Gryfiss
Well-Known Member
Anyone got any success stories, my 4 yr only mare went lame last may she since has had around 8 months off she was diagnosed with collateral ligament and deep ditagital flexor tendon inflammation bone brushing of the felock joints and ligament damage across her back ?
Story goes brought her in the Oct started backing her in the late Dec waa having problems with her putting her back up had it xrayed no kissing spine but as above was found (had MRI on feet)
Turned out vet wanted to shoe I wasn't keen (previously barefoot) put a set on no difference so left off turned away . I had been reading the rockey books so decided to give self trimming ago she wasn't able to do any road walking due to the bone bruises so from what I'd read thought I'd see if they'd naturaly break up in the field..they didn't so 5 months on at the vets no big difference in lameness get said get remedial shoes on 3 showings later in bars there is a improvement but still lame.farrier says it's a repetitive strain injury due to long pasterns and collapsed heal. I'm thinking do I just have the shoes taken off have her trimmed every 3 weeks put her in foal and see where we're at in 18 months 2 years time .
has anyone else found that with the time it's healed or it just throws up the same problems as before as soon as they're back in work.
I'm not a big shoes fan but would stick with it if I though it made a massive difference in just not sure it has also last time they injected her coffin joints to relive the inflammation but I'm just thinking as soon as that wears off then she'll be lame again, vets says not but I'm not sure what to believe .I feel really pressured with time as I only have till may with my insurance but don't currently have the facilities to bring her back into anytype of work till late spring dur to facilities/covid/work which then doesn't give me time to put her in foal?
i have had a horse with collateral ligament injuries before I did all the remedial shoeing work box rest and hand walking only to be still lane a year later so I'm not sold on this is the way towards but don't want to bite of my nose to spite my face ?
Thanks in advance ?
Story goes brought her in the Oct started backing her in the late Dec waa having problems with her putting her back up had it xrayed no kissing spine but as above was found (had MRI on feet)
Turned out vet wanted to shoe I wasn't keen (previously barefoot) put a set on no difference so left off turned away . I had been reading the rockey books so decided to give self trimming ago she wasn't able to do any road walking due to the bone bruises so from what I'd read thought I'd see if they'd naturaly break up in the field..they didn't so 5 months on at the vets no big difference in lameness get said get remedial shoes on 3 showings later in bars there is a improvement but still lame.farrier says it's a repetitive strain injury due to long pasterns and collapsed heal. I'm thinking do I just have the shoes taken off have her trimmed every 3 weeks put her in foal and see where we're at in 18 months 2 years time .
has anyone else found that with the time it's healed or it just throws up the same problems as before as soon as they're back in work.
I'm not a big shoes fan but would stick with it if I though it made a massive difference in just not sure it has also last time they injected her coffin joints to relive the inflammation but I'm just thinking as soon as that wears off then she'll be lame again, vets says not but I'm not sure what to believe .I feel really pressured with time as I only have till may with my insurance but don't currently have the facilities to bring her back into anytype of work till late spring dur to facilities/covid/work which then doesn't give me time to put her in foal?
i have had a horse with collateral ligament injuries before I did all the remedial shoeing work box rest and hand walking only to be still lane a year later so I'm not sold on this is the way towards but don't want to bite of my nose to spite my face ?
Thanks in advance ?
