little_pink_piggies
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Have a pony, he's 8 now and we've had him since a 5yo... but he's never been right, always found canter difficult to engage and would stop for no apparent reason when jumping etc etc.
anyway we thought he had back problems but with further investigation discovered that he had damaged suspensory ligaments in both front legs... but had never been lame as such as both legs were hurting... he was jumpng 1m20 tracks as a 4 year old so we think that he has always had it done
anyway 3 months box rest, and walking, trotting building up work etc. and started to do some canter work/turn him out... but he went lame again
when they scanned him at the beginning they thought there was some damage to a joint but they left it and said that 8/10 horses have damage to that joint anyway...
Its really intermittent lameness and theres no pattern to it??
Has anyone had this happen to them before? I just have no idea what it could be as there has been no swellings etc. and i could have sworn that there was some heat in his hooves, but the farrier can't find anything??
ideas/good luck vibes anyone???
anyway we thought he had back problems but with further investigation discovered that he had damaged suspensory ligaments in both front legs... but had never been lame as such as both legs were hurting... he was jumpng 1m20 tracks as a 4 year old so we think that he has always had it done
anyway 3 months box rest, and walking, trotting building up work etc. and started to do some canter work/turn him out... but he went lame again
when they scanned him at the beginning they thought there was some damage to a joint but they left it and said that 8/10 horses have damage to that joint anyway...
Its really intermittent lameness and theres no pattern to it??
Has anyone had this happen to them before? I just have no idea what it could be as there has been no swellings etc. and i could have sworn that there was some heat in his hooves, but the farrier can't find anything??
ideas/good luck vibes anyone???