SI joint inflammation

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Hi All,

Considering buying a horse that has suffered a SI joint inflammation in the past (no arthritic changes). My experience with SI inflammation problems is pretty much zero, so hoping for some kind souls out there to share their experience. :) Apparently inflammation happened last autumn (2014) due to a weak spot in the SI region muscles. This weak spot developed due to a change in work (from mainly showjumping to mainly dressage). The horse had injections and then had the winter 2014/2015 off; now back in full work.

I'd be very interested to hear your experiences with this kind of problem. In particular, I was wondering,

1. Is SI joint inflammation the kind of thing that is likely to recur?
2. Can SI joint inflammation cause follow-on problems in the future, after it has healed?
3. Is it likely the SI joint inflammation could have been caused by deeper, underlying problems that are yet to be discovered?

Thanks for reading, would be so so grateful if anyone wanted to share their experiences/opinions on this! Part of me thinks "don't touch it with a bargepole", part of me thinks "give it a chance, at least the seller is being honest (hopefully)..." :confused:
 
My horse had SI inflammation following an accident, this injury was missed at the time, very long story and not relevant, so was not picked up or treated for 18 months by then it was considered chronic so the prognosis for full soundness/ work was poor my vet thought light hacking at best. He had injections in June 2014, continued in light work and had a full on rehab, he improved but was not sound in Jan 2015 so I gave us both a break for a few months, he came back into work in April and has gradually improved, he is now, fingers tightly crossed, sound, is jumping a little and I am no longer paranoid about every step he takes.

I was told that he only required one lot of injections, that they would either work and he would get better or they would fail and there would be no point in repeating them, it is different to treating arthritic changes from that point of view as arthritis is degenerative so ongoing treatment can be beneficial.

As the horse you are looking at was treated quickly, has a genuine? reason for the problem occurring assuming the owners are being honest and the horse is going to do the job you want without too much extra demands being put on it to go up the levels at speed, then I would still consider it, subject to full veterinary history being disclosed and if my vet was still happy then it would need to go through a 5 stage vetting.

I will not sell my horse but have been told there is no reason I cannot, obviously with his injury declared and priced accordingly as there are many horses being sold that have had similar or worse conditions which are not declared or picked up in a normal vetting.
 
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