Hello Everyone!
I have a 6 year old Oldenburg mare who has just been re-assessed after 6 weeks off. The lateral x-ray revealed some subtle changes at the distal proximal phalanx (P1) of her left fore, suggestive of mild “spurring”. She is subtly off on the left rein only, and only on a small circle.
Has anyone dealt with a similar case? I’m curious to hear your experience for prognosis.
NB. I spent the last 6 week cold lasering with Class3B laser (no change as evident with xray today…laser would minimally impact bony changes and it would help soft tissue) and have shockwaved her 2x (with my own human shockwave machine- I’m a human sports med practitioner). Next week, we will shockwave her and then immediately inject with Prostride (good evidence with shockwave then regenerative medicine injections with humans). The farrier is going to correct the load of the joint (lift heels and apply rockers to help with breakover).
Anything else that I’m missing? I have access to a PEMF machine and would like to also try supplementation for decreasing inflammation and preventing deterioration of cartilage (recommendations?- we’re in Canada).
Finally, we’ve been jumping her 1x a week through show season…is it likely she cannot continue her job as a jumping horse?
HUGE thanks!
Lindsay (& Pippa 
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