Strained sacrilliac joint?

[elliegirl12]

Well kyra fell over at a show 3 months ago and has had a bone scan and vet has found she has badly strained her sacrilliac joint, vet said he will not promise that she will ever be able to school jump and could end up being just be a hack=-/ obviously this is not what we want!, obviously every horse is different but what is peoples exsperiances of whether they have come back into full work again? we will not get rid of her or anything if she cannot she is being treated then we will be into foal next year, and we will end up getting another youngster!, but would any what are your exsperiances?

 

[Chico Mio]

FB damaged his SI falling over in a trailer last June. He was VERY bad - couldn't walk at all for three hours and had terrible ataxia for months, they did think he would never recover and braced us for the worst. However, last week he walked 22km on the Tuesday and then back again the next Sunday

Personally I would never ask him to jump again, other than popping the odd log in the forest. So I'm afraid mine is just a happy hack/ basic schooling story. I was advised to keep him working once he was rideable as it keeps them flexible.

I did find putting him on Premierflex helped him no end but it could be that it helped his other joints and allowed him to carry himself better.

 

[Sussexbythesea]

My horse came to me at 10 (now 14) with an old chronic SI injury (really noticeable esp on the lunge and he often stands like a ballerina) and we have done up to Unaffiliated Elementary with Aff judges and go for gallops, sponsored rides and low level jumping. I rarely come home without a rosette. I have to constantly manage it, sometimes we have had setbacks, its always in my mind but actually he is fine most of the time. Both my vet and physio just keep saying keep working him and keep his muscles strong. Mostly its a mechanical weakness but it does flare up every now and again. I wouldn't do big jumps with him but luckily we are more of the nervous nelly kinda height anyway. I am thinking of starting the SI club at my yard as there are so many of us with horses that have had this type of injury!! - all are leading useful ridden lives to a greater or lesser degree. Ive heard cases caught early do actually respond in most cases really well even if horse is not quite as strong as it used to be. Don't give up hope and lots of luck