Re: Navicular changes and endurance

["kristine hammond" <tinka@reno.quik.com>]

Patty, I used to live on a dirt road.  I (errounsly) trained my horse on
this dirt roads thinking this was a great training area.  Then I noticed
that she became sore on her front, but thought it was due to training too
hard, so I backed off her training hours but kept on riding on the dirt
roads.  I caused my horse to have the same problems you are describing.
When I and my vet figured it out we of course put her on the appropiate
medicine, and I put her in  a flooded stall for 24 hours.  The cool water
helped her hooves a lot, and I alternated doing this every other day for two
weeks.  Her condition was arrested.  The dirt roads were much too hard
packed to be using like I did.  You only mention hard packed trails.  I am
not sure if a trail can get as hard packed as a dirt road, only you can
decide how hard packed your trails are.

Good luck!!
Kriss

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Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:40 PM
Subject: RC: Navicular changes and endurance


> Patty Jackson jbco@jps.net
> Today I had my mare's feet x-rayed because I have been
> noticing her stride has shortened, especially on the front
> right.  The x-rays showed some changes (degeneration) of the navicular
bone in both fore with increased vascular areas.  The
> coffin bone demonstrates increased vascular channels with
> remodeling.  There is inflammation of the coffin bone and
> degeneration of the navicular bone.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this happening?  A typical training
> ride for me is about 12 miles, 3 times per week.  I have only
> done limited distance so far on my mare.  She completed 4 rides
> last year as a 9 year old.  She fell at Americal River in April,
> my vet suspects this is why.  Her feet have been hurting but she
> has not shown any real lameness until now.
>
> We are giving her Isoxsuprine for now and will be changing her
> shoes on Monday.  I am not sure what my vet is going to have
> the farrier do different, but they are going to work together on
> this to try to get her going again.  I don't know if endurance
> will ever be a possibility for her again. I understand that
> trotting on these hard trails may be the cause.
>
> I am interested in hearing if anyone else has had this happen,
> and if the horse recovered enough to continue distance work with
> the proper treatment, or if a career change was necessary.
>
> Patty Jackson
>
>
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