Gutted :-( Here we go again!

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After losing Jack so horribly to navicular and then losing mum and dad as well as my beautiful little jr i thought my bad luck was done.
So i find a fab horse who i have immediately clicked with and the schooling was going so well i was planning our first party together when i started to feel those horrible little niggles again :(
Yes my lovely new boy has navicular :(
I am gutted.
Fingers crossed he does better than Jack did.
Any positive stories about navicular would really help
 
Not a navicular case, but I've had to retire my horse of a lifetime after on/off battles with lameness in all FOUR legs, and my new boy has spent the best part of a year in/out of work due to some sort of ailment, still not got to the root of it though :(

Good luck xx
 
oh hun, what a nightmare of a time.

At the risk of sounding like an echo, I would seriously consider taking your boy barefoot. Take some time to have a read of the rockley farm blog. Our beautiful girl was facing an uncomfortable retirement, or the unthinkable. 18 months on (she has dietry difficulties which haven't helped) and she is simply wonderfully sound and moving incredibly well. It is well worth considering and need not be a last resort, make that choice now and you have everything to gain.

Best of luck, we're here for you with any support you need.
 
How long have you had this horse?
I would seriously consider trying barefoot like others have suggested. I went to a veterinary conference several years back and they had some navicular seminars there. They actually said that it had been found often the cause of navicular was due to poor farriery - hence why some people have had more than one horse over the years who have suffered the condition. Don't want to point the finger at any farriers but this could be the cause and, it may well be you can rectify it by changing farrier or indeed going barefoot which I believe can really help.

Navicular is not a death sentence these days, there are varying degrees as the term 'navicular' is quite vague and just indicates the navicular is under some degree of stress/irritation.

Sorry to hear you've had such a rubbish time but don't give up.
 
Thankyou all for you lovely words, they really help at a time like this.
Am def considering the barefoot route, unfortunately it didnt work for Jack but he had a lot more damage and i never got the better of it.
He really is a lovely boy and deserves for me to try my best for him :)
 
ladyt25 said:
How long have you had this horse?
I would seriously consider trying barefoot like others have suggested. I went to a veterinary conference several years back and they had some navicular seminars there. They actually said that it had been found often the cause of navicular was due to poor farriery - hence why some people have had more than one horse over the years who have suffered the condition. Don't want to point the finger at any farriers but this could be the cause and, it may well be you can rectify it by changing farrier or indeed going barefoot which I believe can really help.

Navicular is not a death sentence these days, there are varying degrees as the term 'navicular' is quite vague and just indicates the navicular is under some degree of stress/irritation.

Sorry to hear you've had such a rubbish time but don't give up.
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Sorry ladyt25 i meant to add i have had him six months
 
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