Roaring after strangles

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My 5yo mare had strangles in January and since returning to ridden work I have noticed that she roars and grunts badly when ridden, worse when she is stressed. The vet said that the abscesses may have damaged a nerve that opens some curtain type thing? She makes these noises in trot and canter, worse when worked on the bit. She is a lovely kind mare, willing on the flat and over a fence. She is bred to event and although I will only ever want to event and SJ at a low level, she is quite talented and I'm not happy with the noise. The vets are booked to endoscope her on Thursday and they already told me that they may need to perform a hobday and tieback. Has anyone had a horse with these symptoms? How effective are the hobday and tieback? What impact does this operation have on the competition performance and resale value of a horse?
 
well your vet is your best advisory! could be a residual thing. she might outgrow it as she gets fit! have you done the 8 weeks pavement pounding? jan was only 7 weeks ago, so not much time to recover to full fitness. how big is she? big horses often make a noise (not related to strangles!) was she fit pre strangles?
 
I had a TB mare years ago that had strangles and it took 12 months before her breathing was back to normal.

My vet at the time wasn't concerned and said it was quite normal after a bout of strangles. Sounds like it may be different with your mare. Sorry I can't offer any help about op.
 
I've had exactly the same thing with my dressage horse. I had him scoped he has a partially paralysed larynx and problems with his soft palate... I presume that the virus must have caused these somehow.

I would strongly advise you get your horse scoped. Unfortunately, if you get bad news like me, the options are limited. I'm currently thinking about surgery.
 
i can fully recommend surgery, my old boy had tieback and hobday done in lanark by one of the best surgeons. recovery was quick, bit gory if you dont like that kind of thing as the wound is left open to heal inside out and you do need to clean it :)
good luck
 
There is a horse at my yard that has been left with a paralysed nerve in his throat after having strangles 3 years ago. His is quite severe and causes him to cough even when at rest.
Vet doesn't think it will sort itself out now, but at first told the owner it may take a year to resolve. I wouldn't work your horse too hard if it were mine.
 
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