Birker2020
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure they all have the percentage of recurrence? given that the sites and severities of original injuries vary?
I guess we are all different. 40% is too high for me so I guess I would be like millipops (saw your update millie she looked fab!) which is where we are with Cally really but with no expectation that either her or mum will want to bother with flat work much, in part because they have no arena atm anyway.
I see your point Ester. When I was offered an operation on my disc I was told 1 in 500 suffer from paralysis. It was too high for me. 1 in 100 horses die under an anaethetic. That is a high risk, but unavoidable as for a GA its usually in the form of emergency surgery. 40% chance of reoccurence with a branch injury? Not sure. Was told that if it happens you follow the same procedure of rehab again. Was told that it doesn't increase the likelihood of total breakdown of the ligament which was my main concern. We are all different.
As my vet says there are hundreds of horses that have suffered this injury that have gone out to compete again at the same level or higher without reoccurence.