It feels so amazing to be able to ride after a long lay-up. Glad you are making progress.
any updates?
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any updates?[/QUOTE]
yes, how are you doing?
We just keep plugging away lol. Will start to ride at a walk for 10 min tonight. In addition to hand walking. I think he is doing well. Hard for me to focus on how he is walking when he wants to be a space cadet:) Hopefully I will be able to make it through it ok when at barn tonight have had a nasty cold all week lol
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We just keep plugging away lol. Will start to ride at a walk for 10 min tonight. In addition to hand walking. I think he is doing well. Hard for me to focus on how he is walking when he wants to be a space cadet:) Hopefully I will be able to make it through it ok when at barn tonight have had a nasty cold all week lol[/QUOTE]
that’s great news!! are you giving him anything to keep the nerves down? still walking him? i check on this thread occasionally, have a guy going through the same thing in a hind leg.
Sorry haven’t been on here much lately. We have been riding at a walk for about 30 min to an 40 min per day (weather pending). I just finally got to point he was getting so stupid handwalking that I just decided to start riding him completely at a walk. He behaves better and I think he is doing ok. The horseshoer is liking how he is coming along. We are on a 6 week shoeing cycle to keep his feet balanced and he still has a wedge pad on. His next appointment at CSU is in Jan. I will keep you all updated:) Crossing my fingers they are happy with his improvement and we can start trotting soon!
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I think my vet is terrific. But I also light candles and sacrifice the occasional chicken…[/QUOTE]
:lol: This just made me laugh out loud for some reason. Love it.
Well I think my horse is walking ok. Do you guys ever have people that just get you so down making you feel like your horse isn’t getting better/not getting better? The people at my boarding facility are making me feel like that. I think there is improvement and to me he feels ok when riding at walk under saddle. I know their opinion doesn’t really matter but it is hard to block what they say. I haven’t even bothered to ask when they see my horse if they think he is lame as I know they will just frustrate me and put me down. I know that CSU’s opinion is all that matters but it is hard to not get frustrated with people who think they see something or just are all negative. Just super frustrated at moment and might just need to start riding my horse later in the evenings for his rehab to avoid people.
Take heart. Keep going forward. On 1/3/13, my 8 yo hunter got cast in his stall and ended up with LH pastern lacerations, a septic tendon sheath, cellulitis, and a medial lobe DDFT partial laceration. Supposed to be a pasture pet (maybe). 4 months hand walking, then 2 months walking under tack, then limited trotting, adding each week. All indoors on even footing with Resurpine (7 months) and ace. Fast forward to today and he is trotting 20 minutes, doing poles and cantering the long sides one time each way. Did ultrasounds every 2 months to assess healing. He has one on 1/1, and I am hoping it is the last. He will never jump 3’ again, but he will have a job doing something. I never thought during the first months that we would ever get this far, but we have. Spent most of this time rehabbing by myself. It was just easier mentally and emotionally. Hang in there. 
Well, I sent a video of me riding my horse to my vet. He watched it several times and he felt my horse looks good on the riding surface. My farrier came out yesterday and reshod my horse and he said this is the best he has looked at all year walking. He is also happy with how his feet are balancing out and he took the wedge pads off. So, sounds like things are going in the right direction. In the next couple of weeks I will be taking my horse back down for another evaluation and hopefully soon I can start trotting under saddle!
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Well, I sent a video of me riding my horse to my vet. He watched it several times and he felt my horse looks good on the riding surface. My farrier came out yesterday and reshod my horse and he said this is the best he has looked at all year walking. He is also happy with how his feet are balancing out and he took the wedge pads off. So, sounds like things are going in the right direction. In the next couple of weeks I will be taking my horse back down for another evaluation and hopefully soon I can start trotting under saddle![/QUOTE]
Sounds like things are progressing well -
It’s got to feel good to be getting to do some riding - even if it is only the walk
Best wishes - hope he continues to improve!
a monthly update is in order. :yes:
other than the wedges, did your farrier/vet team do anything to address the angles of the foot to alleviate aggravating the collateral ligament?
Yes! Please keep updating! My old guy is having problems with his collateral lig. too. I am enjoying and taking heart reading your progress.
