[RC] Injecting hocks for mystery front end lameness!!!!! What? HELP!!!!!! - JonniThis horse sounds like it is being asked to do too much, too fast, and in the wrong ways. Funny you said the vet told her the horse must be ridden in a collected frame at all times. Does the vet ride? Do they truly understand collection? And nosebands and draw reins are NOT the way to do this. Have her find a trainer that has a clue, and teaches classical dressage. Have her know how to ASK the horse to travel correct, so they horse finds it more comfortable itself, and not something the horse is so resistant to do causing blisters on her hands. (personally, she deserves MORE than blisters on her hands if they were caused from sawing the horses mouth) You said this is a TB/Trakehner mare? I'd guess that she would have the tendency to be more on the hot side, than a laid back horse, and forcing it to do all of this, after not being asked before, and after some lameness issues is not going to make this horse a happy camper. She will get more resistant and confused. You can not save them all, and I'd wonder how much of what ever you tell her will be considered anyway. She has her "trainer", who she seems to believe is having her do the right methods with this horse. Personally, the lameness issues are becoming secondary, to how this horse is being handled with its "training". Oh, I will add, that I have a horse who has some arthritic hocks, that were only diagnosed with X-rays. Never lame on them. But, he has shifted his weight off of them, and on to the forehand, to relieve the work load on them. What that does, is have him trip a bunch on the front end. We will be looking into Adaquan or Legend for him if he has to go back to doing rides. Right now, he is hanging out in the pasture, being a horse. So yes, the hocks can transfer to the front end issues. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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