Scooling issue or hock problem (update)

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Argh, just noticed the typo! It should read 'schooling'.

For those of you who helped me with their suggestions on the previous thread, here is an update.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=474934

Vet came out this morning and gave him a full checkover of his back and limbs. His back was found to be really good with no evident pain or tension. Flexion tests showed slight bi lateral lameness but hardly noticable. Lunging idenitfied real problem in mobility of his hocks in canter causing him to try to keep his hinds together and causing him to bounce quite a lot in his stride.

xrayed hocks and showed very maked arthritic changes and some fusion in the meta tarsals. Advised injection and plenty of work to encourage the joints to fuse. Now just waiting for the price! :( Oh well, he's worth it.
 
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amymay said:
Bugger - that's not what you wanted to hear.
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No. I already sold my brand new dressage saddle and lost £300 on it to fund some of his treatment as his hocks are not covered. If a problem had been found anywhere else, he would have been covered by the insurance. Just have to hope the OH doesn't go too mad. We've had so much bad luck and expense with the animals over the past two years. :(

I suppose it could have been worse. It could have been upper suspensory desmitis which would have required an op and I could not have afforded that, for sure.
 
Least you have found where the problems have stemmed from, hopefully with the right treatment, work and time, things will ease off for him and he'll be back to some form of decent work, good luck.
 
Mine came upto £1,200 for my first set of xrays and steriod injections. £5,000 later an still going. Hope he stays sound enough to ride and the steriod injections work
 
I would double check as injections can stop the fusing process. Also vets never mention that you can get hocks chemically fused.

I went through injections made no difference so let nature take its course and now have a sound horse. The whole lot including x rays etc cost £1000. I had x rays taken one year after the first lot of treatment and there were hardly any changes so convinced me to stop trying with injections.
 
LEC said:
I would double check as injections can stop the fusing process. Also vets never mention that you can get hocks chemically fused.

I went through injections made no difference so let nature take its course and now have a sound horse. The whole lot including x rays etc cost £1000. I had x rays taken one year after the first lot of treatment and there were hardly any changes so convinced me to stop trying with injections.
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I had heard that too about injections. My vet said however that the injections meant you could work the horse more and that this helped the joints to fuse. Now I'm confused! Glad your horse has improved. That gives me some hope. Maybe I should go for one set of injections and really work him and then just ease off when he gets bad again and hope they fuse?
 
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