treacle_beastie
Well-Known Member
I am having a really bad year with my horse well and me but somehow that doesnt seem to matter!
So far this year my horse has had the following:
bruised feet due to taking shoes off
splint and sore back
kick to hock
kick to fetlock
spavins
She has been in and out of work all year but basically since June we just havent really got going again cos of the above.
Now we were just getting somewhere, just started cantering in the school, going out for some decent length hacks, due to next set of steroid injections when yesterday came back from hack she trod on a stone and ended up hopping lame on her right hind. Gave her a danilon. Today she is weight bearing but is 4/10 lame and has a swollen pastern and swelling around the fetlock. Not much heat.
vet came out and had a poke about. She reacted to hoof testers at the heel.
she couldnt really diagnose anything but has suggested a very long list of possible diagnoses.
I am so fed up and have no idea what to do next. Part of me is saying just give up and turn her out somewhere til the spring but the other part of me is making me continue.
Shes only 9 and has done nothing due to injuries for the last 3 years. maybe shes just not cut out to work and I should just stick her in foal?!
So far this year my horse has had the following:
bruised feet due to taking shoes off
splint and sore back
kick to hock
kick to fetlock
spavins
She has been in and out of work all year but basically since June we just havent really got going again cos of the above.
Now we were just getting somewhere, just started cantering in the school, going out for some decent length hacks, due to next set of steroid injections when yesterday came back from hack she trod on a stone and ended up hopping lame on her right hind. Gave her a danilon. Today she is weight bearing but is 4/10 lame and has a swollen pastern and swelling around the fetlock. Not much heat.
vet came out and had a poke about. She reacted to hoof testers at the heel.
she couldnt really diagnose anything but has suggested a very long list of possible diagnoses.
I am so fed up and have no idea what to do next. Part of me is saying just give up and turn her out somewhere til the spring but the other part of me is making me continue.
Shes only 9 and has done nothing due to injuries for the last 3 years. maybe shes just not cut out to work and I should just stick her in foal?!