Re: Horse's movement after recovery from injury

["Joan Ruprecht" <ruprecht@tidepool.com>]

Probably you remember at least one of the Ruprechts, there were so many of
us at Death Valley. Yes I would like to see your book.

As to mares  (I've had and have a ton of them-nearly all gray),  As to
injuries and subsequent return to endurance, and smoothness of gate, wow,
the first one (3/4or1/2) went to nearly 3,000 miles (always was rough and
paddled frightfully, well  she (really we) pulled her a check ligament, then
the other front check ligament went while she was on rest.  I left her off
nearly a year brought her back on slow miles and now she has 6000.25 real
registered miles,  many multidays  before and since the lay off (Death
Valley, Renegade,  XP).  She is still rough,  some due to her constant grass
belly (always looks pregnant),  She is 22 and basically carrying
grandkids.but I suppose she must be nearly retired.

Next horse Lilly probably 9 now,  she, same as C-Bows above was a "lot"
horse until 5 and did not do anything.  She is straight arab from a good
breeding farm andof course we paid 4 times as much for her.  She has never
been smooth either, and for the last year has been lame,  Her vet bill way
exceeds anything the first horse has, and she is sweet but useless.  We
stilldo not know what her problem is.

What can I tell you, these are just 2 varied histories.
From: Alisa Ann Waxman <Alisa_Ann_Waxman@notes.ntrs.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:12 AM
Subject: RC: Horse's movement after recovery from injury


>
>
>Hi RideCamp!
>
>I'm back!  It's Alisa Waxman (the crazy woman who drove across the
country -
>Chicago to Death Valley- in December last year).  After nearly a year of
just
>filing my Ridecamp Digests without looking at them (due to MBA courses, an
>unbelievable work load, a wedding, selling a house and moving), I am now
finding
>time to reading a few.  They are prompting me to call on the expertise of
the
>group for some opinions.  I need your feedback on horses who have returned
from
>injuries.
>
>Background:
>My nine year old Arab mare Pye was injured right before the New Mexico
Renegade
>Ride last March.  Her front right ankle swelled like a balloon.  It was
>diagnosed as three different things by three different vets (tendon/soft
tissue
>ankle injury/arthritis) .  I treated it as instructed, gave her time off
and
>waited until the end of June.  I then rode her once lightly and discovered
we
>had a second issue with the left rear (leg snapped forward at the end of
the
>extension when trotting - I liked to call it a "hitch in her giddy-up"!).
I
>stayed off her until October.
>
>Issue:
>I started riding lightly again the last week or so of October.  Before the
>injury, she had the most fluid, even, floating trot.  Now, while she is not
off,
>she travels somewhat unevenly (I feel it when I am on her).  I also "see"
her
>front right foot swing out (paddle?) at a trot.   A friend said that this
may
>just be how she will travel from here on out.    I have been stepping the
>workouts up a bit (riding about 1 hour, 3x per week), and she has stayed
sound
>and the legs look good.
>
>Question:
>Have others of you had horses come back from injuries with different
movement
>than before, and have they come back to full strength/ability?   I'm a bit
>worried the unevenness will create other problems, particularly when I
start
>adding distance.
>
>I'd appreciate any thoughts/experiences/feedback you have on this topic.
My
>thanks in advance to the group.
>
>BTW, I know I am remiss in not having sent a thank you post after my DVE
>adventure last year.  A lot of you gave me some good travel advice, info on
>places to stay, etc.  I actually wrote a very, very  long post, that was
never
>fully finished (I'm a perfectionist).  It related all my experiences blow
by
>blow...  In the end, I was afraid it was too boring/too long for most
people.
>
>I do want to say that if you get a chance to do the Death Valley Encounter,
go
>for it!   It was a great experience, with challenging, beautiful trails and
>wonderful people.   If you are considering going and want to see my "book"
let
>me know.
>
>Thanks and happy riding,
>
>Alisa Waxman
>Chicago, Illinois
>and
>AKB Pyewacket (coming back from injury) &
>AKB Midnight Rainbow (new Anglo-Arab mare)
>
>
>
>
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