fjordgirl75
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My horse went lame Jan 2013 and had various investigations that finally ended in an MRI scan that revealed many things including moderate swelling of the impar ligament, mild swelling of ddf tendon some fluid in bursar etc etc. The lameness itself was not profound though.1/10th maybe or 2/10th at most. His heels had completely collapsed. Looking at the pictures of his feet now I can see the issues but at the time we never saw it coming.
He had irap and some box rest then I moved him to being out 24/7 which he loved. He also had heart bars on. Sept 2013 he was sound. I have been riding him in all 3 paces and hacking and he's been sound ever since. I have not and will not jump again.
He was shod last week and went lame. Now I am not convinced it's the original problem as it seems odd he went lame as soon as he was shod. My farrier is coming to have a look at him.
He has lost his 'quarters' on his right foot - so this foot has been taken right back - I presume this could make him lame?
Long term are the heart bars going to cause problems with the foot? Is there a better solution? I think the ligaments etc are healed now but he has no heel at all so we would be putting them under strain again.
Thanks
He had irap and some box rest then I moved him to being out 24/7 which he loved. He also had heart bars on. Sept 2013 he was sound. I have been riding him in all 3 paces and hacking and he's been sound ever since. I have not and will not jump again.
He was shod last week and went lame. Now I am not convinced it's the original problem as it seems odd he went lame as soon as he was shod. My farrier is coming to have a look at him.
He has lost his 'quarters' on his right foot - so this foot has been taken right back - I presume this could make him lame?
Long term are the heart bars going to cause problems with the foot? Is there a better solution? I think the ligaments etc are healed now but he has no heel at all so we would be putting them under strain again.
Thanks