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[RC] Windpuffs - k s swigartBeth said: 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? Get an ultrasound. You could be dealing with anything from left over swelling in a tendon sheath to a bowed tendon or pulled suspensory. Lameness (or lack thereof) is not a good indicator of the extent of the damage. You have probably spent more on "the ice and wrap, the turn out and see, massage, bentonite clay, a few homeopathic remedies, and added glucosamine, msm, & chondroitin to his diet" than the cost of an ultrasound, and still you don't know anything more than you did at the start. :) How long does healing usually take? Depends on what shows on the ultrasound. It could be anywhere from "keep working him" to "he needs 3 months total stall rest and we will come back for a recheck." Should I forget this ride season and let him rest? Depends on what shows on the ultrasound. :) Even if you just turn him out for the next 6 months, you won't know if you had an injury and you won't know if it is healed unless you do an ultrasound (although if you are going to rest him anyway, you can do the ultrasound at the end of the rest). kat Orange County, Calif. ============================================================ The very essence of our sport is doing the trail as quickly as practicable, while keeping one's horse fit to continue. Taking the clock out of the equation makes it another sport altogether. The challenge is how to keep the sport what it is while honing our skills (both as riders and as those in control roles) in detecting where "the edge" is for each horse so that we don't cross it. ~ Heidi Smith ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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