digitalangel
Well-Known Member
Just sitting at the PC gutted as my new horse (6 and a half year old Dutch WB ) has just been diagnosed with bilateral OCD. He had been backed late as a 5yo then owned by a girl in holland who competed him to a low-level, mostly dressage. I bought him in November, and within a few weeks of owning him he had an injury to his heel, so he was off with that for 2 months, then he started bucking and looking uncomfortable under saddle so had saddle changed and seemed to go better. He never seemed lame at all. Rode him saturday and he felt great.. but then when grooming him sunday i found a slight swelling on the inside front of the hock - a tiny bog spavin.
Took him to the clinic today, he wasnt particularly lame on a trot up and surprisingly only positive slighty to flexion. X-rayed both hocks and he has a big chip in each hock - not many floaters can be seen which is good i guess especially on the left hind which showed the swelling. On the rigtht hind, however the chip had managed to migrate as far as it could down the joint so it was resting at the bottom of the hock. a few tiny floaters could be seen in the right, which he was not lame on. We also x-rayed his stifles to check but they look fine ( thank goodness )
The vet seemed optomistic about a return to work but wasnt specific about the level. I bought this horse primarily because he is a brother of my grey in my sig and he has a lovely temprament - i hoped to affiliate him dressage as, like his brother he has smashing paces.
I would love to hear your OCD stories and what i can expect about a return to work. Thanks.
Took him to the clinic today, he wasnt particularly lame on a trot up and surprisingly only positive slighty to flexion. X-rayed both hocks and he has a big chip in each hock - not many floaters can be seen which is good i guess especially on the left hind which showed the swelling. On the rigtht hind, however the chip had managed to migrate as far as it could down the joint so it was resting at the bottom of the hock. a few tiny floaters could be seen in the right, which he was not lame on. We also x-rayed his stifles to check but they look fine ( thank goodness )
The vet seemed optomistic about a return to work but wasnt specific about the level. I bought this horse primarily because he is a brother of my grey in my sig and he has a lovely temprament - i hoped to affiliate him dressage as, like his brother he has smashing paces.
I would love to hear your OCD stories and what i can expect about a return to work. Thanks.
