mavandkaz
Well-Known Member
So long story short.. horse has been diagnosed with a whole host of problems, including issues to all 4 suspensories, changes to the vertebrae in the base of his neck and in his back. (All thought to be chronic)
Original vet was at a loss and so we tried rehab (8 weeks walking in hand, then slowly built up ridden walk work over 6 weeks).
Needless to say he did not improve, and also began to show signs of discomfort when being ridden (10-15mins 3times a week) I wasn't happy with the very vague and non-committal attitude of the vet so got a different, very well respected vet out for a second opinion.
Honestly I have never seen a horse move so badly when lunged on the hard, and it was whole body.
Second vet is very to the point and thinks there is very little that can be done, so before completely retiring him we are going to try turning him away for a year just on the off chance it helps.
He also suggested administering tildren before turning away, as he thinks he has bone pain in multiple places. He said he hasn't used it in years but in this case it's probably the best and only possible treatment.
Will be speaking to the vet again tomorrow to get a clearer picture but wondered if anyone had any experience of using tildren.
Original vet was at a loss and so we tried rehab (8 weeks walking in hand, then slowly built up ridden walk work over 6 weeks).
Needless to say he did not improve, and also began to show signs of discomfort when being ridden (10-15mins 3times a week) I wasn't happy with the very vague and non-committal attitude of the vet so got a different, very well respected vet out for a second opinion.
Honestly I have never seen a horse move so badly when lunged on the hard, and it was whole body.
Second vet is very to the point and thinks there is very little that can be done, so before completely retiring him we are going to try turning him away for a year just on the off chance it helps.
He also suggested administering tildren before turning away, as he thinks he has bone pain in multiple places. He said he hasn't used it in years but in this case it's probably the best and only possible treatment.
Will be speaking to the vet again tomorrow to get a clearer picture but wondered if anyone had any experience of using tildren.