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Re: [RC] [RC] Stifle surgery - Chris Pauswhy don't you try chiropractice before resorting to surgery
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Chris ----- Original Message ---- From: Lucy Chaplin Trumbull <elsietee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:10:19 PM Subject: [RC] [RC] Stifle surgery Amy Whelan: > > My friend who boards her horse with me, is having stifle locking problems and the vet suggests clipping the tendons....has anyone had this done on a horse that they compete? I have one that does it occasionally but I never had surgery, hers seems more frequent.<< Amy I have a mare who has this problem - she was sound at rides, but not very comfortable and got *very* crabby about anyone going near her stifles (tried to kick the vet). We went to see a great vet in Nevada (Dr Gardner) who deals with lots of endurance horses. After checking her out and x-raying her, he recommended "blistering" rather than clipping the tendons (which I know is the regular practice). He said that he'd seen lots of horses turn up with arthritis a few years later if the tendons were cut. Another thing that was mentioned was that you need to ride the horse enthusiastically post-surgery to make sure that the tendons heal up in a "trotting down the road" configuration, rather than a "standing around in a stall" configuration. So far, I haven't gotten around to having the (minor?) surgery done yet - just due to circumstances rather than design. As soon as she's up and being ridden again, I will probably do it - maybe next spring. He said the surgery was ~$250. HTHs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.
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