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[RC] Stifle/Rear Leg Problems? - shermanTitle: MessageZinc oxide (or a
generic diaper rash ointment with as high of a percentage of zinc oxide as you
can find) is soothing as well as protective. Think how many tender baby bottoms
benefit from it (:>) Try rubbing some on the fungus and see if it changes his
kicking or unwillingness to pick up his leg.
My friend's horse
had stifle problems and he was told to do more hill work to strengthen the
area.
Kathy
Hoping
someone can help me with my Polish gelding.? We have been doing a number of
moderate to steep hill training/conditioning rides fairly recently, done every
weekend, and my horse does great up and down the hills.? He has a very nice rear
end and does well.? For the past 3-4 rides however, I've noticed he is bringing
up each rear leg and then kicking up and out.? He does have a lower leg fungus,
a bunch of scabbies, that we're starting to treat him for -- with these he is
biting at them quite a bit as well as the kicking out thing.? I just thought it
was the scabbies causing this, but when the farrier came out we couldn't hardly
pick up one rear leg at all and she thought he might be having stifle problems.?
He seemed to relax when I massaged his rear legs in the stifle region and then
we were able to pick his rear foot.?
Any suggestions on what might be causing this?? Could he have been worked too much on hills and I need to go back to flat work for a little while?? If so, for how long (approximately)?? I do realize alot is based on "it depends" but I'm trying to learn here as to what to do for him and how to bring him back around to where we can do some more LDs without risking injury as a result. Thanks again...this is a great forum! Val
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