suspensory ligament how bad are they.

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Following a earlier thread I place my vet has come out and suspects a suspensiry ligament. He suggests as she is a loan horse and I have had her for such a sort time and that shes hardly been worked in her that to him alarm bells are ringing and to give her back to her owner, am heart broken! But before I start making decisions I would like to to know just how bad it could be. I realise that at the moment he only suspects it and he does need to nerve block and X-ray etc first but he is fairly sure. :(
 
may sound harsh but as you say you have only had her a short time I would send her home.

But then my own recent experience of SL would put anyone off!!!
 
badgermyers - no heat or swelling at all, she has had nothing to suggest anything apart from the lameness.

Soulful- that's what I am worried about as have only heard bad things involving it! I also loaned her (wvtb) as a second horse so I could have either my husband or my friend to ride out with me on hacks as am on my own and does get boring sometimes so would seem silly to have her if she won't be able to be ridden at all this summer, plus would struggle to afford to keep her rested and get a third.
 
My horse has no heat or swelling either. Been lame 4 weeks. Doesnt get better or worse with exercise.
Clear xrays.
Only thing to suggest is the lameness (only on one rein and is the outside leg on that rein!)
sound on the other rein where more weight is on that leg!
weird and hes only 4 and has been in light work and not in the field!
 
Looking back at your previous post, without wanting to judge anyone but there is a possibility that you have not been told the truth by the owner and that the horse has been lame previously. She may have been hoping you would fall for her and if this happened you would sort it, I may be wrong but it does happen, dont buy a lame horse it really is not worth the heartache.

Try and get a diagnosis to be fair but be prepared to send her back.
 
Well a year after my horse injured his hind suspensory ligaments and more than £10,000 I still don't know if my horse will ever be sound. Send it back!!!
 
Even with a good outcome, ligaments take a long long time to heal, think months and could be up to a year. It's a long time to keep a horse that you can't ride and isn't yours.
 
Thank you, you have all said what I really know I should do and has really backed it up. If she was mine it would be a whole different story but as she's not with a very heavy heart I think I am going to have to send her back.
 
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