chunt
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Hi everyone! Looking for some words of wisdom, advice and general opinions, please.
I bought my youngster in March last year, and in June as sustained an injury to her right hind leg with an electric fence post going in and out of her joint area. Thankfully there was no actual damage to the joint area, just a large superficial cut that took a few months to heal. She was in a small paddock for this and wasn't really 'lame' on it as such. She's got quite a tidy scar and minimal superficial damage, however, she has had a knock-on effect in terms of compensating for this leg.
She is 3 and a half so have been leaning on her which she just was not happy about so physio was called who determined there was lots of tension along her back due to her being so tight holding up this injured leg. After some rehab work with stretches and exercises over winter she has come on leaps and bounds but is not 100% sound.
We had the physio out today, she is pleased with everything else in terms of her muscle build-up and suppleness, but she is suspecting there is soft tissue damage in this hind leg in relation to the fence post injury. She is also thinking there could be suspensory damage due and another ligament but I can't for the life of me remember what. She would like to refer us to a hospital for scans and to discuss treatment. She is confident that it can be treated and she can then continue her education to be a ridden horse with the hope of eventing/sj in the future as she has youth on her side for healing.
She wasn't insured at the time of this original injury, but I got her insured in August. Would treatment for this leg be classed as a pre-existing condition? I really don't think I can financially afford to pay for scans, treatment and a lameness test without insurance for her. Although one of my vet friends has said she would argue a superficial cut and deep tissue injuries are different, I'm not sure if this was to make me feel better or not lol. I am with Insurance Emporium, which I have heard a lot of good things about, yet some bad. I am obviously kicking myself for not having her insured straight away, but in the 8 years of owning my previous horse, I only had the vet for vaccinations so it wasn't on the top of my priority list.
Is anyone able to shed any light on my best course of action here?
Many thanks
I bought my youngster in March last year, and in June as sustained an injury to her right hind leg with an electric fence post going in and out of her joint area. Thankfully there was no actual damage to the joint area, just a large superficial cut that took a few months to heal. She was in a small paddock for this and wasn't really 'lame' on it as such. She's got quite a tidy scar and minimal superficial damage, however, she has had a knock-on effect in terms of compensating for this leg.
She is 3 and a half so have been leaning on her which she just was not happy about so physio was called who determined there was lots of tension along her back due to her being so tight holding up this injured leg. After some rehab work with stretches and exercises over winter she has come on leaps and bounds but is not 100% sound.
We had the physio out today, she is pleased with everything else in terms of her muscle build-up and suppleness, but she is suspecting there is soft tissue damage in this hind leg in relation to the fence post injury. She is also thinking there could be suspensory damage due and another ligament but I can't for the life of me remember what. She would like to refer us to a hospital for scans and to discuss treatment. She is confident that it can be treated and she can then continue her education to be a ridden horse with the hope of eventing/sj in the future as she has youth on her side for healing.
She wasn't insured at the time of this original injury, but I got her insured in August. Would treatment for this leg be classed as a pre-existing condition? I really don't think I can financially afford to pay for scans, treatment and a lameness test without insurance for her. Although one of my vet friends has said she would argue a superficial cut and deep tissue injuries are different, I'm not sure if this was to make me feel better or not lol. I am with Insurance Emporium, which I have heard a lot of good things about, yet some bad. I am obviously kicking myself for not having her insured straight away, but in the 8 years of owning my previous horse, I only had the vet for vaccinations so it wasn't on the top of my priority list.
Is anyone able to shed any light on my best course of action here?
Many thanks
