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Hello Kris,
Email Tammy Robinson <Trailrite@xxxxxxx>. She had great results
with stem cell transplants on her horse. Might be helpful.

At 10:20 AM 6/11/2007 Monday, you wrote:
> I have a good
> friend who's horse tore a distal sesamoidean ligament (part of the
> suspensory apparatus) in a hind leg several months ago. This is a hot
> horse that is difficult to keep calm, and initially was more calm on
> small paddock confinement than in a stall (he will startle easily), but
> will still jump around from time to time. The owner tried this, and the
> vet working with her approved it begrudgingly, and with time, he
> improved, and the vet told her to start riding again (at a walk for
> a  few minutes every other day) when the latest ultrasound showed
> 80% improvement. I can't remember exactly what happened, but he reinjured
> himself during this period and was back to square one. The initial vet
> offered nothing in the line of alternative treatment (wanted to repeat
> what had already been done which was basically just Surpass (NSAID cream)
> and rest.
>  
> She sought another vet who uses ShockWave treatment, and she
> had heard good results from friends. The horse is between his third and
> fourth treatments, and this vet recommended that, if he can stay calm,
> she can start taking him on progressively longer daily hand walks (5 min
> one week, 10 the next, etc) for 3 weeks, and bring him back for another
> ultrasound. No ultrasound was done at this time, even upon owner request
> to have one done, but the horse was moved in hand at a walk and in gait
> and shown to appear sound.
>  
> This is now week two, and I was taking care of the herd,
> including this horse, while she was out of town. Due ot bad communication
> on both our parts, while i was hand walking him, the owner's husband let
> their terrier out into the backyard (which shares a fenceline with where
> i was walking him, and her barking caused the horse to jump and spin. He
> didn't appear off to me, and continued to walk well. Two days later,
> though, he's now definitely painful in that leg again. Probably will have
> an ultrasound done today or tomorrow. 
>  
> The owner is a wreck, this horse is her equine soulmate. Has
> anyone out there had a similar injury? As far as treatment, what worked,
> how long, what level of work was the horse able to return to, if any?
>  
> Kris

Don Huston at cox dot net
SanDiego, Calif