When Paddy went to Rockley he had no topline at all & despite Nic feeding him loads he still did not put on weight, so we decided to get vet out to scope him for ulcers - she took one look and said "it's not ulcers, it's his back", got X-rays done and hey presto 7 fused vertebra...Nic managed to work him by leading him off another horse & when he came back home he went in for surgery and had 4 processes removed - he's now 10 weeks post op and is looking much better - putting on weight & muscle and his feet have changed beyond recognition - plus I trotted him up properly for the first time this week and he's completely sound on hard ground
obviously its early days as I have not been able to do as much mileage as I would have liked to because of his back, but I have been walking him in hand ALOT.. and that seems to be having the desired effect as the new hoof growth since he came home from Rockley is even better connected, so things are going ok so far....a bit of a roller coaster ride though!!!