abbieandfiona
Well-Known Member
On monday my mare had a nasty fall whilst being ridden, no idea what caused it vet guessed she must have tripped on something. Not sure how ive come away without anything broken as she landed on me. Must be very very lucky as didnt want to explain why i couldnt go into work after only being there a week.
So vet comes out 20 mins after spoke to them and says just lame on back end worse on left hing leg. Muscle's very sore and tense on her hips when he touched them she tried to bite him. She doesnt like vets at the best of time so normal for her to try to bite. So he said give her x2 danilon a day for 3 days. Carry on and ride her like normal however just in walk and trot for hour a day. She needs to be in work as already has past issues with 3 of her legs so think thats why he said carry on just not go as far as she normally does which is 3hrs a hack.
So now she is lame on all 4, danilon seems to help however not ideal as she has past liver issues as well. She is happy hacking out and playing in the field like normal. Just still lame so vet back out friday if no change. Vet suggested it could be lami? She had steriods last year so more at risk, there is no pulse. Today hoofs were warm but nothing really. She was borderline lami a few months ago, just thinking she cant be this unlucky all the time. And wondering if this is the reason she fell as she has great balance and if she ever does trip in a field gets herself back up quickly.
So vet comes out 20 mins after spoke to them and says just lame on back end worse on left hing leg. Muscle's very sore and tense on her hips when he touched them she tried to bite him. She doesnt like vets at the best of time so normal for her to try to bite. So he said give her x2 danilon a day for 3 days. Carry on and ride her like normal however just in walk and trot for hour a day. She needs to be in work as already has past issues with 3 of her legs so think thats why he said carry on just not go as far as she normally does which is 3hrs a hack.
So now she is lame on all 4, danilon seems to help however not ideal as she has past liver issues as well. She is happy hacking out and playing in the field like normal. Just still lame so vet back out friday if no change. Vet suggested it could be lami? She had steriods last year so more at risk, there is no pulse. Today hoofs were warm but nothing really. She was borderline lami a few months ago, just thinking she cant be this unlucky all the time. And wondering if this is the reason she fell as she has great balance and if she ever does trip in a field gets herself back up quickly.