tendon slipped off hock

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has anyone had a horse who has done this? My mare is 7 months pregnant and when i went to catch her on thurs night she was rooted to the spot. To cut a very long story short she is now in vet hospital and they have said that the tendon has slipped off the hock. They say she shoud become sound enough to go on and have the foal and be paddock sound but her ridden life is probably over. I am wondering if any one has experience of this condition as i have never heard of it before.
 
Sorry to hear about your mare. I know a point to pointer that did this. He spent a year on box rest to recover and then carried on racing (and winning) for years. He retired sound and is enjoying his retirement in a field. Good luck with your mare.
 
i did ride her till she was put in foal and i was hoping to do hacking with her after the foal is weaned. I have no plans to compete again on her and really as long as she can live out her days pain free i'd be happy. She is 17 years old and i have owned her since a yearling so she really has sentimental value and can live the rest of her life as a pet if need be.
 
It happend to a racehorse i used to look after. He had a 6month+ holiday came back in to full work even went on to national hunt and has won a few races. I just remember with him he had a fat hock dont know if he still does now though. Hope your mare is ok
 
This happened to our mare about 3 1/2 years ago. Our wonderful vet was fabulous and spoke to a couple of specialists. It was not thought to be appropriate to operate on her (they can be stitched back on but long recovery and success not guarenteed.). The vet then proceeded to tell me that it was not good news but I was not to put her down - he had quite a soft spot for her. She then had to had her tendon sheath drained. She was sore for about 10 days, but we agreed with our vet that box rest was not for her, she was allowed to go out in a small paddock for a couple of hours a days for her own sanity.
On our vets advice we bred a foal from her, as we all agreed it was not a confirmation issue that had caused it, purely an accident. She returned her to work after almost 3 years off, she would never have passed the vet but was sound enough and strong enough to be ridden, sadly thanks to her youngsters spice for life she did not come back to full fitness and had to be retired.
It does not look pretty when the tendon sits there well almost gruesome, we always kept an eye on it as she was a heavy mare and long periods spent standing around caused some swelling.
Sadly we lost this precious girl, 3 weeks ago at only 17, due to completely unrelated illness.
I think a lot of the success of the healing process depends on breed / weight etc. One of our landowners had a mare who returned to full hunting / eventing fitness after having a foal and she stood up to all the work.
Good luck I hope it all works out for you both.
 
thanks for that country girl, i spoke to my vet today who basically recomended what u did with restricted turn out. His words were box rest doesn't have to have a roof over her head! I am sorry you have now lost your mare.
 
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