ESW
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Hi everyone, a friend of mine is very interested in a horse and is going to view him this weekend, she is only looking for something to happy hack and some dinky unaffiliated shows and she is on a limited budget and he appears to tick all the boxes...however he is cheap as about 2yrs ago he injured his fetlock joint, according to the owner he had inflammation in the fetlock joint, so they made a small incision and medicated the joint...I dont think that sounds like normal practice in my experience...apparently he now has a small lump (of scar tissue) on the front of his fetlock now, she says he didnt damage any tendons, ligaments, fractures/bone chips, no arthritis, no degenerative disorders, apparently he has been in normal work for 18mths and no issues what so ever with soundness since. She is saying he wouldnt be capable of jumping big tracks like he used to or heavy, fast work, but will lightly hunt, hack out all day, fine on road surface too...it just sounds a little odd to me, hopefully I am wrong as he sounds perfect otherwise. I was just under the impression that if there is inflammation in a joint that its cold hosing, compression and maybe some sort of steroid/cortisone injection into the joint, but no need for the joint to be opened up unless operating on the cartilage or bone fragments...anyone disagree???
Thanks in advance.
Emma
Thanks in advance.
Emma