Positive posts on pedal bone fractures please!!

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Please can people reassure me that their horses have returned to full work and soundness after a pedal bone fracture? My horse has a suspected fracture, just awaiting X rays to confirm . . . .
 
My old mare had rotating pedal bones and after time off successfully competed for many years afterwards, in fact she was sold to a dressage home, and was going well last I heard.
 
My friends horse fractured a pedal bone, she turned him away for 9 months to a year (can't remember exactly), brought him back into work slowly and he's fine now. He doesn't do anything to a high level, but he doesn't have a problem schooling/ jumping on a surface and hacking.
 
OK here you go.

My mare fractured her pedal bone and sort of came back sound. I say sort of because she had complications.

She fractured it getting fruity in her stable she kicked the back wall (sorry should have said it was hind).

It was healing well until she colicked very badly. Then when being dosed with Epsom salts (tube down nose) played up and burst a blood vessel. Although she was supposed to be on box rest the colic was life threatening so she was taken to Horsey Hospital in a Trailer. She was in a lot of discomfort and kicked her way to the Vets which did not help the pdeal bone at all.

After 2 days at Vets Stomach ulcers were diagnosed and this was likely caused by the level of bute she had been given.

At the end of her box rest she was not sound but was fit enough to go away as a broodmare. She bred 3 foals and was after about 5 years very sound. She is now in a hacking home.

This probably does not help tons but if we had not had the Colic attack and the trip to a second vets she would have been sound a lot sooner. Just avoid complications.
 
Two of my friends horses have fractured their pedal bones, both horses were rested for that year and have gone back out the following year perfectly sound and happy and back at the level of competing they were at before.
 
My boy fractured his pedal bone when he was 6. I gave him eight months off and he had a bar shoe on for that time with lots of clips to act like a cast. He is now absolutely fine and sound. He events at intro level without a problem. So long as you give it plenty of time and follow vets instructions it should be fine. It really depends if it is just a wing fracture or whether it involves the joint.
 
Every fracture is different, I was todl it depends on where it is. But on a good note - my horse had a chip fracture of his near hind pedal bone - never found out how he did it. That was 3 years ago - I dont compete only happy hack but "touch wood" he is now fine. He had 4 months box rest, then turned away for a while. He was fitted with round bar shoe. Vet just told me to be cautious of the type of ground I rode on when back in work ie not trotting or cantering when ground is hard and also being careful on roads. Fingers crossed for you.
 
Friends fruity Tb ex racer did it in the field one night, no idea how.
He was on about 8 months box rest ( I remember because he was in at the same time as Boo) and then was on field rest for about 6 months and is now completely sound and back in full work.

ETS. Vet wanted to put horse to sleep as he didn't think he'd ever go out in the field again! So it was quite severe.
 
Depends on how bad the fracture I guess. I am under the impression though that pedal bones generally heal very well as they are already in their own 'cast' (ie the hoof).

I think if you do some research you will find many horses go back to full work/soundness.
 
Thanks everyone for the posts. X rays are not until Monday so i'll have to wait until then to know more. I think as long as its not a difficult fracture and i manage him well enough then he should go back to full work albeit carefully!
 
I looked after a TB type gelding, aged 15yrs, who did a wing fracture of the pedal bone in one of his front feet by spooking. He was box rested for about 4 months, paddock rested for a few more, and then gradually returned to work. The only treatment he needed (except painkillers at the beginning) was eggbar shoes to stabilise the foot.
 
Sorry to hear this. You must be so pi$$ed. If you want something to ride you're always welcome!

Fingers crossed for Monday.
 
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