Foreleg high suspensory tweak

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Weezy

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Anyone dealt with this? Horse in question (not mine) came in from field lame, then sound the next day, and then mildly lame. Horse was x-rayed and scanned and the vets, (I know them, they are V good), had to scrutinise the results very hard to find something, and ended up agreeing that he may have mildly tweaked the high suspensory, but there really wasn't much to see. Horse was turned out and was sound, then the snow came so has been in walk work for 3 weeks and is totally sound. Faster work will commence again in a few weeks.

I suppose what I am asking is:

a) If it is a high suspensory tweak, what is the likelihood of it reoccuring?

b) If this was your horse, would you consider jumping and hunting or would you prob back off from fast work and jump load seeing that it is foreleg?

Horse in question is 12, has been used predominantly for dressage until now and does not have any history of injury.

I have my own views and insight into these injuries, but I know that times move on and so I thought I would ask in case I am missing something
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Oh, and since the *injury* he has been shod and continued to be sound.
 
I would rehab fairly carefully, walking on hard, even ground for a few more weeks, followed by careful trotting again on hard, even ground. Following that I would be careful about ground but would have no problem introducing jumping once the horse is fully fit again. I would probably have it re-scanned now if it was my horse.
 
Hi Weezy
The only foreleg suspensory problem I know of resulted in a denerving operation - (in both front legs as generally when one side goes so does the other)
I find suspensory problems can be very difficult to overcome and can repeatedly break down if too much is done too soon - unless you take time out and then slow concise rehab work to rebuild and strengthen - What did the vets say/suggest?
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Not the same, but Hen is just about to be re-scanned after tearing his Check ligament (minor tear). He went lame in the same way, but scans showed a tiny hole.
He has been on box rest for 2 weeks and then walking for 8 weeks - starting at 10 mins and increasing by ten each week, in hand for the first 4.

His re-hab program followed one given for a horse recovering from Stem Cell treatment, so I would probably use that re-hab program for everything now. And would have it re-scanned before upping the workload, although if nothing showed initially I suppose it would be rather pointless.

After he gets the all clear he will be introduced slowly into normal work. I am terrified his other leg will go now, as the Vets have warned it is likely.
He will probably have an easier summer due to my paranoia. I was planning to give him an easy summer - it was just supposed to follow a winter of hard Hunting!
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I am still planning on popping a few jumps with him, although the size we do, I reckon he'll be fine
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