Hocks and Back injection

[AnnaPK]

Hey,
my horse has had hocks and back injection and they shaved bits of his back… how do i make him comfortable when im allowed to ride again….

 

[ycbm]

The shaved bits should be in the gullet of the saddle, I wouldn't expect them to cause a problem but if you're worried you could use a sheepskin or a wool lined saddle cloth until his coat changes in spring.
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[Glitter's fun]

Hi , as above really - a bit of extra padding would help. Also you'll probably be advised to bring him back into work gradually.

Can I ask if you have more than one horse, or is this the same one that you had problems with being over bent

HORSE BITTING

Hi all, just looking for bitting advice my boy is currently in a snaffle and in my opinion its working really well in terms of control ect so im not really looking for anything weaker than that as he can be strong out hacking. In the school he really overbends in trot mainly. I have only had him...

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and not forward enough off your leg?

Spurs

Im wondering wether spurs would be suitable for me and my horse. my horse (17hh Anglo European) is not fresh or forward and it takes a few taps with my leg to get him to move on. Often in the canter ect when i want him to pick up the pace i find my heel coming up and because of this my toe...

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If so, it might be useful for future people looking in, if you update those threads with the veterinary findings. Ignore me if that was a different horse!

 

[Birker2020]

Hey,
my horse has had hocks and back injection and they shaved bits of his back… how do i make him comfortable when im allowed to ride again….

Get yourself a decent physio. They will assess the horse and tell you what rehab you should be doing and give you a number of in hand stretching exercises. Work with long reining and a pessoa for encouraging the horse to work long and low will probably be beneficial, but ask the physio.

Make sure they are ACPAT registered.

Good luck!

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Hey,
my horse has had hocks and back injection and they shaved bits of his back… how do i make him comfortable when im allowed to ride again….

What I cant understand is people who withold giving the horse a steroid /cortisone when it needs one.

I had one horse here who's owner did withold it and I found it one morning in stable as it had got down in night and could not get up we tried but it was pts. If my vet recommend it, my horses would get it for quality of life. Grates on me when someone moans about their horse being stiff, and says oh I am not doing it as once you start you have to keep it up every year. Why make horse suffer, pts but don't let it suffer.

 

[AmyMay]

What I cant understand is people who withold giving the horse a steroid /cortisone when it needs one.

I had one horse here who's owner did withold it and I found it one morning in stable as it had got down in night and could not get up we tried but it was pts. If my vet recommend it, my horses would get it for quality of life. Grates on me when someone moans about their horse being stiff, and says oh I am not doing it as once you start you have to keep it up every year. Why make horse suffer, pts but don't let it suffer.

Eh?

 

[webble]

Eh?

Not just me then!

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Sorry doesn't read how it was meant too, prob wrong to post on this just when poster was talking about hock injections, it was nice to hear that someone followed up with it. This was a tragic case where owner did not do it and horse was pts just a lovely old horse too. sorry gals if I confuzzled you.

 

[AnnaPK]

Hi , as above really - a bit of extra padding would help. Also you'll probably be advised to bring him back into work gradually.

Can I ask if you have more than one horse, or is this the same one that you had problems with being over bent

HORSE BITTING

Hi all, just looking for bitting advice my boy is currently in a snaffle and in my opinion its working really well in terms of control ect so im not really looking for anything weaker than that as he can be strong out hacking. In the school he really overbends in trot mainly. I have only had him...

forums.horseandhound.co.uk

and not forward enough off your leg?

Spurs

Im wondering wether spurs would be suitable for me and my horse. my horse (17hh Anglo European) is not fresh or forward and it takes a few taps with my leg to get him to move on. Often in the canter ect when i want him to pick up the pace i find my heel coming up and because of this my toe...

forums.horseandhound.co.uk

If so, it might be useful for future people looking in, if you update those threads with the veterinary findings. Ignore me if that was a different horse!

Hey same horse so will do!!! Will be riding him on the 1st so i hope to see a difference!

 

[AnnaPK]

What I cant understand is people who withold giving the horse a steroid /cortisone when it needs one.

