cheekywelshie
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Originally posted in veterinary but keen to hear from cob/Welsh D owners who have had cobs with Suspensory ligament damage (on foreleg) - does there ever come a time when you stop worrying it will come back? Or do you decide to stick to a life hacking?
I've had my horse ( a middle weight Welsh D) six years - in that time he's had colic surgery (traumatic enough) -then three years later had a splint fracture (second op, scary enough - on left fore) and a year later has suspensory (on right fore!) - that was last August. He is quite heavy on the forehand but we have been working on this over the years. He went on box rest in September and after 6 weeks came back sound on hard on the soft and lunge. He had a week on small paddock rest before walk work started in November.
On Friday I got the vet out for a recheck. He was fine under saddle on hard and soft, fine in hand on hard but showed up was 1/10th lame on lunge
This is very disappointing as he showed up sound after the box rest and all we have done is walk work. He is going in for diagnostics again on Monday (we had ultrasound and xray when he first went lame, nothing showed up, but PSD was assumed. I am not sure if it he did something in the field becaus eof the mud as it has been atrocious and that has set it off again - but this makes me think the ligament must be weak despite him being declared sound beginning of Nov.
I am trying to think about his future - before we did some unaff ODE's (2'6) unaff 3 day, a bit of SJ, unaff dr and one BE 80 (before the suspensory). The suspensory occured a few days after the BE but I am wondering if it was there laying dormant before - he has coped fine with other unaff but perhaps that was too much? he can jump 80s fairly easily.
I am not sure whether regardless of how soon./ if he becomes sound he should have a quieter life hacking - as he has been through a lot and I am the sort that worries about everything. He is 11, rising 12. He is heavy on the forehand and now he has in jured his forelegs (splint (on the other fore) /suspensory) and has stringhalt in his hinds (basically his legs are pretty much uninsurable from now on i think!)- I wonder if i should be more realistic about his future....any feedback from people esp with cobs having experienced injuries of this type and what kind of work they do now would be greatfully received! Ps he does not help himself by constantly banging the stable door! sigh.
I've had my horse ( a middle weight Welsh D) six years - in that time he's had colic surgery (traumatic enough) -then three years later had a splint fracture (second op, scary enough - on left fore) and a year later has suspensory (on right fore!) - that was last August. He is quite heavy on the forehand but we have been working on this over the years. He went on box rest in September and after 6 weeks came back sound on hard on the soft and lunge. He had a week on small paddock rest before walk work started in November.
On Friday I got the vet out for a recheck. He was fine under saddle on hard and soft, fine in hand on hard but showed up was 1/10th lame on lunge
This is very disappointing as he showed up sound after the box rest and all we have done is walk work. He is going in for diagnostics again on Monday (we had ultrasound and xray when he first went lame, nothing showed up, but PSD was assumed. I am not sure if it he did something in the field becaus eof the mud as it has been atrocious and that has set it off again - but this makes me think the ligament must be weak despite him being declared sound beginning of Nov.I am trying to think about his future - before we did some unaff ODE's (2'6) unaff 3 day, a bit of SJ, unaff dr and one BE 80 (before the suspensory). The suspensory occured a few days after the BE but I am wondering if it was there laying dormant before - he has coped fine with other unaff but perhaps that was too much? he can jump 80s fairly easily.
I am not sure whether regardless of how soon./ if he becomes sound he should have a quieter life hacking - as he has been through a lot and I am the sort that worries about everything. He is 11, rising 12. He is heavy on the forehand and now he has in jured his forelegs (splint (on the other fore) /suspensory) and has stringhalt in his hinds (basically his legs are pretty much uninsurable from now on i think!)- I wonder if i should be more realistic about his future....any feedback from people esp with cobs having experienced injuries of this type and what kind of work they do now would be greatfully received! Ps he does not help himself by constantly banging the stable door! sigh.
