asommerville
Well-Known Member
Took my mare into the vet today, she's just not right behind, sometimes stiff, sometimes lame.
She was x rayed and was diagnosed with severe arthritis, bony changes in both hocks. The vet suggested a courseif unjections(cannot remember the name) but muscular injections, and changing shoes, heart bars in front and shoes behind that will offer her more support.
With these shoes in her hund feet he has said she would have to stay in until the fields dry up as mud will pull them off.
My dilemma is that at 19 my mare I lightly ridden, by her sharer. For years she has had problems with her front feet, with flat feet, low heels, thin soles and is not a candidate for barefoot.
I am loath to mess about with her shoes and I really don't want to have her standing in, I don't think it's fair on her. I asked the vet about retiring her and he said that quite often horses get worse when they are retired.
I just don't know what to do.
She was x rayed and was diagnosed with severe arthritis, bony changes in both hocks. The vet suggested a courseif unjections(cannot remember the name) but muscular injections, and changing shoes, heart bars in front and shoes behind that will offer her more support.
With these shoes in her hund feet he has said she would have to stay in until the fields dry up as mud will pull them off.
My dilemma is that at 19 my mare I lightly ridden, by her sharer. For years she has had problems with her front feet, with flat feet, low heels, thin soles and is not a candidate for barefoot.
I am loath to mess about with her shoes and I really don't want to have her standing in, I don't think it's fair on her. I asked the vet about retiring her and he said that quite often horses get worse when they are retired.
I just don't know what to do.