Grace booked in for hind lameness work up on Thursday :-(

I got fed up with the slow speed of the site
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and work has been crazy busy - death/incest/murder... all the usual!

Horses all fine - we had to move to a new yard though as our landlord sold out from under us
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I do keep meaning to post about how stunning Troy is - you must be dead excited about your future with him!
 
Hi-My mare had more or less the same symptoms you've discribed -which my trainer picked up while i was having a lesson, as she did'nt really feel lame, but once i watched her from the ground I could c she was! Anyway we had nerve blocks, xrays and then ultrasound which showed a strained surspensory tendon -so 6wks walking and a bit of troting then back to vets for another scan. Very frustrating as shes just had most of year off with a back problem! The vet was very positive and said it was only a mild injury-so not the end of the world! Good luck with yours! x
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OK, did I dream this before or has Spencer pointed it out to you before? Cant decide if I'm going crazy.

As for the judges not noticing, its not obvious. Like you said you had to really look to see it. Grace doesnt look lame. I didnt notice it and neither did the judge.
If there is something there it is more likely to show up when she starts the more advanced movements such as the pirouttes and has to take more weight back.

A couple of months back my instructor told me to have x-rays done on Gins hind legs. She was finding it really difficult to take weight back in canter, although she wasnt lame. Well me being the bad mum that I am never got round to it. When I had my next lesson a couple of weeks after I asked her if I should still go ahead ith the x-rays. She said no as she was looking loads better. Dont really know what the moral of the story is
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but dont panic and rush into anything. Sometimes these things just heal themselves.

If I were you I would give her a week or so off, you have enough to worry about already. If she is still the same when you work her again then look into it.
 
This is going to sound really odd- but do you have 4 white ping pong balls? and some double sided selotape? Stick a ping pong to each hock and each point of hip, it is much more easy to focus on the white spots and you can compare the height that the hips more at and the hock and this will help pin point where in the leg the problem stms from- It really works!I did this once a month every month for a year with shadow and taped it, to watch the improvement in his way of going after his ck fracture. If you want more info or to see the vids PM me!
 
um i would get a physio to check her out before forking out the vets fees, it could so easily be a tighten hamstring or gluteal muscle. dont panic yet. my horse has a weaker hind limb therefore do lots of passive stretching to help him and do work to help that leg be stronger. its like us we are normally stronger one side than the other. what does kyra k say horses lay a specific way in the womb and that can dictate which is there stronger side when ridden
 
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I got fed up with the slow speed of the site
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and work has been crazy busy - death/incest/murder... all the usual!

Horses all fine - we had to move to a new yard though as our landlord sold out from under us
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I do keep meaning to post about how stunning Troy is - you must be dead excited about your future with him!

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What a shame, it was a fantastic set up you had there!

Have you all settled where you are? Is Amanda still there with you?
 
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OK, did I dream this before or has Spencer pointed it out to you before? Cant decide if I'm going crazy.

As for the judges not noticing, its not obvious. Like you said you had to really look to see it. Grace doesnt look lame. I didnt notice it and neither did the judge.
If there is something there it is more likely to show up when she starts the more advanced movements such as the pirouttes and has to take more weight back.

A couple of months back my instructor told me to have x-rays done on Gins hind legs. She was finding it really difficult to take weight back in canter, although she wasnt lame. Well me being the bad mum that I am never got round to it. When I had my next lesson a couple of weeks after I asked her if I should still go ahead ith the x-rays. She said no as she was looking loads better. Dont really know what the moral of the story is
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but dont panic and rush into anything. Sometimes these things just heal themselves.

If I were you I would give her a week or so off, you have enough to worry about already. If she is still the same when you work her again then look into it.

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No, you're not going mad but it was an abscess the last time (same leg though I think now I think of it). Four days after he spotted it she was hopping lame, and then out came the abscess two days later when the vet had a dig
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It's difficult because she is sound on the flat hard ground on a straight line
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QR - Thank you everyone for your comments too. I'm a bit tired, so I really apologise for not replying to you individually when you have taken the time to reply to my post. Just feeling a bit drained at the moment.

She is due the physio anyway, but because of the actual movement that she was showing I believe the muscular issues could be secondary thing being caused by the primary issue (hope that makes sense).

I would love to see your videos of the ping pong balls... that would be something that I would be incredibly interested in doing.
 
New yard is great - still in Tockholes and only 6 other liveries. The only down side is restricted winter t/o but the plus is having other people around to help out when you want a lie in
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Yes Amanda moved to the same yard - we have a barn all to ourselves. She has a lovely new horse that will be out BDing v soon - so hopefully we'll see you out and about
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Thanks Natalie... really appreciate that!

I'll be glad when this week is over with... I am dreading Friday more than anything, the thought of someone digging around in my neck makes me feel so strange
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I think you could open up a whole can of worms here. One we bred even from a 3 yr old showed the same symptoma as Grace ie slower on one hind leg. It never affected him other than he found lateral work harder on one rein. he got to advanced eventing and did very well at affilliated dressage. We had physios regularly etc to make sure wwe kept on top of it. He was sold to america and vetted for the sale by the Australian team vet who said it was just him and was not worried by it. He said even people aren't always symetrical. The horse has now just done a 3* event so it isn't affecting him. It's a difficult decision and you could end up paying a fortune and if you claim on your insurance they will eventually excluding hocks, fetlocks, stifles etc . Could you not try a physio or chyropractor first?
 
Thanks for the memo... a physio is definitely one option, but I think I would rather have the vet check her out first, and go from there. I am a bit dubious about physios as I have had so many different experiences with them with my horses. Some telling me one thing, others telling me it is complete tosh etc etc. I wish there was a council like there is for farriers
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just seen this - so sorry to hear that i know its so disheartening isnt it !!!

I think you should do what you feel best in doing as you've seen it !! atleast you will know once and for all !!

yes physio are a nightmare ive eventually found one that works though and will never let her move out the area !! xxxxxxxxxxx
 
No problem, I will dig them out tomorrow, and load them up onto the Picture gallery. Be prepared for fellow liveries to give you odd looks!
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i think you're being sensible. if it's obvious on a circle then that's enough to nerve block. you can't have a physio out without a vet's agreement anyway and if you were to ring the vets i'm sure they'd say they had to see her before agreeing to a physio. it may well be muscular but you have to rule out a more important problem such as suspensory etc. my horse didn't look at all lame when he did his suspensory - he just rested that leg a lot and was a bit stiff when first walking off after standing still. at 16 i think a lot of people would have put it down to old age but i got the vet out and he was crippled after flexion - ended up diagnosing suspensory desmitis and having 6 months rehab, but now had 5yrs with no probs from it and completely sound after flexion. the reaosn he got better so quick is because we diagnosed it so quick. it was only 3weeks after i first noticed a problem that he had his 1st treatment session.
 
I've had similar experiences but its always been spinal and treatable. In cases like this I get a specialist vet to look (the normal ones just can't see muscle problems, tweaks etc) but that is just me. I don't see what harm having the checks can do. Its only money and personally I'd rather be skint and reassured than worry all the time. Do what you think is best and good luck!
 
Thank you again for the comments...

Star, I would kick myself if I waited for a bit and then discovered that it was something that would have been easily treated at the time. I am not a vet and do not pretend to be (which is also pretty much what Spencer said to me) so I do not like guessing what I think it could be. It is obvious on a circle, but she is completely sound on a straight which is what I thought may make it difficult for the vets to nerve block. I have never had one done before, so didn't know whether it could be then done on a cicle.

lebt, I am completely with you on that one
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