"...So the idea
is, you confine her enough that she can't tweak herself, then load her up
progressively (starting with hand- walking, hand-walking further, progressing
..."
This does work and work well. We have two
horses we rehab'd in this manner. They both are completely sound and have
successfully completed over 1000 distance miles each since their injuries.
While I suspect that a good vet with a good ultrasound could find the site of
the injuries, an endurance vet has used them as examples of undetectable healed
bows for vet students.
The real downer to this type of rehab' is the
dedication required. It is not fun to come home from work in the dark of a
WI winter, and properly exercise a horse at below zero F temperatures.
That was the one time I wished I had access to an indoor arena.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
