Has anybody got a horse with Ringbone?

[EventingMad]

Just wondering if anybody else has a horse or pony with ringbone?

 

[Jemayni]

I loaned one a few years back, started riding her when she was diagnosed as the owner wanted a competition pony & couldnt afford to run two; she remained in increasingly light work for about 6 years & she was retired before being put down from colic 6 months later.

 

[herbert]

Yes and had to retire her at the age of 9. She is now living a life of luxury but has phases of being very lame and then getting sounder. Tried every treatement under the sun but nothing worked long term.

 

[Louby]

How strange Jemayni, thats exactly what happened to my old mare that had ringbone. She was diagnosed, treated and stayed soundish for a few months although I think she'd had it a long time, I retired her and then unfortunately found her one morning with surgical colic and she was PTS as vet didnt think she'd walk out of the box with the ringbone and months of box rest.

 

[AmyMay]

Amy had low, non articular ringbone. She was diagnosed at 16 and I retired her and put her in foal.

She was sound from the moment of diagnosis and treatment. However, I had her put down this year due to another injury sustained in the field.

 

[Charlie77]

My Vet Diagnosed Ring Bone, we then took him to a specialist vet at Newmarket who said he didn't have it! But he did have changes occurring nothing unusual for a horse of his age then 11, who had done some hard work, The vet said he wouldn't pass a five stage vetting though! He stayed sound for 2 years doing jumping and all sorts! but this year was diagnosed with slight Arthritis around his coffin bone, He has had treatment and has been sound for 3 months, hacking out as normal.

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

yes my show cob was diagnosed 2005 at the age of 13, the only symptom was he didnt feel right in walk- you couldnt see it- and had put the odd stop in the workers.He won a championship on the sunday(so must have looked/felt ok to the judges)was xrayed on wednesday and they were terrible- couldnt believe he was walking never mind sucessfully competing. It was treated with Adequan, Bute , Glucosamine and i had to keep off hard ground/roads etc. i retired from showing. He came sound by xmas 05 and was a backup/emergency hunter if one of the others went lame. he hunted 6 days on 1 bute a day with us being very careful with roads with no problem, spent summer 06 on our water meadow and hunted 1 day a week 06-07 season with no problems on 1/2 bute a day. Now i have a new cob he will revert to backup hunter again this winter (he LOVES hunting!)and as long as i can keep him happy and sound on 1 bute a day or less this will be his new routine.

 

[EventingMad]

Yeap i've got Paddy on Devils Claw which is working miracles. Considering the vet thought we would only be able to hack out and at the begin of this year he cam 3rd in a Novice Horse HT class out of about 100 others and then 7th again at a tougher HT out of about 130!!!!!

 

[GatefieldHorses]

Yes, i thought i had found the horse of anyones dreams! 16.3hh big upstanding dapple grey gelding. 5 yr old. Dressage - out of this world (one time changes, two time changes the lot!). Showjumping - Pops over 1.50m with his eyes closed.

Few weeks later, went very lame.
Diagnosed with ring bone and navicular. After about £4000 worth of vets bills, still cant even get him field sound.

Hes now 6, but how dreadful for a horse of his age.