How do you stop feeling paraniod

Madam_max

Madam_max

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My girl has sprained a front suspensory. She was rested initally and the vet has said I can ride her and he will come back and scan in 6 weeks. However, I seem to find myself so paranoid about riding that sometimes I find myself and getting off and trotting her a circle on each rein on the lunge to see if she looks OK
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Which she does, but I have got to the point of worrying about it way too much.
 
sorry dont know if you do.i am still hyper sensitive about colic and suspensory damage and years after problems am anxious if i think i pick up something thats wrong.so soon after your problems i think its quite normal to worry
 
lo my vet said to me - dont call me unless hes on 3 legs! and i stopped worrying so much
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(NB he didnt mean it literally, but just to show me not to b e so precious about it! )

He also said that my horse needed to build strength, so mollycoddling him was going to make him worse in the long run. So i have tried to treat him as normal, except i am pretty careful about the ground.
 
I found I was thinking of my horse as Mr Glass, I suppose you have to trust your vet, and think "How much damage is this excercise going to cause is there is a problem." Walk and trot hacks in striaght lines on a reasonably even surface is unlikley to cause trouble and make sure the suspensory gets nice and strong for school work.
 
they are horses at the end of the day!!! madam max work the horse send it forward, and get it back into the field! they have to have freedom and quality of life! if they are going to break they wll break! and best to break within 12 months of diagnosis before you have a insurance block. dont wrap up in cotton wool!!!!
 
She's out if the field daily anyway.
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I think the problem is I have never had to be precious with her, she's a tough girl and I have had her 10 years.
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I find I can feel lameness in a horse when I am riding it before it is obvious when trotting it up. If she feels OK she probably is OK.
 
Thinking back I lost a colt through colic over 20 years ago and yes rolling with out shaking when they get up, looking at their bellies or kicking, I'm reaching for the phone have to stop myself and waite awhile, 99% of time they are OK, but the 1% I've had the vet out and caught them in time before it got worse.
 
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