Loss of use because of behaviour?

MeganLindsx said:
have contacted Donna and also got the vet out today, he behaviour on the ground has improved so much but still needs help with loading and other little things. The vet said that her doesn't think its her back but something in her right hind and he doesn't know what. Do you reckon its worth sending her to Donna's or to have her treated by my vet for nerve blocks and scans in the leg to see whats wrong?!
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I assume you are referring to Donna Blinman - personally I would send your horse there. She is a vet and osteopath so she can do a full assessment including nerve blocks if required - she can also carry out all the osteopathy side which includes anal examinations for which a normal osteopath needs to get a vet to carry out. If you send the horse there the treatment costs are really reasonable as she is on the premises and it means your horse can get daily treatments as required. Please do keep us posted and good luck!
 
MeganLindsx said:
The vet said that her doesn't think it's her back but something in her right hind and he doesn't know what. Do you reckon its worth sending her to Donna's or to have her treated by my vet for nerve blocks and scans in the leg to see whats wrong?!
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Obviously you find out what's wrong with her leg first, by whatever methods your vet recommends.

Let us know how you get on.
 
OP, you can't get LOU for behavioral problems but you can get it for lameness problems. If you are covered by insurance for LOU and want to pursue it then focus on the unsoundness and get a good lameness specialist vet to figure out what's wrong with your horse and to either fix it or, if they can't, to help you to claim LOU. There's a strong possibility that the behavioral problem is a consequence of the unsoundness anyway, so investigating the lameness problem might lead to solving the behavioral problem if the cause of lameness can be treated. :)
 
God all my treads must make me look like a terrible owner!!! I assure you i am not! Just a very stressed out one due to extreme family circumstances after losing my three month old daughter recently...

Had the vet out and she has been nerve blocked and hind legs scanned, nothing has shown up so vet has suggested SI injections, I am going to get a expert opinion of this before i agree to anything.

If i go through with injections or not i will still be sending her up to Donna for rehab/ treatment

Thank you for everyones help but please do not judge me for losing all will with this mare and my behaviour may be affecting hers!
 
Have you eliminated gastric ulcers? (i've said this a few times tonight on a number of threads so i apologies for repeating myself). If not get her scoped, this may even explain if she is coming up short behind.

Also agree with the person who mentioned Monty Roberts. Check out Intelligent horsemanship website. If she is really dangerous, what have you got to lose? You can get free advice on the forum on there or email an explanation of the behaviour.

If theres nothing that can be done then so be it but have you exhausted all your avenues?
 
No i havent even thought about ulcers but will get that checked out if this fails! I have had the vet out a few times and we think the problem is in the SI joint so we are treating that at the moment.

I am going to go down the natural horsemanship route next to sort out some behaviour issues although she has improved a massive amount already. But thank you and i will keep the ulcer thing in mind!!
 
Look it up, it's interesting reading. We are currently going down this path. My boy bucks though, defiantly his pain default. Good luck :)
 
Just commented on your thread LOL, my old horse had it but only slightly and we caught it extremely early but as she has been like this for a while it could have something to do with it! Thank you :D
 
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