Kissing spine, what should i do?

RedVendetta said:
Yes the ligament problem seems to have been solved by the KS op, so fingers crossed there he wont need any further work on that just yet. The vet said he was compensating for the pain in his back with the back legs and the one with the ligament problem had been injured in the past so was weak anyway. Ive ridden him twice now and he didnt bat an eyelid but can tell he isnt happy in his saddle so Ive got a master saddler coming out on Tues, and going to blow all my cash on a new saddle so I will have fixed horse with saddle that fits! He has changed shape since the op. I dont have to lunge until he's happy going in circles as vet wants me to do lots of straight lines at first. I think they all have different rehab programmes but I cant canter til week 8 and won't be jumping til at least April, by the time I get back to jumping it will have been nearly a year. It's amazing how common KS seems to be, a lot of people seem to have had some experience with it, be it first hand or not. Good luck with the rehab :)
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Hope you dont mind, but I have a few questions!

When did he have the operation?
When Tango was discharged the vet said he has to have 2 weeks complete box rest, I thought he would have at least needed walking a little each day just to keep him loose. Still, its been a week now so can start walking him next week.
They werent very specific regarding rehab, just walking in hand, lunging then riding, nothing about using pessoa or poles etc... im hoping the rehab yard will know about it when it comes to it as I know that building up the back muscle is a big part of his rehab.
Am hoping I can at least be back on and walking about by the summer, I miss it so much!! The hacking where he is is fantastic so really want to be out plodding round the countryside!
xx
 
I had very specific rehab, all hay and feed to be fed on the ground to encourage stretch through the back, in hand grazing for the first 2 weeks to allow him to be a horse (couldnt do this due after first week to him being so fresh and the weather!) 6 weeks walking to keep him supple (struggled with this due to weather and him being a loon but managed some walking in the barn and in the school!) 6 weeks very specific lunging with a pessoa, long, deep and round with nose behind the vertical to elevate the back through the wither.Related distance trotting poles for a higher trot to help with proprioception and to build abdominal musculature, 50 trot to canter transistions per session to strengthen lumbosacral region and the caudal part of the bridge. All makes sense when you break it down. I was given a report which had all this detail on as well as his discharge care.
 
how did your horse do? is it back to full work? im interested to know if horses following surgery have a good chance of full work. how long before your horse was back in ridden work? ideally id like him sorting earlier so we have the better weather to go through a recovery and nothing to limit what we have to do. last thing i want it to be rehabing through winter as where we are is high on hills and gets all the bad weather. annax
 
We are just on pessoa now! I wouldnt recommend rehab through the winter, we couldnt have had it worse with the snow, still, we are getting there just a bit slower.
 
Im a bit worried about how vague my vets were regarding his rehab now!

It was 1 piece of paper with about 5 points on, nothing about eating from the ground, etc... I have text the rehab YO and asked her opinion, I know the vet his going to him today to take the rest of his stitches out so am hoping she will speak to him about it.

I feel a bit let down by the vets now, I know the rehab is just as important as the operation and cant beleive they havent given me more precise instructions on how to care for and exercise him!!!!

Anyway, walking out doesnt start till next Monday so will let you all know how it goes (will be done by the rehab yard not me)

xx
 
Speak to your vet, my rehab was very similar to Nigshas but didnt go into much detail (but mine was 2 years ago so they must have developed it since!) it wouldnt hurt reading up on building topline on the lunge, different things you can do to make it more interesting too :)
 
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