What is the prognosis for hind suspensory damage?

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Fingers crossed this isn't whats happened.... but she's going up for xrays and scans tomorrow, we're still very unsure as to what it is though. I am so worried and am sitting here in tears. Any views good or bad please, if the hind suspensories are the case. And how lame would the horse be if this was the problem?
 
Depends where the damage is and the extent of it.
Best not to speculate, just wait and see what the vets say.
Good luck
 
MY pony sprained hind sl pratting in field when she was 15. She had 4 months box rest, scans etc then got her fit properly with 8 weeks walking etc. She went on to do PC events, hunting etc. I was always careful with her but she's still going well now aged 23, did area dressage, showing etc. Sometimes gets a bit stiff behind but thats more to do with age than sl.

Hope your hasn't though - it takes a lot of rest x
 
Wait for the results of the x-ray and ultrasound first
Dont worry, my mare was diagnosed with hind suspensory problem, of course it depends on the extend of the injury. but after shock wave treatment she came sound
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I know it is not usually a good progonosis, but if your horse doesnt respond to this treatment, maybe consider surgery as box/field rest doesnt usually help.
good luck , I keep my finger crossed for you
 
my mare had surgery on both suspensories.didnt appear unsound as such but not right,slight bucking in canter.original vets and physio didnt find only when she was investigated at rossdales and had surgery on both.she is a happy hacker but only because of me .lots of horses do well so even if this is the worst case scenario there i s hope.fingers crossed.
 
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my mare had surgery on both suspensories.didnt appear unsound as such but not right,slight bucking in canter.original vets and physio didnt find only when she was investigated at rossdales and had surgery on both.she is a happy hacker but only because of me .lots of horses do well so even if this is the worst case scenario there i s hope.fingers crossed.

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We had virtually the same experience Good luck
 
The stats the vet quoted to me were that 40% of horses come sound with rest, slow return to work and shockwave treatment, and 70-80% with surgery. They think that the ones that don't come right with surgery are mostly due to original misdiagnosis rather than the surgery going wrong.

My horse did his hind suspensory in December, had 16 weeks box rest with gradual walknig, and was back in the field in May. We have just started doing a bit of jumping - keeping it very small, I use it more as a training method to give his hinds just a touch more work than cantering and hills. He has had good and bad days, sometimes he does feel slightly lame again, and so I take it easy and it seems to get better in a few days.

I never noticed the hind lameness but thought he was lame in front - hard to tell which leg.

I have recently had an osteopath look at his back as he seemed stiff - she found heaps of problems, probably related to the injury. He has now had 4 treatments and is much looser in his movements, which is helping his recovery generally. If I was doing the same treatment plan again I would include regular osteopath visits from the start, to keep him as loose as possible.

If it went again i would turn to surgery, but fingers crossed he is going well at the moment.

Good luck.
 
mine was never lame, just not quite right. he did his right hind high suspensory in 2002. he had shockwave and rest and was back in full work 6mths later - never had another prob with it.
 
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