SEL
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So yesterday my mare was treated by Rob Jackson - who is probably one of the most talented vet osteos out there. A little fat appaloosa lined up among some very expensive (but equally broken) competition horses and managed to get herself described as 'a very interesting case'.
I can't upload the videos onto my laptop without crashing it but although his adjustments look pretty brutal, all the horses seemed fine with what he did and were much more relaxed afterwards.
I know on here people have said he's expensive, but I do think he is worth it. I tend to find most vets watch the legs for lameness whereas he was interested in the movement of the whole body. At one point he clambered up onto a wall so he could watch her from above. He didn't dismiss me when I said I even thought she looked fatter from one side - since he's adjusted her belly does now bulge evenly in each direction
He was also really, really good at talking through with people rehab plans and in the ins / outs of why their horses couldn't work in the way that they wanted them to.
He usually only needs to see a horse once in a year, but it is looking like we'll be an exception to that. We've got exercises for the next 6 weeks to see if we can stop her locking up again, but otherwise she'll be lining up for visit 2 so we can try and track down the underlying cause.
One added benefit was the huge adjustment he did seems to have triggered her sweating response again. Next time I'll try and book him in before rather than after the heatwave!
Mixed feelings really. I suppose I was hoping he'd say it looked like something really obvious that either him or my normal vets could treat, but instead that gut feeling of mine that there is something properly wrong is still bugging me
I can't upload the videos onto my laptop without crashing it but although his adjustments look pretty brutal, all the horses seemed fine with what he did and were much more relaxed afterwards.
I know on here people have said he's expensive, but I do think he is worth it. I tend to find most vets watch the legs for lameness whereas he was interested in the movement of the whole body. At one point he clambered up onto a wall so he could watch her from above. He didn't dismiss me when I said I even thought she looked fatter from one side - since he's adjusted her belly does now bulge evenly in each direction
He was also really, really good at talking through with people rehab plans and in the ins / outs of why their horses couldn't work in the way that they wanted them to. He usually only needs to see a horse once in a year, but it is looking like we'll be an exception to that. We've got exercises for the next 6 weeks to see if we can stop her locking up again, but otherwise she'll be lining up for visit 2 so we can try and track down the underlying cause.
One added benefit was the huge adjustment he did seems to have triggered her sweating response again. Next time I'll try and book him in before rather than after the heatwave!
Mixed feelings really. I suppose I was hoping he'd say it looked like something really obvious that either him or my normal vets could treat, but instead that gut feeling of mine that there is something properly wrong is still bugging me
