Bedlam
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I'll say at the start that my horse has been referred to AHT for a bone scan and to be assessed by Sue Dyson, but just thought I would ask on here to see if the font of knowledge can shed any light or give us any ideas.......
He's an eventer that has successfully competed up to 2* but didn't have the speed or ability to go much further so we bought him fully fit and competing for my reasonably competent daughter to have a crack at JRNs (or whatever they are now...). His dressage has never been his strong point, but we bought him for safety xc. First few times out very successful - low 30s dressage and lots of clears. Things slowly have been going downhill dressage and jumping wise culminating in a 48.5 dressage, 20 SJ faults and and daughter retiring xc because he wasn't taking her and was knocking every fence.
We have had ACPAT physio - slight stiffness in left shoulder - nothing significant. EDT - slightly sore on bars of mouth so changed bit, but no real issues with teeth (seen every 6 months anyway). Saddler - needed to change dressage saddle as a little too narrow, but nothing huge - saddle now custom fit.
He tends to stand with his hind feet up on his stable banks and also on the raised bit of gravel by the gate in his field. He has started to be difficult to load - never an issue before. He began bucking in canter whether long and low or up and collected. I've had 2 different pro riders school him and he bucks with both (dressage and event rider).
So - vet called. No lameness to write home about on the flat or when lunged on soft or hard. Definite objection to canter ridden. X-rays all basically clean hind fetlock, hind hock, slight, miniscule abnormality on near stifle, not enough to cause huge problems, right stifle clean. All dorsal processes well spaced. No heat or swelling anywhere.
Now the puzzling bit - nerve blocked both hind suspensories. Horse wouldn't canter and displayed new reluctance to trot - bucking and kicking out when asked and pushed forwards. Nerve blocked SI - absolute refusal to move forwards in walk - hunching and bucking and kicking when forced. So the nerve blocks made him progressively worse...??
Waiting for referral, and trust my equine vet, just wondered if anyone had any similar experience....? He's an honest genuine boy with no behavioural issues or vices up to now - a real sweetie.
He's an eventer that has successfully competed up to 2* but didn't have the speed or ability to go much further so we bought him fully fit and competing for my reasonably competent daughter to have a crack at JRNs (or whatever they are now...). His dressage has never been his strong point, but we bought him for safety xc. First few times out very successful - low 30s dressage and lots of clears. Things slowly have been going downhill dressage and jumping wise culminating in a 48.5 dressage, 20 SJ faults and and daughter retiring xc because he wasn't taking her and was knocking every fence.
We have had ACPAT physio - slight stiffness in left shoulder - nothing significant. EDT - slightly sore on bars of mouth so changed bit, but no real issues with teeth (seen every 6 months anyway). Saddler - needed to change dressage saddle as a little too narrow, but nothing huge - saddle now custom fit.
He tends to stand with his hind feet up on his stable banks and also on the raised bit of gravel by the gate in his field. He has started to be difficult to load - never an issue before. He began bucking in canter whether long and low or up and collected. I've had 2 different pro riders school him and he bucks with both (dressage and event rider).
So - vet called. No lameness to write home about on the flat or when lunged on soft or hard. Definite objection to canter ridden. X-rays all basically clean hind fetlock, hind hock, slight, miniscule abnormality on near stifle, not enough to cause huge problems, right stifle clean. All dorsal processes well spaced. No heat or swelling anywhere.
Now the puzzling bit - nerve blocked both hind suspensories. Horse wouldn't canter and displayed new reluctance to trot - bucking and kicking out when asked and pushed forwards. Nerve blocked SI - absolute refusal to move forwards in walk - hunching and bucking and kicking when forced. So the nerve blocks made him progressively worse...??
Waiting for referral, and trust my equine vet, just wondered if anyone had any similar experience....? He's an honest genuine boy with no behavioural issues or vices up to now - a real sweetie.