Hello! Well when I took my horse to csu last month he was still lame trotting in a circle both right and left (he switched lameness when it changed direction). So that was frustrating. They feel his ligament is healed now but now has problems in his feet. Decided to do ha/steroids injection in both coffin joints of front feet. They feel his lameness might be cause of arthritis or navicular syndrome. He has been on stall rest for basically a year so I am sure lack of movement hasnt helped his cause. Spoke with farrier and we put him back in wedge pads and he rolled my horse’s toe more for easier breakover. Honestly on soft ground he seems to be doing pretty well. We are only suppose to trot and walk under saddle right now but I have loped for a bit here and there and doesn’t seem too bad. At the trot he seems like his normal self. So I am just going to keep riding him mostly at a walk and trot with loping here and there. I think biggest thing with him right now is getting him to move more:) I have been riding him with splint boots on for additional protection. I think we are getting there knock on wood:)
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Hello! Well when I took my horse to csu last month he was still lame trotting in a circle both right and left (he switched lameness when it changed direction). So that was frustrating. They feel his ligament is healed now but now has problems in his feet. Decided to do ha/steroids injection in both coffin joints of front feet. They feel his lameness might be cause of arthritis or navicular syndrome. He has been on stall rest for basically a year so I am sure lack of movement hasnt helped his cause. Spoke with farrier and we put him back in wedge pads and he rolled my horse’s toe more for easier breakover. Honestly on soft ground he seems to be doing pretty well. We are only suppose to trot and walk under saddle right now but I have loped for a bit here and there and doesn’t seem too bad. At the trot he seems like his normal self. So I am just going to keep riding him mostly at a walk and trot with loping here and there. I think biggest thing with him right now is getting him to move more:) I have been riding him with splint boots on for additional protection. I think we are getting there knock on wood:)[/QUOTE]
I read an article not too long ago about the negative impact of stall rest/confined movement during rehab. A fellow COTHer sent it to me, I can PM it to you if you like. I am not surprised his coffin joint in both front feet were affected, that usually seems to be the first thing aggravated by confined movement. Glad the injections helped.
I was thinking last night, forgive me if I forgot, do you have him on a joint supplement?
Love seeing your updates though!
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Yeah if u can me article or link to it that would be great. I don’t have him on any joint supplements at moment but been thinking about some DMSO or something from smartpak. I think overall he is doing relatively well. I think the more I get him out moving the better. Crossing my fingers for show season:)
I’ll dig around for the file, as soon as I find it I’ll PM it to you! It’s on one of my spare laptops.
I have a guy going through a hind collateral ligament rupture (50% rupture), medial and lateral… So, a pretty big injury… He was on stall rest late Sept - January, so about three and half months. Vet rechecked/reultrasounded in December and noted a 40-50% improvement in fiber pattern. 40-50% improvement in less than two months!!! :eek:
Anyway, my question about the supplements was because about a week after stall rest, we started my guy on Platinum Performance CJ because he needed something with at least 10,000mg glucosamine. He was stocked up constantly. About a week on the supplement and his leg was tight and clean. I “experiemented” and had him miss a few days and the swelling went right back. Vet and I think the reason why he had such a massive improvement in such a short time is because of the Platinum. His coat and hoof quality has also greatly improved.
Maybe something to think about. I definitely think it helped my guy.
He’s on medical T/O now with as much handwalking as I can give him. and in the spring we recheck and see if he is cleared yet for riding.
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I’ll dig around for the file, as soon as I find it I’ll PM it to you! It’s on one of my spare laptops.
I have a guy going through a hind collateral ligament rupture (50% rupture), medial and lateral… So, a pretty big injury… He was on stall rest late Sept - January, so about three and half months. Vet rechecked/reultrasounded in December and noted a 40-50% improvement in fiber pattern. 40-50% improvement in less than two months!!! :eek:
Anyway, my question about the supplements was because about a week after stall rest, we started my guy on Platinum Performance CJ because he needed something with at least 10,000mg glucosamine. He was stocked up constantly. About a week on the supplement and his leg was tight and clean. I “experiemented” and had him miss a few days and the swelling went right back. Vet and I think the reason why he had such a massive improvement in such a short time is because of the Platinum. His coat and hoof quality has also greatly improved.
Maybe something to think about. I definitely think it helped my guy.
He’s on medical T/O now with as much handwalking as I can give him. and in the spring we recheck and see if he is cleared yet for riding.[/QUOTE]
I’ve seen several horses get much tighter legs on regular Platinum within a few days. It wasn’t the CJ version, just regular. I think it’s the Omega 3s in the flax seed base of the Platinum that decreases inflammation on the tissues (and legs).
How much is the Platinum CJ performance, where can ya get it and how much do u give ur horse? Sounds like your horse is improving:)
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How much is the Platinum CJ performance, where can ya get it and how much do u give ur horse? Sounds like your horse is improving:)[/QUOTE]
https://www.platinumperformance.com/Platinum-Performance0153-CJ/productinfo/EPCJG10/
I order the Platinum Pak, so it comes in small pre-measured packets that you just dump into the grain once a day!
If you are still talking to your vet, ask him/her if it is something you should consider!
