! Hackinghappy!
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This is the question I'm facing at the moment with mine.
On top of livery costs we have £110 for shoes every 6 weeks.
Vet suggested regular x-rays of her feet and shoeing adjustments.
Possibly shockwave therapy - 6 courses costing £800. Would probably need done every year as effects are short lived.
Yearly steroid injections as they seem to wear off within a year or less.
Regular physio and saddle checks (which she'd get regardless of whether or not she was lame but would need increased frequency).
I've lost my riding mojo and my time and mental capacity to deal with this is limited (pre children, fixing her would have been my number 1 priority) and it feels like I'd be spending a small fortune just for the sake of a couple of short hacks per week (based on my available time and her capabilities).
I've suggested to vet that I remove shoes and just retire - he's suggested to remove shoes and just bute when I do want to ride.
If circumstances were different (I didn't have kids and other commitments and pony was more of an all rounder) I'd throw the kitchen sink at her but I just can't and it feels very all or nothing - with no real guarantee's that all of the possible treatment would solve the issue.
It's just so hard to know what to do!
On top of livery costs we have £110 for shoes every 6 weeks.
Vet suggested regular x-rays of her feet and shoeing adjustments.
Possibly shockwave therapy - 6 courses costing £800. Would probably need done every year as effects are short lived.
Yearly steroid injections as they seem to wear off within a year or less.
Regular physio and saddle checks (which she'd get regardless of whether or not she was lame but would need increased frequency).
I've lost my riding mojo and my time and mental capacity to deal with this is limited (pre children, fixing her would have been my number 1 priority) and it feels like I'd be spending a small fortune just for the sake of a couple of short hacks per week (based on my available time and her capabilities).
I've suggested to vet that I remove shoes and just retire - he's suggested to remove shoes and just bute when I do want to ride.
If circumstances were different (I didn't have kids and other commitments and pony was more of an all rounder) I'd throw the kitchen sink at her but I just can't and it feels very all or nothing - with no real guarantee's that all of the possible treatment would solve the issue.
It's just so hard to know what to do!