yet another lameness

[Deltofe2493]

feeling uber p*ssed off!

for those of you following my story.. me and my mare have just 3 weeks to go until signed off from vet to be back into full work.

This morning I come to a field where she has barged the electric fencing down (was planning on saving this grass for the winter). I got on to ride and LAME!!! Bearing in mind just a few weeks ago she bucked me off on a hack and galloped full force a mile home on the concrete! YM thinks right hind, but cold hosed both legs to be sure.

I'm going to go back up this afternoon to hose her again and trot her up to see if any improvement. I have called my vet for some advice, waiting to hear back.

I can't box rest her again, even for a week as no other horse is on the yard and will stress her out and bring on ulcers.

What have other people done in this situation? Do 'knocks' happen? Terrified after all I've been through this year that it's something more serious and depending on what it is, may not be covered by insurance.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Hopefully she will have just tweeked something and will be right as rain later, is there any heat in the leg?

 

[Deltofe2493]

mild heat.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Might just be temporary! Hopefully

 

[Deltofe2493]

thank you. I am just panicking so need some reassurance but difficult when no one can see

 

[Wizpop]

They just really do it to us don’t they!!
Just ho one step at a time- you know your horse. Do hope things are better later.

 

[Deltofe2493]

yepp!!! thank you it's just so stressful.. one step forward 10 steps back.

4th lameness in a year, embarrassing at this point. 3rd in the field. Might i add as well she has back mud fever boots on for extra protection.

I'm worried about managing her in winter because she did not survive the last. What do other people do with regards to turnout? I don't want to restrict her by not turning out every day in the instance she does go out and hooly. But then don't want her out in adverse weather conditions as more opportunity to hurt herself.

WHY WHY WHY DID I BUY A THOROUGHBRED

 

[Barton Bounty]

yepp!!! thank you it's just so stressful.. one step forward 10 steps back.

4th lameness in a year, embarrassing at this point. 3rd in the field. Might i add as well she has back mud fever boots on for extra protection.

I'm worried about managing her in winter because she did not survive the last. What do other people do with regards to turnout? I don't want to restrict her by not turning out every day in the instance she does go out and hooly. But then don't want her out in adverse weather conditions as more opportunity to hurt herself.

WHY WHY WHY DID I BUY A THOROUGHBRED

I would turn her out for an hour a day and work from there, i know bad weather and a week in heavily influenced the colic bb came down with. The place was swimming and no one was out, just one of those things

 

[Flowerofthefen]

yepp!!! thank you it's just so stressful.. one step forward 10 steps back.

4th lameness in a year, embarrassing at this point. 3rd in the field. Might i add as well she has back mud fever boots on for extra protection.

I'm worried about managing her in winter because she did not survive the last. What do other people do with regards to turnout? I don't want to restrict her by not turning out every day in the instance she does go out and hooly. But then don't want her out in adverse weather conditions as more opportunity to hurt herself.

WHY WHY WHY DID I BUY A THOROUGHBRED

I feel your pain with turnout. I have a tb and last winter was the first winter I've had him that he went out for a decent amount of time. Previous years he wouldn't even stay out for 10 mins and that's no exaggeration!! I think he was ok last winter as it was mild and relatively dry. I'm hoping for the same this winter!!

 

[Abacus]

Sorry I don’t know your full story. I’m of the school that avoids box rest / hand walking at all costs. Small paddock or pen would be far preferable, almost whatever the condition. I don’t believe that it’s sensible to do hand walking with a fresh box-kept idiotic horse, whatever vet protocols recommend - you have to balance safety and realism. Too much time, years ago, spent hanging at the end of a rope and praying! Id rather let the injury take a lovely long time to heal (for tendons and ligaments, at least 6 months) than push to get them fixed in 6 weeks. Apologies if this isn’t relevant to what your horse has gone through.

 

[Zoeypxo]

Sorry not sure on your situation but this could help.
My horse was constantly injured galloping around and escaping field when in individual paddocks. Now moved yard to huge fields with a herd, no more injuries and turned out 24/7 even in winter. (16.2 Warmblood).