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Re: [RC] Torn Tendon - heidi sowardsSheila, I suggest contacting Tom Ivers (tivers@xxxxxxx) and also checking out his website. racingequine.com or something similar, you can do a search under horse racing Tom Ivers and it will come up. He will suggest the TENS machine, walking and ice among other things. He's controversial on RC, however, I've seen too many horses with torn/bowed tendons come back sound from his technique. You can tell him I sent you!!! Please contact him, I've sent other guests who've posted here to him and they are more than happy with the results, even their vets can't believe the progress and recovery they see! heidi --- Stephanie E Caldwell <sec@xxxxxxxx> wrote: Sheila,My vet says I may never know and also told me I maynever be able to ride her on steep hills, through mud or sand >again. My heart sank and I was devastated as she and I ride the trails at Morrow Mtn, NC and that is when we are >the happiest, just me, her and the woods..... Morrow mountain is close to me, Sheila. I'm not sure who your vet is or how bad the torn tendon is but I'm using Dr Smith from Southridge and she's supposed to be very good. My trainer referred me to her and I've been nothing but happy, she's called every few days to check on Star, spent quite a bit of time ultrasounding and checking her, etc. She feels like even though Star partially tore all 3 tendons she'll come through sound with proper rehab and corrective shoeing. I also found a corrective shoer who does mostly distance horses, he's due out soon.Any advice will be appreciated. Her injury occured theweek of Thanksgiving and she has been in the stall with walking started the 4th week from 5 min. once a day to now 15 min. twice a day. I am keeping her leg wrapped 24/7 with quilted bandaging as the sport boot caused sores on her pastern. I would like to use a sport boot (currently have the Classic Equine)to exercise her when the sores heal, but would like to know what would be a good one to purchase that will allow her leg to breath along with the support she will need. For now, with walking, I guess the quilted bandages are doing okay. I got Ortho Equine boots on order because they breathe. Not sure how well they work, time will tell on that. My mare is having problems under her pillowwraps with fungus and thrush. Good luck with your Mare! Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ===== Heidi-aerc#M20935 /\_/\~ http://www.synjinarts.com ~~/~~ \\~~~~ (Wildlife/Western & Equine / O> ) \~~~~~ Art) / __/ \~~~~~~ (_@_/ | \~~~~ | \~~~~~~ | \~~~~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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