Luci07
Well-Known Member
This is the young ISH who got stuck in a haynet back in late August and it has been a slow process as one thing heals, then it impacts something else. He has been under vet care, remedial farriery, work programme etc etc and I have posted here previously for help.
I had an overwhelming response of go barefoot but my own experience and thoughts were that it would be better to stay with his programme of treatment. The problems he is facing today are not the ones we set out with.
Again, with vet agreement, we have now progressed to starting physio and now I think we have finally turned a corner. He had an hour and 40 minutes on Sunday for his first treatment. The only parts not sore were his neck and under his saddle. This week for the first time, he is lengthening again in front. I am not knocking barefoot etc but I did have to think long and hard about exactly what his problems are. We started with thinking he had severely damaged his tendons to the progressing to issues in the foot. Tendons were badly inflamed and are now fully recovered and strong. So my point is that sometimes we do have to suck it in, appreciate it takes times and give the horse and the treatments time. Had I still had the same lameness issue 6 months down the line then I would have reconsidered.
Teeth are now due as are his 6 monthly saddle checks. Ponies really are a never ending money pit!
I had an overwhelming response of go barefoot but my own experience and thoughts were that it would be better to stay with his programme of treatment. The problems he is facing today are not the ones we set out with.
Again, with vet agreement, we have now progressed to starting physio and now I think we have finally turned a corner. He had an hour and 40 minutes on Sunday for his first treatment. The only parts not sore were his neck and under his saddle. This week for the first time, he is lengthening again in front. I am not knocking barefoot etc but I did have to think long and hard about exactly what his problems are. We started with thinking he had severely damaged his tendons to the progressing to issues in the foot. Tendons were badly inflamed and are now fully recovered and strong. So my point is that sometimes we do have to suck it in, appreciate it takes times and give the horse and the treatments time. Had I still had the same lameness issue 6 months down the line then I would have reconsidered.
Teeth are now due as are his 6 monthly saddle checks. Ponies really are a never ending money pit!