He's still in pain, trapped nerve?

[Hemirjtm]

Took the horses to see the farrier today, Hemir is normally very good with the farrier but today he wouldn't pic his back legs up easily

The farrier said his sycotic (sp) nerve is still trapped (i think thats the translation, the nerve that runs through the spine and down the legs??) So anyway, he gave us the number of another osteopath that doesn't do anything other than that, mum is going to phone this afternoon....But farrier said it's best not to ride him even though our vet said I could

When he picked up his back leg i could tell he was in pain, his ears were back and he kept moving forward, my poor boy.

The farrier said that he was a lovely natured horse and although he was in pain he didn't do anything silly/kick out, then his wife came out and she started stroking his head and H licked her face

So still no riding, but i would rather he felt better than start riding too early and make it worse, i just feel like such a bad person that i didn't realise he was in pain earlier

He just kept on going, showing no signs of being in pain, but he must have been.

Please send healing vibes, as right now i'm very worried about him, he was such a happy boy yesterday and just seems really down today

Just been outside to get him out of the feed room (yes he can open the door....!!) was walking ok, just kept twitching his leg....

He now has Sudocream (sp) in between his back legs, as he seems to have been biten by loads of little things and now he's very sore and red under there

sorry about long post

Lauren
xxx

 

[Sarah1]

I feel really bad for you, I was in a similar situation with my boy a while ago - the worst thing is not knowing what to do for the best and not being able to make them better straight away but don't worry too much, my boy is now perfectly fine so I'm sure yours will be ok too.
I ended up giving him 9 months out of full work and gradually lungeing, long reining and lungeing in pessoa - it's a long time and seems like the end of the world but it was all worth it as I now have a strapping , healthy boy to enjoy!
So chin up, just give him plenty of love and perhaps spend lots of time grooming - you'll be surprised how much you bond just through doing that!
Good luck & keep us posted x

 

[Hemirjtm]

Yep, Not knowing what to do is the worst thing. I can't imagine not riding him for 9 months but to have a fit, healthy and pain free horse at the end of it is what counts. He loves being groomed...have groomed him 4 times in 3 days!!! And because it's the summer hols i go and sit outside with him grazing around me.

thanks and i will

xx

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

My horse fortunately hasn't has the problem that your boy has.......but I have & I've got it now. In humans it's called sciatica...a trapped nerve in the back or pelvis that sends sharp red hot pains down one of the legs. It goes right down the leg to the foot. When the pains come & there is nothing you can do it's agony. Over time the red hot pain subsides & you get an ache & eventually it will go....but it can take several months. Physiotherapy, manipulation, Chiropractic treatment may well help but there is no quick fix. & take it from me....any painkiller short of a morphone based one doesn't do anything.

I wish you luck with thew problem, patience & time is needed & I send good vibes to your horse because I totally understand the pain he's in.

 

[Hemirjtm]

thanks for the name....I tried to translate it from French but as you can see i didn't get it right

thanks for the good vibes, I can't understand the pain he is in, but I do feel like he tried his best to please me even though he was in pain, and i love him to bits, last year i could have sold him, but now he is never going anywhere