Re: RC: torn tendon

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/99 3:15:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Momma244@aol.com
writes:

<< My horse tore a tendon in his right hind, an inch over fetlock, in June of
 last year.  In November, the vet cut a ligament because inflammation wouldn't
 go away.  I was told by my vet to do 2 weeks of walking, 2 weeks of trot walk
 and in 3 months he should be back 100%.  Has anyone had similar experience
 with their horse and if so, did the horse come back 100% sound?  I would also
 appreciate any advice you have to offer.
 Thanks, >>


Certainly the vet didn't mean "healed" 100%. By "be back" he or she probably
meant that you could go ahead and compete with him even if the tendon wasn't
healed--that happens a lot in horseracing. Not a very good idea, though--the
second bow is always worse than the first.

Takes 12 to 16 months for a tendon to fully heal under normal circumstances.
However, moderate exercise is the best thing for it, and can speed healing.
Muscle stimulation can also speed healing. 

ti 


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