MarthaRodman1
Well-Known Member
Hi all, not been on here for a while. Been to busy at work!
Anyway, for all of you that remember, my horse Jack injured his tendon back at the beginning of April, a very severe injury and prognosis wasn't great. After 3 months of box rest he was referred here to the RVC for Stem Cell treatment, under the v amazing Prof Roger Smith! Anyway, Jack has just been in for his 2.5 months scan post op - and everything looks great! Roger is v v pleased. I can now finally after almost 9 months of box rest turn him out - going to introduce it v gradually over a month or so - and we can introduce trott work to. We have up until now been doing walking, with the odd rear, spook and spin added in by Jack for fun! Over the next 2-3 months I have to increase his trott work, and when he comes back for his next scan, if everything looks good I can return to full work and even jump him in the spring/summer which I thought would never happen!
I cannot tell you how happy I am - and I'm going to get v drunk to celebrate tonight!
To those of you just starting your long stint of box rest, hang on in there, do everything by the book (as we did) and it will all be worth it in the end - Jack's prognosis was pretty crap, but 9 months later we're almost there!!!
Anyway, for all of you that remember, my horse Jack injured his tendon back at the beginning of April, a very severe injury and prognosis wasn't great. After 3 months of box rest he was referred here to the RVC for Stem Cell treatment, under the v amazing Prof Roger Smith! Anyway, Jack has just been in for his 2.5 months scan post op - and everything looks great! Roger is v v pleased. I can now finally after almost 9 months of box rest turn him out - going to introduce it v gradually over a month or so - and we can introduce trott work to. We have up until now been doing walking, with the odd rear, spook and spin added in by Jack for fun! Over the next 2-3 months I have to increase his trott work, and when he comes back for his next scan, if everything looks good I can return to full work and even jump him in the spring/summer which I thought would never happen!
I cannot tell you how happy I am - and I'm going to get v drunk to celebrate tonight!
To those of you just starting your long stint of box rest, hang on in there, do everything by the book (as we did) and it will all be worth it in the end - Jack's prognosis was pretty crap, but 9 months later we're almost there!!!
