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[RC] flexor tendon injury - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Merrill merrillk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I'm a fairly new rider with an 14 year old horse who seems to be built for endurance so, I thought I would give it a try. We were scratched before we started our last ride last weekend for a subtle lameness in what seemd to be his right front leg. The vet left it up to me & I didn't see any reason to start in that shape. My vet came out 3 days later & diagnosed it as flexor tendon injury although he seems to have the same amont of mild discomfort in both front. Her suggestion was cold therapy followed with dmso, a poultice & wrap his legs. My question is, after I take it off, how long do I wait to repeat the process??? I have done the complete cycle twice & after hosing off the poultice tonight he seemed really stiff so, I gave him a little Bute. do I keep his legs wrapped between the tratment? should his legs feel warm when I remove the poultice? Should they be warm after a cold water hosing for 5 minutes?? I want to do what's best for him.. but,I'm not sure what that is...Help ===========================================================Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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