I had one horse here who's owner did withold it and I found it one morning in stable as it had got down in night and could not get up we tried but it was pts. If my vet recommend it, my horses would get it for quality of life. Grates on me when someone moans about their horse being stiff, and says oh I am not doing it as once you start you have to keep it up every year. Why make horse suffer, pts but don't let it suffer.

Im happy to do it every year as long as my boy is comfortable!

 

[AnnaPK]

Get yourself a decent physio. They will assess the horse and tell you what rehab you should be doing and give you a number of in hand stretching exercises. Work with long reining and a pessoa for encouraging the horse to work long and low will probably be beneficial, but ask the physio.

Make sure they are ACPAT registered.

Good luck!

Thank you! Don’t worry he is seen by the physio more than my bank is pleased about!!

 

[Birker2020]

What I cant understand is people who withold giving the horse a steroid /cortisone when it needs one.

I had one horse here who's owner did withold it and I found it one morning in stable as it had got down in night and could not get up we tried but it was pts. If my vet recommend it, my horses would get it for quality of life. Grates on me when someone moans about their horse being stiff, and says oh I am not doing it as once you start you have to keep it up every year. Why make horse suffer, pts but don't let it suffer.

Yes I used to know someone like that too, years ago now, horse is long gone now, had to be pts because of colic. He was always on about how amazing his veteran was because it never needed medicating when it was seriously lame behind, he couldn't get it to maintain canter as it hurt it too much, it wrung its tail when being ridden and went hollow, it had its ears flat back and would have happily have taken a chunk out of you, it just wasn't a happy horse. But he wouldn't listen to anyone. His reluctance to medicate had always surprised me because in other elements of the horses life he was mollycoddled beyond the ridiculous.

My spavin horse had her hocks medicated but when that didn't work had three courses of tildren and eventually chemical arthrodesis. No expense spared to make her comfortable.

 

[Birker2020]

Thank you! Don’t worry he is seen by the physio more than my bank is pleased about!!

I am confused then. Has your physio not made any suggestions how to make your horse comfortable? It comes down to more than just putting a thicker saddle pad under the saddle and to be honest, I'd not really do that because it could change the fit of your saddle which is the last thing you need given your horse has just had K.S surgery. You could undo all the work.

Your horse will need to be worked long and low to strengthen his back and build his core in order to support his back. Your physio will be able to suggest groundwork and ridden exercises to enable you to do this correctly.

But rehabbing a horse from KS is a lot more involved than operating and jumping back on after a period of box rest. Good luck.

Here's a link to a physio website that might explain better than me.

Kissing Spine - The key steps to a successful rehabilitation

www.equinephysicaltherapist.co.uk

 

[AnnaPK]

I am confused then. Has your physio not made any suggestions how to make your horse comfortable? It comes down to more than just putting a thicker saddle pad under the saddle and to be honest, I'd not really do that because it could change the fit of your saddle which is the last thing you need given your horse has just had K.S surgery. You could undo all the work.

Your horse will need to be worked long and low to strengthen his back and build his core in order to support his back. Your physio will be able to suggest groundwork and ridden exercises to enable you to do this correctly.

But rehabbing a horse from KS is a lot more involved than operating and jumping back on after a period of box rest. Good luck.

Here's a link to a physio website that might explain better than me.

Kissing Spine - The key steps to a successful rehabilitation

www.equinephysicaltherapist.co.uk

Hey! sorry this has happend allot lately I think I might be too vague in all my posts! He has not ever had kissing spine or a kissing spine surgery! I was just worried about the shaved patch on his back from a steroid injection! - having ridden him today and checking the hairs and where the saddle sat it was all ok!!! ps I totally agree with everything you said if he had KS but he is alll good

 

[Glitter's fun]

Hey! sorry this has happend allot lately I think I might be too vague in all my posts! He has not ever had kissing spine or a kissing spine surgery! I was just worried about the shaved patch on his back from a steroid injection! - having ridden him today and checking the hairs and where the saddle sat it was all ok!!! ps I totally agree with everything you said if he had KS but he is alll good

Glad you are back on board. Is he OK?