IrishMilo
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For a while, on and off, horse has been unable to bend to the right under saddle and on the lunge, bucking and bunny hopping, not wanting to go forward in the arena, but explosive to hack. I haven't ridden him for months as I couldn't get him into the vet sooner because of CV.
Vet was very confident he wasn't lame, did flexion tests and palped back and legs, all fine. He was very sore over the sacrum (he's been treated periodically for this with regular physio and massage therapy, and about six saddle adjustments in the last year and a half). Teeth have always been done every six months.
He's had steroids bilaterally into the joint and shockwave, with plans to have two more shockwave sessions over the next few months.
If he doesn't improve after this rehab he'll be x-rayed all over, but assuming there isn't some secondary issue going on, what's been your experiences with recovery to normal work? (Normal work for us is hacking a few times a week, few flat sessions and some jumping).
My plan is to hack exclusively for the next month or so, with in-hand pole work mixed in. I can't do any more than walk under saddle right now because I know he's not going to keep all four feet on the ground, and I don't want to exacerbate it.
He's out 24/7 on a sparse bit of field. I manage him as PSSM positive due to his symptoms.
Vet was very confident he wasn't lame, did flexion tests and palped back and legs, all fine. He was very sore over the sacrum (he's been treated periodically for this with regular physio and massage therapy, and about six saddle adjustments in the last year and a half). Teeth have always been done every six months.
He's had steroids bilaterally into the joint and shockwave, with plans to have two more shockwave sessions over the next few months.
If he doesn't improve after this rehab he'll be x-rayed all over, but assuming there isn't some secondary issue going on, what's been your experiences with recovery to normal work? (Normal work for us is hacking a few times a week, few flat sessions and some jumping).
My plan is to hack exclusively for the next month or so, with in-hand pole work mixed in. I can't do any more than walk under saddle right now because I know he's not going to keep all four feet on the ground, and I don't want to exacerbate it.
He's out 24/7 on a sparse bit of field. I manage him as PSSM positive due to his symptoms.