My mare came around a turn pretty fast one time and there was a big
washout in front of us. She managed to miss it but evendently strained
her right rear fetlock avoiding a total crash that could have killed
me.
The thing that finally worked was ice twice a day for awhile and
turnout and absolutely no riding for three months till it fully healed.
It was April and I started her back in the fall season and she never
had an problems at all with it. I didn't have an ultrasound since I
had decided to just turn her out and not ride her anyway.
So I'd just turn her out and watch him and give him plenty of time to
recover.
Truman
Beth Bliss wrote:
I am currently
on the Tevis rider list, however....
My
horse developed a swelling on his right hind just above the fetlock in
February. On a training ride he just quit going and let the other
horse go on ahead. NOT NORMAL. As we continued on, I could feel that
he was off. The swelling was apparent the next day, and I gave him 10
days off to see if it would go away. It got better, but still was
palpable. He did not act lame with it. I took him to an equine vet
and he stated that it was a "windpuff", to ride him lightly, ice it
after exercise, and then wrap it and see how it went. His next
recommendation, if things didn't improve was ultrasound.
That was about
4 weeks ago. I have ridden him several times since then. He rarely
acts off in any way, but I occasionally feel it near the end of the
ride, particularly at a walk down hills. After the rides, he does have
some heat in it. I have tried the ice and wrap, the turn out and
see, massage, bentonite clay, a few homeopathic remedies, and added
glucosamine, msm, & chondroitin to his diet. Of all of these, turn
out after the ride seems to work best.
To the
question I really want to ask of those among you who have experience
with these. Do you have any advice about how to treat this? How
long does healing usually take? Should I forget this ride season and
let him rest? (sob) I know I should get off the list soon if he
can't be 100%, so the next gal/guy can start dreaming and planning.
Thanks,
Beth
Bliss and Corduroy Knickers
-- We imitate our masters only because we are not yet masters
ourselves,
and only
We
imitate our masters
only because we are not yet masters ourselves, and only
because
in doing so we
learn the truth about what cannot be imitated.
