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Regarding suspensory palpation...would help of anyone would jump in here and
give some tips on palpation.....a friend had the experience of horse that
was head-bobbing
lame...with no heat in leg or any reaction we could determine....and my own
personal
misinformation was to palpate more the branches of the suspensory....which I
see the
vets doing at rides....

However, this horse had two small tears to upper suspensory near  check
ligament area...and
also small tear in check ligament....which even the UC Davis vets could get
no reaction upon
paplation.....it was the whole process of nerve bocks to the leg and
untrasound that made the
accurate diagnosis.

I went along on this Davis trip to ask questions and educate myself....and
came away agreeing
with my friend that the trip was well worth the info and we are not sure the
problem could have
been diagnosed in our county, one of the reasons being that Davis has an
"ultrasound" vet that
reads ultrasounds all day long....very experienced

And....for those within a drive of Davis or any teaching Vet.
hospital.....the horse was there most of
the day......the charges were extremely reasonable....

Next request here, and can be personal email to me.....is any details on
horses with confirmed suspensory
tears.....what was treatment, and did horse recover to have any kind of
further athletic career (yes, I
know I could wade through archives).
Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed & Wendy Hauser" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>


"... I never saw any reaction...."

Sometimes the reaction can be felt but not seen by a bystander.  Sometimes a
horse reacts even when there is no problem.  A good vet will recheck to see
if the reaction is consistent before entering on the score sheet.  Of
course, sometimes there really is something wrong, but the horse stops
reacting because he/she is a good boy and has a high pain tolerance.  What I
am trying to say is, without a complete lameness workup, it is impossible to
say that the vet did or did not feel a suspensory pain reaction.



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