checkmate1
Well-Known Member
Last year my 4 year old (been backed 8 weeks) slipped or something in the field, I found her in a huge amount of pain, eventually diagnosed severe muscle damage along both sides of back and torn sacoiliac ligament. She had both sides of sacroilic injected with the stuff that builds up scar tissue. She had physio (McTimothy) every week for about 2/3 months, no box rest, 24/7 T/O and long reining every day, building up to long reining in trot. Aiming to build up back muscles to support sacroiliac. Eventually I could get back on with the aid of bute. She is now fine, I have permission to jump (though I'm not hurrying into that), is super fit (as she is now never allowed to be turned away and if she had box rest/ was a broodmare the issues would resurface). I get her back checked every 2-3 months, but we term her conditions as 'dormant'. If you are considering buying this mare, do not pay £1000, it is rudiculous. It will take alot of time and effort to get her right- but I'm not saying don't go for it.