What would you do with this pony?

[Archangel]

If say he does have navicular or ringbone or even laminitis then I am afraid you are into caring for this condition until it is resolved. Or you can give him away free to someone who will resolve the condition... oh hang on... this is where you came in...

I am surprised your farrier said ringbone/navicular on the symptoms you describe, it seems much more likely that he was a tubby unworked boy on the verge of laminitis in his old home and the change of scene, grazing and workload has brought it to a head.

Hopefully the farrier will be able to steer you in the right direction. If it is laminitis I would get the vet straight away today rather than wait until Monday.

 

[Dancing Queen]

symptoms SCREAM laminitis - Get the VET ASAP - if you cant afford the vet - you cant afford the horse!

You have a choice - cough up and get him right - then sell on OR and i hate to say this but perhaps you should think about PTS, because it appears you dont wish to spend the money to get him seen and take the action necessary.

He needs to be on a deep shavings bed NOW until the VET arrives IMMEDIATELY.

 

[DuckToller]

I would put my life savings on it being laminitis - overweight, digital pulse, mildly better when first ridden then worse.

Where are you? I will come and get him if you like and take him off your hands.

 

[missyme10]

Poor pony, I also think it sounds like lami.
You were more than happy to make money out of this pony, so now put your hand in your pocket and get him the vet treatment and pain relief he deserves.

You don't need to have an attachment to understand that an animal in pain needs a vet!

 

[pip6]

I'm no legal person (sure there's someone about who is), but I think insurance law differs slightly in that the onus is upon yourself to declare any reason that could affect the insures' choice to offer cover rather than it being up to the insurer to find out if there is a problem. That you haven't got a written record of lameness yet but if you claimed close to taking out insurance & the vet suspected it had been going on since before the policy you could be in a difficult area with trying to make a claim. The companies aren't fools & any claims close to policy start dates are likely to arouse their suspicion.

 

[Luci07]

Calls are recorded and you are legally obliged to be truthful (fair enough) with your insurance company. I am in the process of making a claim for my boy - all above board, not pre existing etc and going straight between my vet and NFU. The only thing my vet asked me NOT to do was to go into too much detail about the condition. I could well gvie the wrong info/incorrect assumptions causing me problems further down the route. NFU was helpful and seem to e on the ball.

Have to agree though. You took on this pony for free, you have a duty of care and you should have insured it when you got it. As its value is obviously under £2K you did not need a vetting. Either way, until the vet has been you don't know what you are dealing with. The only thing you night be able to do is to ask to speak/access to the previous owners vet but suspect you will not get very far with that,

 

[Amaranta]

If the pony is comfortable in the field and if you are considering the insurance route, then don't talk to your vet yet as effectively it will be down on your records (even if only in your vets head) that there is a lameness problem. You would then be asking your vet to effectively lie when or if it comes to making an insurance claim, which he/she cannot do. If the pony is not suffering and the situation can wait, then insure the pony and THEN investigate the lameness after the date of inception of the insurance. Otherwise you will not be covered. As I said, not the most honest of approaches but if it makes the difference between a young horse being PTS or being treated, then I could live with it.

You do know that insurance fraud is a criminal offence don't you?

 

['S'teamed]

I recently aquired a (free) 9 yr old welsh sec D gelding, backed at 4 then done nothing, with the plan being get him going and then sell on. He is very overweight, and has been on/off lame for the last few weeks since I got him. No heat or swelling, slight raised digital pulse, worse when standing still gets better with movement, but too much movement makes it worse. Box rest made it worse. Farrier thinks it sounds like ringbone or navicular and is coming out to have a look. I didn't want to keep this pony, I haven't bonded with him at all and I really regret having him. If it does turn out to be ringbone or navicular, what then? Is it even worth trying to get him into work?

Don't do anything.
You can give him to me, and i'll give him a chance to come right.

 

[daisybe33]

well you have been given the chance to gethim off your hands by two people now.

I agree with the fact it sounds like lami, although difficult to diagnose over a forum!

If it is every moment that he is not being treated will be making it worse and harder and more expensive to resolve. Please give him to someone who will give him a chance or get the vet out now.

 

[Tormenta]

What a silly post!!

Not silly at all (Okay maybe a tad childish) but practically encouraging insurance fraud and also I am sick of reading posts where she looks down on any pts situation. Everyone's situation is different and if they choose to have a horse pts then so be it, it is their decision and their circumstances. There but for the grace of God go us all.......

 

[BillyBob-Sleigh]

well you have been given the chance to gethim off your hands by two people now.

I agree with the fact it sounds like lami, although difficult to diagnose over a forum!

If it is every moment that he is not being treated will be making it worse and harder and more expensive to resolve. Please give him to someone who will give him a chance or get the vet out now.

I agree with this. Two kind people have volunteered to have him and help with with what ever the problem may be (suspect laminitis). Give him to someone who has the time and money to look after him, please don't leave him in the field to suffer, poor boy.

 

[tania01]

I agree with this. Two kind people have volunteered to have him and help with with what ever the problem may be (suspect laminitis). Give him to someone who has the time and money to look after him, please don't leave him in the field to suffer, poor boy.

Ditto this 's'teamed is very good and will give him the best life he can have.

 

[annaellie]

Fair play to the two posters who have offered to take this pony off your hands, I hope you can show a bit of compassion and either take the excellent advice of some of the posters on here ie pony needs a vet asap or take an offer of a home for the pony and stop thinking of yourself and the pound signs you had

 

[Kellys Heroes]

Fair play to the two posters who have offered to take this pony off your hands, I hope you can show a bit of compassion and either take the excellent advice of some of the posters on here ie pony needs a vet asap or take an offer of a home for the pony and stop thinking of yourself and the pound signs you had

Same. Some of us work bloody hard to keep our ponies in good health, no matter what the cost - if they have a chance, we'll work for it.
Get him a vet immediately, or let him go to someone who will.
K x

 

[ABC]

I agree with the above.

Poor lad.

 

[9tails]

I would treat him as a laminitic. THICK straw or shavings bed, hay soaked to death and muzzled when out in the field. Small paddock with hardly any grass and get some of that tub off him. It won't hurt to at least try. You obviously won't be riding him for a while, so you have the time to dump some of the lard.

 

[Fii]

I wonder wether this is just a wind up, op seems to have disapeared.