Ovary probs causing bucking or something else??....

[sunnylynn]

To cut a very long story short, my mare has had a Scintigraphy (this showed only two very slight hotspots, one just behind he saddle, the other sacroiliac area). The behind the saddle was ruled out as they investigated this at the time and said that its not kissing spines or anything. She was also scoped for ulcers (she has none) but was nerve blocked in the sacroiliac area and the bucking improved massively (so we thought that we found the problem). The bucking was mainly when we asked for canter. All this time, she was not really lame, slightly "off" on the hind which could only be seen by an experienced eye but not lameness as such.
This was last summer....she had 9 months off (with physio regulaly in between) and came back into "work" in February. When I say "work", lots of groundwork first, then gradually riding. Her saddle has been checked by two saddlers (and my physio) very recently and her teeth have been done, that said they will probably need doing again soon.She is barefoot and not footy at all. All was going well, we introduced trot a week or so ago and she was OK at first but on Friday she started bucking again in trot, the type of bucks that she done last summer. She done the same on Saturday in front of my physio. Physio said that she's unsure that its coming from the sacroiliac joint as when she pushed on the rear end (not sure what she done), she said that if it was sacroiliac she'd react much more, whereas all she done was put one ear back....


SO, what an earth have I missed?...what else can cause bucking??...Someone said that they knew a mare that had a growth on her ovaries which caused exactly the same probs but I dont know exactly how I go about this (blood test or scan)

I have gone so far in now I want to investigate every avenue I can so if anyone else has any idea's, answers on a postcard please....

 

[catembi]

Mine had a growth on her ovary - I think it was called a granuloma. Weighed 15 lbs & was the size of a football. However, she didn't buck - her main symptom was stallion-like behaviour, i.e. errrrr... how to put it... romantically inclined towards my other mare, v aggressive & bit & kicked. Also reared up like a stallion when handled from the ground.

She had a scan which confirmed it, & then it was removed. About 6 weeks later, the stallion-like behaviour stopped as her hormones returned to normal.

T x

 

[Kelpie]

I had a similar thing with my mare and it was PSD have you had the hind legs scanned at all?

 

[popsdosh]

some mares will react to pain in the ovaries when in season usually .I have had two like it ,most likely not caused by any growth but just normal as mares ovaries are very high up just behind the saddle. Both mares were injected with receptal to help them settle it worked both times really well.

 

[sunnylynn]

I had a similar thing with my mare and it was PSD have you had the hind legs scanned at all?

Would the scintigraphy not have picked this up?. I'd never heard of PSD but just had a google and seen that horses do not necessarily go lame??..this would tie in with our mare, a lot of her symptoms sound similar to PSD....

I've rang and left a message with our vet, hopefully he'll get back to me soon. I will mention PSD as well as ovaries and see what he says...

I've gone over on my insurance so she wont be covered but I will do anything for this mare as she is a one in a million so anything that I can get iinvestigated i'll do it until I find out whats wrong. Some people have said that its "moody mare syndrome" and to work her through it but my gut feeling is telling me that she's in pain....I just need to find out where!

Thank you for your replies xx

 

[supagran]

Mine had a growth on her ovary - I think it was called a granuloma. Weighed 15 lbs & was the size of a football. However, she didn't buck - her main symptom was stallion-like behaviour, i.e. errrrr... how to put it... romantically inclined towards my other mare, v aggressive & bit & kicked. Also reared up like a stallion when handled from the ground.

She had a scan which confirmed it, & then it was removed. About 6 weeks later, the stallion-like behaviour stopped as her hormones returned to normal.

T x

Wow Catembi - I had to re-read your post, as it is exactly the same as our mare! Same size etc etc... Was removed and the change was dramatic. Gone from a stallion-like mare to a "seaside donkey" that children handle and ride (she's 16.2!)

 

[Kelpie]

Would the scintigraphy not have picked this up?. I'd never heard of PSD but just had a google and seen that horses do not necessarily go lame??..this would tie in with our mare, a lot of her symptoms sound similar to PSD....

I've rang and left a message with our vet, hopefully he'll get back to me soon. I will mention PSD as well as ovaries and see what he says...

I've gone over on my insurance so she wont be covered but I will do anything for this mare as she is a one in a million so anything that I can get iinvestigated i'll do it until I find out whats wrong. Some people have said that its "moody mare syndrome" and to work her through it but my gut feeling is telling me that she's in pain....I just need to find out where!

Thank you for your replies xx

No, as PSD is a ligament issue, you need ultrasound and nerve blocks to confirm.

So many people told me to ride my mare through it.... I am glad I listened in the end to the only voice that mattered, hers. X

 

[maccachic]

Mine did it as the gullet on saddle was too wide and when my weight got forward she kicked up the hind end - slowly getting over now the saddle has been adjusted.