Those of you who have had joints medicated for arthritis....

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Perfect_Pirouette

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....How long before they were back in proper work? He's just done his 2 days box rest and he's been turned out today, now need to start walking him in hand twice daily :yawn:

How long roughly until you were back in the school, walk, trotting and cantering no both reins etc?
 
Mine didn't get that far before she went lame again unfortunately! I think she was sound for about 2 months between having the joint medicated and going lame again, so really we were just hacking out. I would take it very slowly if I were you, and start with hacking and straight lines, rather than schooling and circles.
 
Its going to depend on the joint treated as well - mine was for SI joint so very different from hocks or fetlocks for example. Mine needed more than just that anyway - but whats your horses problem area?
 
In my experience, my horse had his navicular bursa medicated, after the initial box rest (to prevent infection) I was advised to bring him back into work reasonably quickly, as in this case work aided recovery.

This was going back 3 years so i can't quite remember what i ended up doing, i would imagine i would have done some gentle hacking for a week or so then upped it gradually from there....

He's been reasonably sound for the last few years - usually other issues cropping up inbetween.
 
My horsey had his Pastern joint injected last September after xrays showed up mild pastern joint arthitis. Once the joint was injected, I think we waited for a week before he could start work? He is now out and qualified for the Regioanls at Medium :)
He has careful management though, i.e no trotting on the roads, joint supplements, regular turnout, no lunging etc etc

Good luck! Which joint did he have injected?
 
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