kizzywiz
Well-Known Member
At the beginning of April Kizzy twisted her fetlock in the field & strained her tendon sheath, she was really lame, it was very swollen. She went to a rehab yard for a month, had loads of cold therapy, bowen, laser & some cortisone & HA into the tendon sheath after it had been scanned & the scan was clear. She had another weeks box rest, then did 3 weeks walk, 3 weeks trot, 3 weeks canter & we resumed jumping small stuff on a surface at the end of June, the vet looked at it again, said she was sound, fine carry on, just left with a small windgall type swelling. 3 weeks ago had a dressage lesson, worked on shoulder in & half pass, up till this point she had felt lovely, even & soft in both reins, trainer agreed. Next time I rode, she was really against my hand, had a sj lesson & we improved it, but wasn't as nice as it had been. Leg filled a bit more in the recent hot weather, but continued work as not lame, & swelling recedes after work, been icing sometimes & using magnetic pulse boot. Anyway, tonight another dressage lesson, both hind legs taking even strides, but trainer says right hip is higher as Kizzy is tipping the saddle left, & we have less lateral bend to the right, have spoken to my sports massage therapist & he says the higher hip is a technical lameness, now panicing somewhat as we have some competitions coming up, she was definately softer & more even at the end of the lesson, & has never been unhappy to do what is asked, have tried to put minimal strain on the leg while building the fitness, she has been jumping fab, so could we have overdone it on the last dressage lesson?? & what should I do now, well done if you got this far!!
