thebigbay
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Hi All, looking for some advice on my current situation, I am in 2 minds and can't decide what is better for my horse.
To cut a very long story short we have had 2 1/2 years of stop start work and have now hit yet another lameness. He started off with suspensories, having surgery then having his back (mild kissing spines) and Si medicated. I then rehabbed him for about a year being super careful, once he had come back into full work he then went lame behind again and he had sparked up a old coffin joint injury (which is prob now arthritis) so time off steroids and then rehab again, I then kept him in light work over the winter due to my work and the weather. He then had lymphangitis and wasn't getting better and bloods revealed he has liver disease, we have been treating this but he was quite poorly so had another 2 months off, bought him back into work very slowly walking for a month and gradually building up again to cantering and proper schooling sessions and then he started getting super spooky and has thrown me off twice the second time literally trampling me! I then got on the next day and he was a lunatic and I decided I was hurt enough at that moment that falling off again wasn't an option. I kept him in light lunge work/long lining while waiting for the vet, to which he spooked and fell over on one session. I had him scoped for ulcers and he is clear, they think that it is his back again and he is also slightly lame on his right hind
I love him more than anything in the world but I just don't know how much longer I can keep up with this and is it fair on him? I don't know if he will withstand the level of work id like and he is not the type of horse that could be tacked up and taken for a hack on the odd day - otherwise this would be the best option I guess.
We are lucky enough that he would have retirement at our house if this was the option that is best for him but I really don't know! Any advice is much appreciated!
To cut a very long story short we have had 2 1/2 years of stop start work and have now hit yet another lameness. He started off with suspensories, having surgery then having his back (mild kissing spines) and Si medicated. I then rehabbed him for about a year being super careful, once he had come back into full work he then went lame behind again and he had sparked up a old coffin joint injury (which is prob now arthritis) so time off steroids and then rehab again, I then kept him in light work over the winter due to my work and the weather. He then had lymphangitis and wasn't getting better and bloods revealed he has liver disease, we have been treating this but he was quite poorly so had another 2 months off, bought him back into work very slowly walking for a month and gradually building up again to cantering and proper schooling sessions and then he started getting super spooky and has thrown me off twice the second time literally trampling me! I then got on the next day and he was a lunatic and I decided I was hurt enough at that moment that falling off again wasn't an option. I kept him in light lunge work/long lining while waiting for the vet, to which he spooked and fell over on one session. I had him scoped for ulcers and he is clear, they think that it is his back again and he is also slightly lame on his right hind
I love him more than anything in the world but I just don't know how much longer I can keep up with this and is it fair on him? I don't know if he will withstand the level of work id like and he is not the type of horse that could be tacked up and taken for a hack on the odd day - otherwise this would be the best option I guess.
We are lucky enough that he would have retirement at our house if this was the option that is best for him but I really don't know! Any advice is much appreciated!
