HeresHoping
Well-Known Member
My boy has hurt himself again. If I am honest, he has been deteriorating over the last couple of weeks. But yesterday in the field he hurt himself hooning around and could hardly walk last night. He's even taken to fly kicking in the stable, something he hasn't done for months.
Just been speaking with the vet. He has been very honest and upfront. He thinks that his SI problems are as a result of an old injury that keep being re-aggravated. Looking at the photos taken when I tried him, he shows all the classic signs...tracking inside; pronounced jumper's bump, very light back end,
Potted history:
September last year, I wrote on here asking for advice about the bucking bronco acts. He's dropped a whole load of weight and looks like a TB off the track but without the muscle.
End September, saddle fitter tells me he's lame, not going to fit a saddle to a lame horse and the saddle I was riding him in (fitted in July) was pressing in all the wrong places, no wonder he bucked. Order new saddle - T8 as recommended, made to measure. Takes 8 weeks to come.
October 22 - very bad reaction to sedalin; pratting about with farrier whilst under the influence and he can't walk. Vet thinks he might have to shoot him then and there but manage to get him to the stable and dose of heavy painkiller administered. Xray spine and find KS at two points. Mild, however, and Cambs specialists say could probably be improved with lunging in pessoa/equiami.
4 weeks off with very gentle walking as SI joint - site of injury - needs to keep moving. Given the ok to start lunging. Start build up from 10 - 20 mins three x per week, etc. Time off during bad weather but try to do as much as possible. Building up gradually.
Odd times notice horse not quite fluid in movement - put down to inconsistency in training, cold, lack of turnout, etc. Many times when horse really, really, really badly behaved on lunge with amazing aerial acrobatics. Often a fight on the right rein. Very visible deterioration of behaviour in the EquiAmi, whilst quite happy in the Chambon.
Last couple times riding him - for all of 10 mins - he's felt really quite wobbly behind. Some days he'll feel strong, the next day he doesn't want to move forward at all.
So, coffee if you got that far, but the upshot is, vet has said that he's got some long term, low grade chronic SI condition and he's not going to pump him full of drugs because it won't stop the deterioration that will undoubtedly occur with any work.
I guess my questions are:
1) is there a blood bank in the South East
and 2) (wasn't there a sticky about this), what are my PTS options? I think I don't want him to be given an injection.
Just been speaking with the vet. He has been very honest and upfront. He thinks that his SI problems are as a result of an old injury that keep being re-aggravated. Looking at the photos taken when I tried him, he shows all the classic signs...tracking inside; pronounced jumper's bump, very light back end,
Potted history:
September last year, I wrote on here asking for advice about the bucking bronco acts. He's dropped a whole load of weight and looks like a TB off the track but without the muscle.
End September, saddle fitter tells me he's lame, not going to fit a saddle to a lame horse and the saddle I was riding him in (fitted in July) was pressing in all the wrong places, no wonder he bucked. Order new saddle - T8 as recommended, made to measure. Takes 8 weeks to come.
October 22 - very bad reaction to sedalin; pratting about with farrier whilst under the influence and he can't walk. Vet thinks he might have to shoot him then and there but manage to get him to the stable and dose of heavy painkiller administered. Xray spine and find KS at two points. Mild, however, and Cambs specialists say could probably be improved with lunging in pessoa/equiami.
4 weeks off with very gentle walking as SI joint - site of injury - needs to keep moving. Given the ok to start lunging. Start build up from 10 - 20 mins three x per week, etc. Time off during bad weather but try to do as much as possible. Building up gradually.
Odd times notice horse not quite fluid in movement - put down to inconsistency in training, cold, lack of turnout, etc. Many times when horse really, really, really badly behaved on lunge with amazing aerial acrobatics. Often a fight on the right rein. Very visible deterioration of behaviour in the EquiAmi, whilst quite happy in the Chambon.
Last couple times riding him - for all of 10 mins - he's felt really quite wobbly behind. Some days he'll feel strong, the next day he doesn't want to move forward at all.
So, coffee if you got that far, but the upshot is, vet has said that he's got some long term, low grade chronic SI condition and he's not going to pump him full of drugs because it won't stop the deterioration that will undoubtedly occur with any work.
I guess my questions are:
1) is there a blood bank in the South East
and 2) (wasn't there a sticky about this), what are my PTS options? I think I don't want him to be given an injection.
