sweeny

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

Has anyone had experience with a horse with nerve damage to the supra-scapular nerve...also referred to as a Sweeny?  This particular horse (6 year-old) fell almost 16 months ago...He appears sound but the muscles which cover the scapula are atrophied.  What are the chances at this late date for the muscle mass to return to normal??  Has anyone had experience with a surgical procedure which removes a piece of bone over which the nerve passes thereby relieving pressure on the nerve and resulting in the restoration of the muscle mass?????? Any chances of him ever doing endurance??