Who has a broken horse

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It would be interesting to know how these broken horses are bred - if it is a mechanical/congenital unsoundness.

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Mine had colic surgery so should be getting better soon
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Meeee. I broke my horse exactly 364 days ago. Went out for a fab hack on Feb 3rd, morning of Feb 4th she was totally and utterly lame with a torn tendon. Only 66 days until I can get the vet to re-assess her!
Oh and I have half a broken horse as well - not mine but I am responsible for her, and she fell over the other day and pulled the same tendon she damaged badly last year. *touch wood* the hosing and Tensolvet has done the trick as she's 100% sound and healthy now after two days.
This year is going to be my good year! Eight is my lucky number!
 
Well at the moment mine is not broken - she is waiting though until I'm off in a week's time. She always finds trouble just before a school holiday so I have to spend the entire time mucking her out and pampering her! Best wishes to all the presently broken horses and their hard working owners, hopefully they'll all be back in working order soon.
 
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It would be interesting to know how these broken horses are bred - if it is a mechanical/congenital unsoundness.

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My horse is broken because she has **** conformation!! She has VERY upright pasterns in front, pasterns are a little better behind but she has very straight hocks. The DDFT (the tendon Maiden tore) is put under more strain when the toe becomes long and the heel low, or when the hoof-pastern axis becomes broken back. Although Maiden looked too upright from the "outside" and my farrier was trying to lessen the angle of her pastern, when she was x-rayed for her lameness it showed that she was actually even more upright "inside" and the hoof-pastern angle was broken back, so she needed shoeing even more upright to support the foot and leg. Although she then looked ridiculously upright, she actually became more sound which indicated that even though she has such upright legs, being broken back had put too much strain on the DDFT and subsequently it tore.
So yes, my horse is bred rubbish and is broken as a consequence. She is staying in my ownership so a) she can never be jumped again, and b) so no-one will breed from her again (she has the most fantastic temperament and has had at least one foal previously).
She does her confidence giver job perfectly though, so is still worth her weight in gold!
 
Mine has been broken for over a year now and will remain in the field for the forseeable future
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Some days he canters about looking quite normal but other days he look just as bad as he did last year. The worst thing is that we reached the insurance max without fully knwing what's wrong with him and whether he'll ever improve.
 
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I have one short-term broken horse and 2 long-term broken horses, although the long-term ones seem to be getting better, whilst the short-term one doesn't, LOL!!
 
Two of mine are almost fixed, but have been broken for 5 months (soft tissue damage in one and LDE damage in another). Coming back into work now, so fingers crossed...!
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