HayleyUK
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'm hoping that popping out of lurkerdom might mean some of you will have some advice or friendly tips for me and my youngster. Apologies if this gets a big long- trying to give as much info as possible.
C - 15HH riding pony, 6YO. I bought her in the October of her 4YO year, and she promptly went lame in the Dec/Jan with a DDFT injury (scar tissue build up rather than a hole/tear) right behind her knee of the left fore. There was also evidence of KS which Leahurst and physio believed were a result of the way she was holding herself due to the niggle behind her knee before she actually downed tool and went properly lame on me. She had a Gamma scan, ultrasound and nerve block work up at Leahurst over the course of a week with nothing to note other than impinging T15-18 vertbrae and the scarring behind the knee of the DDFT.
Treatment was pretty much box rest and controlled walking in hand - with a period of pole work in hand and on longlines building up to getting onboard in September/October just before winter arrived with a bang.
She's never been particularly strong/muscular - she was a dot when she arrived and we've worked hard to put weight on and start to build muscle without her losing the plot however, we've hit a bit of issue in training with canter.
She canters in quite a short and bouncy way - and tends to favor being hollow (I think this could be remembered pain) - she can and will work round and forwards in a longer frame if I insist. However, she quite likes to change lead behind. She does this both lunged and ridden - but it isn't consistent. Sometimes, she won't do it at all - other times she'll do it 4 or 5 times on the one rein and not on the other etc. There is no consistency in the when that helps me to look for a why.
She is less likely to do it if I can get her moving forward in a more WH style canter than this bouncy SJ, on the spot style way of going.
Physio has always had a concern re: LH not quite doing what it should - although Leahurst didn't see it (she presented lame RH when we took her and didn't display anything of concern LH whilst they had her and whilst she revisited) - scans and ultrasounds show nothing to note clinically.
Vet says its not lame or different enough to block - and we've done the scans and xrays etc at Leahurst with nothing to note. Her advice is to keep on and once there is something we can clinically work up - we will explore what symptoms are presented.
Regular instructor says its a baby thing - and as she comes stronger she'll stop naturally. Instructions are to press on when she changes and let her change back - which she does sometimes, but is quite happy to canter round merrily on the wrong lead behind without a care in the world.
Anyone any experiences of this in youngsters or can offer any hope she might eventually canter like a 'normal' pony (LOL)
Thanks
H
I'm hoping that popping out of lurkerdom might mean some of you will have some advice or friendly tips for me and my youngster. Apologies if this gets a big long- trying to give as much info as possible.
C - 15HH riding pony, 6YO. I bought her in the October of her 4YO year, and she promptly went lame in the Dec/Jan with a DDFT injury (scar tissue build up rather than a hole/tear) right behind her knee of the left fore. There was also evidence of KS which Leahurst and physio believed were a result of the way she was holding herself due to the niggle behind her knee before she actually downed tool and went properly lame on me. She had a Gamma scan, ultrasound and nerve block work up at Leahurst over the course of a week with nothing to note other than impinging T15-18 vertbrae and the scarring behind the knee of the DDFT.
Treatment was pretty much box rest and controlled walking in hand - with a period of pole work in hand and on longlines building up to getting onboard in September/October just before winter arrived with a bang.
She's never been particularly strong/muscular - she was a dot when she arrived and we've worked hard to put weight on and start to build muscle without her losing the plot however, we've hit a bit of issue in training with canter.
She canters in quite a short and bouncy way - and tends to favor being hollow (I think this could be remembered pain) - she can and will work round and forwards in a longer frame if I insist. However, she quite likes to change lead behind. She does this both lunged and ridden - but it isn't consistent. Sometimes, she won't do it at all - other times she'll do it 4 or 5 times on the one rein and not on the other etc. There is no consistency in the when that helps me to look for a why.
She is less likely to do it if I can get her moving forward in a more WH style canter than this bouncy SJ, on the spot style way of going.
Physio has always had a concern re: LH not quite doing what it should - although Leahurst didn't see it (she presented lame RH when we took her and didn't display anything of concern LH whilst they had her and whilst she revisited) - scans and ultrasounds show nothing to note clinically.
Vet says its not lame or different enough to block - and we've done the scans and xrays etc at Leahurst with nothing to note. Her advice is to keep on and once there is something we can clinically work up - we will explore what symptoms are presented.
Regular instructor says its a baby thing - and as she comes stronger she'll stop naturally. Instructions are to press on when she changes and let her change back - which she does sometimes, but is quite happy to canter round merrily on the wrong lead behind without a care in the world.
Anyone any experiences of this in youngsters or can offer any hope she might eventually canter like a 'normal' pony (LOL)
Thanks
H