Sacro Iliac Problems in 23 year old gelding

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I wonder what the options are for sacro iliac problems in a 23 year old. My vet, physio and chiro all have differing opinions but all agree that a scan would be pointless at that age due to the numerous potential hot spots it would show in a horse of this age. He has had a very hard life and retired to ourselves three years ago. He has always had a bit of a wobble in his back end if tied for grooming or asked to go backwards a short way but after assessment at our lameness centre and improvement with hock and knee injections from which he did very well for a long time - well over a year he was able for light hacking and coped well.

My vet has now offered a course of cartrophen injections and also advised Danilon 2 per day but this hasn't really helped all that much. I wonder if anyone has had experience of this and if anything else could be suggested. He is an amazing boy and the sad part is that he is so honest it is so hard to work out just how sore he is. He still runs to greet us every day and is very bright in his eye and his coat is stunning so I am keen to take that as a good sign. Can anyione help with advice on where we go next or who to contact, what we could try etc.
 
my mums mare is 19yrs old and has sacrolliac problems. The best way we keep her sound is by keeping her in regular excercise, as the muscles help to support the joint. She is much better in the summer than in the winter. In winter she tends to be a little stiffer in the mornings, so she has a MSN and glucosamine suppliment, as well as wearing a magnetic rug at night. We also do some excercises with her hind legs that the physio gave us. Is your horse lame?
 
Hi Shell,

Thanks for your reply:)

My gelding is lame just now and on the vets advice at the moment isn't being ridden. We have had the chiro out again and he has been getting cartrophen injections too. He presents more with unsteadiness in his hind limbs if standing for a while being groomed where he starts to shuffle his hinds and he looks as though he is standing on something painful but the ground is flat. He also has difficulty going backwards or turning suddenly, mainly to the left. My little niece described it perfectly one day when she asked why he wobbles on his back legs.:rolleyes: He is also on supplements and we started MSM again with him 2 weeks ago. I'm also going to do poles in hand with him as apparently figure eights should help his suppleness over that area.
 
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