Horse collapsing under saddle - any experiences...?

[samleigh]

My horse used to lose her back legs, she'd be in work for 20mins and depending which rein, the leg would just go..She was diagnosed with PSD, which in turn had cause SI issues.

 

[ForeverBroke_]

I'm keeping everything crossed for you for a 'simple,' fix - whatever it may be. I really hope the vet pulls it out the bag for you.

FWIW my horse had wobblers, and he didn't present like this at all.

 

[catembi]

Well, we are off to the vets for 9 tomorrow morning. I really hope we get some answers. Even if I have to retire him, or god forbid, PTS, I would rather know that I was doing it because of < whatever > rather than some vague 'not right'.

That's interesting re PSD. And re wobblers. I read thru the wobblers tests/symptoms & have observed him, & really can't see a correlation. My best guess atm is SI injury.

**sighs** I will report back.

 

[timbobs]

Well, we are off to the vets for 9 tomorrow morning. I really hope we get some answers. Even if I have to retire him, or god forbid, PTS, I would rather know that I was doing it because of < whatever > rather than some vague 'not right'.

That's interesting re PSD. And re wobblers. I read thru the wobblers tests/symptoms & have observed him, & really can't see a correlation. My best guess atm is SI injury.

**sighs** I will report back.

Fingers crossed you know more about what’s going on after your vet visit tomorrow. Keep us updated.

Ed used to lose his back legs, it was like they’d just disappear from under him and he had big issues with his hind suspensories. We never got round to checking his SI because of all the other problems, but I do think there were problems there too.

 

[Mule]

Well, we are off to the vets for 9 tomorrow morning. I really hope we get some answers. Even if I have to retire him, or god forbid, PTS, I would rather know that I was doing it because of < whatever > rather than some vague 'not right'.

That's interesting re PSD. And re wobblers. I read thru the wobblers tests/symptoms & have observed him, & really can't see a correlation. My best guess atm is SI injury.

**sighs** I will report back.

I'll have fingers and toes crossed. I really hope everything works out x

 

[Abi90]

Good luck at the vets! Xx

 

[OldNag]

Good luck today. I hope it is somrthing treatable.

 

[Leo Walker]

good luck today, I really hope its something easily fixable!

 

[AmyMay]

Good luck today x

 

[Bellaboo18]

Good luck xx

 

[Roxylola]

Good luck for answers today

 

[showjumpingharry]

Good luck for today xx

 

[Alibear]

Good luck, fingers firmly crossed for you.

 

[southerncomfort]

Good luck Catembi. Really hope its nothing serious.

 

[TPO]

Hope all goes well today and you get a definite answer.

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Best of luck for today xxxx

 

[Reacher]

Ditto - good luck today

 

[Dyllymoo]

Good luck today

 

[catembi]

Abscess in foot! A ton of pus. Draining video very ???. This is why he collapsed. It isn’t why he has been jolly difficult for the last several months. I have had him on magnesium and he has been significantly less sharp, so we shall see where we are once the foot has cleared up.

V relieved as I really thought I would be coming home with an empty lorry.

 

[milliepops]

Brilliant Hopefully when the weather improves and everything is less awful he will be easier to manage.

 

[catembi]

Yeah, and I should have my arena within a month or two... We can start v regular and consistent work and see what happens.

Just sat here crying in the lorry (waiting for sedation to wear off a bit more before loading) as I really thought this would be a day of awful decisions.

Thank you everyone for your support! ?

 

[JFTDWS]

That's mental, but there surely can't be any better outcome today... Pretty sure nobody would've predicted abscess but

 

[Equi]

Hurrah for that!!! Bloody abscesses eh.

 

[timbobs]

Wooop! Hurray for pus!

So relieved for you!

 

[TPO]

Yay! The best bad abscess ever. So relieved for you and Cody

 

[HufflyPuffly]

Yay for pus!
I had a similar day the other year when I thought I was calling time on my oldie and she just had an abscess too .

 

[Bellaboo18]

Great news! ?

 

[ester]

wow! there's a video?

 

[Pippity]

Oh, what fantastic news!!! I'm so relieved for you.

 

[Roxylola]

Well, that is better news although it doesn't fully explain everything. I know you say it's not like your previous experience of EPSM but I'd be inclined to bung him on a good dose of vitamin E and see if it makes any difference - there seem to be many different types with different symptoms and it's a relatively cheap thing to try.
It could possibly be that he's had a grumbling abcess for a while - my dental ones flared up and went for years before I plucked up courage to go to the dentist