Gentle_Warrior
Well-Known Member
I need to explain the background to this so bear with me.
He is 14, 15.3hh, gelding, Suffolk Punch x Cob and spent 3-5 years at a riding school. He has been used as a weight carier with people bouncing around on him for upto 3 hours a day. He went constently lame on and off as soon as the saddle was put on him, he also suffered from clicky hocks and depression. He was nerve blocked followed by 3 months box rest but this showed nothing. and always on either glucosomine or cortaflex.
I then bought him, moved him and took him off drugs. He used to be kept in the majority of the time due to poor fields. He now lives out all of the time, rain or shine and has done for a year now. He is happy, relaxed and is enjoying life. He does Riding for the disabled during the week which is good for him considering his temperament. This is walking on tarmac and is only approx 1 hour 4 days a week. He then gets ridden in the winter only at weekends by me for a good gallop which he loves and is normally his choice what speed we go !! Summer he gets schooled during the week aswell. Yard skool has no lights.
The problem is that he has very clicky hocks and is always very stiff when first ridden, takes him about 20 mins to warm up which I always allow. He has not been lame since moving yard.
Would you put him on glucosomine for the clicking ?
Thanks you if you got to the end, and thanks for the advice in advance
Below is picture to show him in full
He is 14, 15.3hh, gelding, Suffolk Punch x Cob and spent 3-5 years at a riding school. He has been used as a weight carier with people bouncing around on him for upto 3 hours a day. He went constently lame on and off as soon as the saddle was put on him, he also suffered from clicky hocks and depression. He was nerve blocked followed by 3 months box rest but this showed nothing. and always on either glucosomine or cortaflex.
I then bought him, moved him and took him off drugs. He used to be kept in the majority of the time due to poor fields. He now lives out all of the time, rain or shine and has done for a year now. He is happy, relaxed and is enjoying life. He does Riding for the disabled during the week which is good for him considering his temperament. This is walking on tarmac and is only approx 1 hour 4 days a week. He then gets ridden in the winter only at weekends by me for a good gallop which he loves and is normally his choice what speed we go !! Summer he gets schooled during the week aswell. Yard skool has no lights.
The problem is that he has very clicky hocks and is always very stiff when first ridden, takes him about 20 mins to warm up which I always allow. He has not been lame since moving yard.
Would you put him on glucosomine for the clicking ?
Thanks you if you got to the end, and thanks for the advice in advance
Below is picture to show him in full
