scats
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I have a horse who has been off since May after a mild PSD diagnosis. We didn’t opt for any surgery as vets didn’t think it was the right course of action for her. To be honest, I think they were glad to see the back of her sooner rather than later. She is, for want of a better word, quirky.
It was advised she had 4 months off and then return to light work if possible, but not to hope for too much. She also has a few other niggling issues around SI and hocks too. I decided to give her longer off and am now attempting to return her to some sort of useful existence, largely also to help with her weight gain as she started to pile it on as soon as she stopped working and has to be managed very carefully now. She also has a real ‘working head’ on her and she likes a job.
My plan was to do a months long-reining and inhand walking and then get back on board in February for another months walking under saddle. The problem is, walking is not her strong point and she’s come back hotter than ever. She’s a very easy horse to deal with day to day, but the second she is under tack, roller or indeed knows she is ‘working’ she is is rather keen to get on with it and at the moment, walking doesn’t appear to be in her vocabulary. She’s the same around the Farm tracks and in the manège. I can keep her calmer in-hand and she will generally just walk next to me, but long-reining - which she has always been brilliant at- is proving itself to be a very bad idea. She spent yesterday’s session jogging sidewards and any attempt to bring her back caused a whopping tantrum. I’m aware that I don’t want extra strain on her hind legs right now so I want to avoid both jogging and tantrums.
I would be tempted to get on board but she is often a bit more forward under saddle and then I’m aware that she’s not only jogging but also carrying my weight, adding more strain. I can only assume she’s just feeling a bit too giddy about the whole thing at the moment as although she’s always been prone to being joggy under saddle, she’s normally pretty good to long rein. She’s moving better than ever so I don’t want to end up right back where we were.
In terms of PSD rehab, where would you go with this?
It was advised she had 4 months off and then return to light work if possible, but not to hope for too much. She also has a few other niggling issues around SI and hocks too. I decided to give her longer off and am now attempting to return her to some sort of useful existence, largely also to help with her weight gain as she started to pile it on as soon as she stopped working and has to be managed very carefully now. She also has a real ‘working head’ on her and she likes a job.
My plan was to do a months long-reining and inhand walking and then get back on board in February for another months walking under saddle. The problem is, walking is not her strong point and she’s come back hotter than ever. She’s a very easy horse to deal with day to day, but the second she is under tack, roller or indeed knows she is ‘working’ she is is rather keen to get on with it and at the moment, walking doesn’t appear to be in her vocabulary. She’s the same around the Farm tracks and in the manège. I can keep her calmer in-hand and she will generally just walk next to me, but long-reining - which she has always been brilliant at- is proving itself to be a very bad idea. She spent yesterday’s session jogging sidewards and any attempt to bring her back caused a whopping tantrum. I’m aware that I don’t want extra strain on her hind legs right now so I want to avoid both jogging and tantrums.
I would be tempted to get on board but she is often a bit more forward under saddle and then I’m aware that she’s not only jogging but also carrying my weight, adding more strain. I can only assume she’s just feeling a bit too giddy about the whole thing at the moment as although she’s always been prone to being joggy under saddle, she’s normally pretty good to long rein. She’s moving better than ever so I don’t want to end up right back where we were.
In terms of PSD rehab, where would you go with this?