improving slooooooooooooooooooowly and I would also like to work on that
Sorry, this is all a bit rambly