ChestnutHunter
Well-Known Member
Sorry if I am bombarding the vet board at the moment!
Long story short - Horse started broncing and being difficult to mount in January, persevered with vet who told me I was being paranoid and to ride through it, was eventually referred to a specialist, horse had grade 4 ulcers. Treated with Ulcergold and scoped grade 1 four weeks later, carried on the course as a quarter maintenance dose and weaned off. That was 6 weeks ago. My horse then went from being more laidback but still tense in the school and napping out hacking (he has hunted all his life so very out of character). Told the vets I wasn't happy, took him back, rescope and grade 3 again last week. I told the vets to start investigating so last week horse had full spine xrays, around 4 processes under/behind the saddle had extra bone development so this was medicated with steroids. Found slight sidebone on fore right pedal bone after nerve blocking and xrays etc. although horse has never been lame or sorry, so I'm not inclined to think this is causing any issues.
Recently he has started carrying his tail to the left hand side, which is his weaker side. He also religiously stretches his right hind leg out every time I pick his hooves out, but no other leg. I've been advised to keep walking my horse for 20 min a day despite the ulcers as they are in a small area this time, today is the first day that I am working him since him being off but I am still concerned that even though he has had his back medicated he is still carrying his tail. He does seem looser but I'm just not sure he's still right.
He has had physio 3 times this year already who actually said he was in good shape and not particularly sore, so I am trying to contact a chiropractor to see if they can find anything. I mentioned the Sacroiliac to the vet but she doesn't think this is the issue from her findings last week.
Does any body have experience of this at all? I'm at my wits end. We've spent thousands and done hundreds of miles to and from the vets and he doesn't seem any happier. He is the most laid back and friendly horse you will ever meet which concerns me even more.
Long story short - Horse started broncing and being difficult to mount in January, persevered with vet who told me I was being paranoid and to ride through it, was eventually referred to a specialist, horse had grade 4 ulcers. Treated with Ulcergold and scoped grade 1 four weeks later, carried on the course as a quarter maintenance dose and weaned off. That was 6 weeks ago. My horse then went from being more laidback but still tense in the school and napping out hacking (he has hunted all his life so very out of character). Told the vets I wasn't happy, took him back, rescope and grade 3 again last week. I told the vets to start investigating so last week horse had full spine xrays, around 4 processes under/behind the saddle had extra bone development so this was medicated with steroids. Found slight sidebone on fore right pedal bone after nerve blocking and xrays etc. although horse has never been lame or sorry, so I'm not inclined to think this is causing any issues.
Recently he has started carrying his tail to the left hand side, which is his weaker side. He also religiously stretches his right hind leg out every time I pick his hooves out, but no other leg. I've been advised to keep walking my horse for 20 min a day despite the ulcers as they are in a small area this time, today is the first day that I am working him since him being off but I am still concerned that even though he has had his back medicated he is still carrying his tail. He does seem looser but I'm just not sure he's still right.
He has had physio 3 times this year already who actually said he was in good shape and not particularly sore, so I am trying to contact a chiropractor to see if they can find anything. I mentioned the Sacroiliac to the vet but she doesn't think this is the issue from her findings last week.
Does any body have experience of this at all? I'm at my wits end. We've spent thousands and done hundreds of miles to and from the vets and he doesn't seem any happier. He is the most laid back and friendly horse you will ever meet which concerns me even more.
