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Forwarded from Shannon:
> From: "Shannon Seeger" <radjaforever@xxxxxxxxxxx> [radjaforever AT hotmail 
> DOT com]
> To: elsietee@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Ridecamp - Suspensory Injury
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:26:27 +0000
>
>
> Hi Lucy,
>
> I don't know how to do replies and postings on Ridecamp so that't why I'm 
> just emailing you.  Maybe you can post this for Cindy.  I have a big rangy 
> Quarter Horse gelding, Radja, who had a suspensory injury 2 and a half 
> years ago.  I had been conditioning him for limited distance.  His injury 
> was very bad and was complicated by infection from a dirty needle during a 
> routine lameness exam.  I went through all the rehab with him and we even 
> ended up down at the state university vet school, however he will never be 
> rideable again, partly due to his VERY bad hind leg conformation - 
> straight stifles, long pasterns.  The last time I took him for a short 
> walking trail ride, there was heat and swelling in that leg the next day 
> (more cold-hosing, ice, confinement, bute for about a week, then turnout 
> with his pasture pal).
> He's fine now.  In contrast, my little Arab was "off" about 2 and a half 
> months ago.  Vet said his front pasterns were sore (this ended up being a 
> coffin joint issue due to improper shoeing) but he also had a very mild 
> strain to his suspensory, probably from compensating for the sore pasterns.
> He was laid off for 2 months - confined to a paddock for a couple of 
> weeks, then turnout alone, then turnout with buddies.  We have the shoeing 
> problem fixed and he is doing great.   With both horses, I considered 
> shock wave therapy, but it isn't absolutely proven, and I'm not 
> rich.  From what I've read about suspensory injuries, the gradual increase 
> in exercise is crucial to getting the fibers in the ligament to heal 
> correctly.  I think an ultrasound is very important to establish whether 
> there is a hole or whether it is truly just a "strain".  If there is a 
> whole then you need to do the structured rehab.  If it is just a strain 
> then a layoff would be sufficient.  With Radja, I had numerous ultrasounds 
> done at 2 different vets and they couln't find the hole in his susp.  They 
> finally found it when we went down to the vet school.
> So anyway, get the ultrasound done, give her plenty of time off, and 
> return to work gradually.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Shannon Seeger and the herd - Radja, Raindanze, and Sparky the Wonder Horse.
>
> If someone can help me post to Ridecamp I would really appreciate it.
> radjaforever AT hotmail DOT com



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