Oh B*gger - Grey Mare - Suspected Navicular

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Vet has been. The lameness I saw yesterday when GM was running around the school has dissappeared and GM is lame on both fronts. D1 says she was lame on the fronts before (head nodding). Think the lameness I saw was compensatory action.

Short story is vet suspects navicular in both fronts, near-fore worse than off-fore (I think that's the right way round, head is a bit fried).

Off to Oakham for a work-up.

Poor GM. She was still trying to do as she was asked even when hurting.

May I ask for vibes for the lovely lass; that whatever it is, it's not too bad.



On the positive side, the Dizz is sound. D1 and I will share her, which Dizz will be happy with.
 
Oh Mrs M, I'm sorry, what bad news :(

It might be worth investigating Rockley Farm, I know bikerchickone has had fantastic results with Dom through them :)
 
Sorry to hear this.

If you want a postitive story a friend had a horse that I rode who was diagnosed with navicular syndrome as a 5/6 yo. Afterwards treatment he went on to compete up to medium dressage and also did some sj and xc (RC open level) but we didn't push the jumping further.

He's now 25 and for the last 15+ years I have used him as a schoolmaster to teach on. Within the last couple of months he has slowed down and now looks a bit stiff but up till now he has been completely sound. We have always been very careful about the ground/surface he works on and he has been on a joint supplement since diagnosis but other than that had no specialised care/treatment. I suspect this is now the end of his career and he is unlikely to be happy retired but whatever we decide he has defied expectations to do all he has. Given that there have been major advances in treatment and options available since our boy's diagnosis this hopefully is not as bad for Grey Mare as it initially appears.

Good luck!
 
Sorry to hear that but I know of horses with the syndrome which has been managed for years. You and yours are having a thin time of it lately, aren't you?

<<<<<<<<vibes>>>>>>> for you all.
 
Mine was diagnosed at 12 and pts at 27. Was sound and used carefully all those years until a couple of months before it got too much for her. Led pretty much a normal life was just careful with ground conditions no fast work if hard - generally using the common sense we should use with all horses navicular or not.
 
MrsM, JB is completely correct. My boy was diagnosed with navicular and collateral ligament damage in both fronts in January of this year. He went to Rockley in February, I got him home in June and he's been sound ever since. It feels awful, I remember exactly how bad, but honestly there's lots of light at the end of the tunnel. Feel free to message me anytime if you want to know anything about Dom's diagnosis and how we've done things.

Definitely don't give up! Big hugs and lots of positive vibes coming your way. Xxx
 
My horse of a lifetime had navicular, we managed it and he competed at Bramham 3 star and twice abroad as part of the British team, we lost him to something totally unrelated. There is definately light at the end of the tunnel. Hugs to you all x
 
There are some very positive posts here Mrs M will be keeping everything crossed for GM x

If D1 feels the need to tackle some jumps in the near future she is more than welcome to ride one of ours x
 
My little pony had navicular and in the ten years i had her after it was discovered she was never lame once. She was even jumping with no problems. She loved nothing more than a good gallop.
 
Oh heck Mrs M! What next??

I just came back from a trip and there is a bottle of duty free whiskey sitting on the table for a friend, but I feel like I ought to send it you!

Nothing to say, but cyber hugs on their way, and hope friend's daughter is ok.xx
 
Oh Mrs M sorry to hear your news. Once you have a definate diagnosis you'll know what you are dealing with. If it's any consolation, I was in a similar situation about 14 months ago. My girl was diagnosed with navicular after an MRI scan :( The good news is she is doing really well with a change of routine and a good farrier. :)
 
My TB mare was diagnosed a year ago with navicular. Barefoot rehab (done at home) and to be honest I never ever think of her as a navicular horse now. I'm more concerned about her suspensory ligament in her hind leg! I hope it isn't navicular, but if it is, it really doesn't need to be the diagnosis it once was. :)
 
Oh gosh MrsM! You don't do things by half do you!

Lots of positive things here for you....I have no experience whatsoever of navicular, but a lot of these syndromes are much better managed and understood than they used to be (Cushings for one, I was petrified when Kel was diagnosed but it seems its not regarded so much as a serious diagnosis now :))

I hope things start to look up for you soon...at least Dizz is sound!!
K x
 
Thank you for all the positive stories :). Good to hear so many are doing well :) :)

GM is unshod and has been, if I remember right, for at least the last three years (we've had her for two years).

She does have poor conformation, which means she should never have been much of a jumper, but she proved that wrong! :D

Her hooves are odd shapes and getting the balance right is an on-going, if not battle, then at least just difficult. They are however as hard as rocks and she's never been footy.

I spoke to her old owner (she's only had two really, apart from a couple of months on loan with someone else) and she concurred re. work. GM's never been hammered or worked inappropriately hard. We're careful with hard ground, as we are with all the neds. She threw a splint hooning around the field two summers ago, but that was self-inflicted as it were. She is a speshul horse and will and does throw paddies, though better now than she used to be.

I'll pm peeps and look at Rockley. Does anyone know if a stint at Rockley can be covered by insurance?

The vet did say that there were two or three things (I forget what!) that it could be, as opposed to navicular, but we'll have to await the X-rays and nerve blocks to find out what exactly we're to deal with.

She's a lovely lass. Got to fourteen without anything major, so been reasonably lucky :D. Plus D1 is concentrating on her exams and the workload was being lightened anyway, which is opportune timing. Thank you Alwaysbroke for your kind offer :D, or should I say offers lol. We'll be moving in up there :D. Made D1 grin, which is far more than I've been able to do. This eighteenth is not going quite the way I'd planned! Ho hum.
 
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