Cowpony101
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Hi everyone,
does anyone have any experience with a horse with a fractured jaw? one of our horses has just fractured his lower jaw in the stable. We don’t really know how but we suspect he either caught it on his salt lick holder or on something else, or possibly got cast. He seems to be recovering well and is eating fine but I have heard things about horses not liking the bit and not riding well in general after breaking their jaw which I am slightly worried about. Also the vet said he could be ridden in a bitless bridle for the next 2 or 3 months until they take off the wire, but I have absolutely no knowledge about bitless bridles so would love any advice. Other than that, I was thinking of doing a bit of in hand work and lunging as I don’t want him to completely lose his muscle and fitness, this has happened just in the middle of the eventing season!?
does anyone have any experience with a horse with a fractured jaw? one of our horses has just fractured his lower jaw in the stable. We don’t really know how but we suspect he either caught it on his salt lick holder or on something else, or possibly got cast. He seems to be recovering well and is eating fine but I have heard things about horses not liking the bit and not riding well in general after breaking their jaw which I am slightly worried about. Also the vet said he could be ridden in a bitless bridle for the next 2 or 3 months until they take off the wire, but I have absolutely no knowledge about bitless bridles so would love any advice. Other than that, I was thinking of doing a bit of in hand work and lunging as I don’t want him to completely lose his muscle and fitness, this has happened just in the middle of the eventing season!?