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My super older cob was retired after many wonderful adventures, following extensive treatment and rehab and now my youngster has blocked to his hind suspensories. after light work with me. I am so upset that at 5 we are at this point - further investigations this week and he will have whatever treatment he needs. Has anyone else been in the same position - how do you jolly yourself up to keep plodding along. It all seems a bit endless.
 
Sometimes it does seem very endless.

But you’re willing to treat and rehab which is a v good thing. Give yourself a break and try not to worry so much. He’s five? So he’s not finished growing. A bit of time off won’t hurt.

And be kind to yourself. It’ll be ok in the end and if it isn’t ok it’s not the end.
 
sollimum said:
My super older cob was retired after many wonderful adventures, following extensive treatment and rehab and now my youngster has blocked to his hind suspensories. after light work with me. I am so upset that at 5 we are at this point - further investigations this week and he will have whatever treatment he needs. Has anyone else been in the same position - how do you jolly yourself up to keep plodding along. It all seems a bit endless.
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I understand your disappointment. Hope you can sort something out.
 
sollimum said:
My super older cob was retired after many wonderful adventures, following extensive treatment and rehab and now my youngster has blocked to his hind suspensories. after light work with me. I am so upset that at 5 we are at this point - further investigations this week and he will have whatever treatment he needs. Has anyone else been in the same position - how do you jolly yourself up to keep plodding along. It all seems a bit endless.
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Don't get me started. I did exactly the same, my wonderful old boy was slowing down and I bought a 2 yr old (now 5). Old boy is now fully retired and youngster under saddle...but see my thread in the veterinary section ("Rain scald on stifles.."
 
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Yes, exactly the same. I retired my horse which had bilateral hind PSD age 5 1/2 and by age 6 I had to pts. In my case, my vet said he was not a candidate for denerving so this wasn't an option and he got rapidly worse when I stopped riding. This was quite a few years ago and I think there are more treatment options available now. Mine was believed to have DSLD / ESPA so would never have improved anyway.

I don't think you can jolly yourself along at this point, it's better to be realistic and carefully consider your options, wait for the findings which I assume will include ultrasound of the ligaments and ask the vet what the success rate is for the treatment options you are given. Good luck, I hope you have a better outcome than me.
 
Impossible to get jolly believe me. My worst time was over one winter when I had my retiree, my rehab and my "was supposed to be the riding pony " all under the care of the vet and off work.

Resilience was my middle name..... mucking out 3 every day when the weather was grim was not good for my sanity.

I hope yours just needs some rest.
 
Not sure I can help but I can definitely sympathise! I may be looking at retirement for Floof who has a history of Bi lateral psd that first presented as a 4 year old after a slip on the yard - he’s nearly 17 now and we’ve had lots of fun over the years when he’s been able/up for it - so having one last conflab with vets next week before hanging up his shoes. Youngster (well he’s 7 now!) is just recovering from bone chip removal with an ‘excellent’ prognosis - I’ve never had one of those before and I’m jollying myself up by believing it! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 🤪
Seriously though, I’ve had horses for over 40 years and never had one that’s stayed consistently sound 😢 I don’t think I’ll be getting another - but never say never, I gave up on any riding aspirations maaaany years ago and I just love having them - most of the time 😂
On a side note, if it’s not conformational, I do know of younger horses having hind suspensory issues that have healed with rest/shockwave and have come good and stayed good - good luck next week, hope you get some encouraging news.
 
sollimum said:
My super older cob was retired after many wonderful adventures, following extensive treatment and rehab and now my youngster has blocked to his hind suspensories. after light work with me. I am so upset that at 5 we are at this point - further investigations this week and he will have whatever treatment he needs. Has anyone else been in the same position - how do you jolly yourself up to keep plodding along. It all seems a bit endless.
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Going through this right now with my 8 year old, loss of performance has lead to lameness assessments and questions over hind suspensory issues. Got the vets back out this afternoon to scan...
I don't think there is a way to jolly along sadly, you just have to keep pushing and do all you can do 💔
Hope you get the answers your looking for and everything works out - take care ❤️
 
I lost a very, very nice 12 year old to a neurological thing similar to wobblers. My new 4 yo has just been diagnosed with a bone spur in one hock and kissing spines in the lumbar area. So while we get that sorted out, I am back to plodding on my ancient ex racer who only wants to walk and doing groundwork and a sneaky sit-on with my Shetland. I also have an EMS Dartmoor whom I nearly lost to lami this year. Recovering nicely now but not rideable. So I have four at home, lorry, arena etc and can barely ride. So I fully sympathise. It’s always one step forward, two steps back.
 
I'm so sorry to read this.. really hope the treatment is successful. A few of us on the forum have had rubbish luck with horses.

I had a mare which was eventually PTS after KS surgery due to having chronic arthritic hocks and she became dangerous - she was 11. My little 14.2, pony of a lifetime was PTS in 2019 as a 9yo due to a malformation in his neck making him neurological and we were unable to manage the pain.. in between I had a Welsh D, diagnosed with PSD and now a happy hack with a friend. So in 2021 I bought a unbroken 3yo ISH, vetted and had conformation checked by 2 vets. Fast forward a rocky 3 years of lameness, NQR.. she now has been diagnosed with PSD in all 4 limbs and several other problems. I am very close to giving horses up, am just turning 30 next year and not sure if I'd feel lost..
 
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