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Post by duck on Apr 14, 2015 9:27:08 GMT
Our youngster injured his front right leg when he reared in the trailer and caught it on the breastbar.. This was in november last year...
He was scanned with just bruising and no damage to the actual tendon, which was great..
He had another scan 8 weeks later, which showed the bruising and swelling had gone down massively..
He was on box rest with hand walking, building to trot and he is now allowed turnout in a small paddock...
He has also had 6 treatments of lazer therapy...
I was warned by the vet that his leg will probably swell when he increases his exercise programme..
Well they have, and although no heat im feared that it may bow ...
Where do you stand on showing a horse with a bow shape tendon??
Seems unfair as its not due to confirmation just an unfortunate accident..
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Post by fanfarefan on Apr 14, 2015 11:11:04 GMT
im afraid to say IMO it would put you down the bottem of the line , unfortunately it doesnt matter to the judge how it happened ,it may seem unfair but thats the way the cookie crumbles ,,, however i have to say i would have given him a year off ,,, six months to get over the injury , and six months to harden it off himself in the field , it may seem a long time , but in a life time its relatively short ,,, good luck sx
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Post by duck on Apr 14, 2015 11:25:44 GMT
Thanks fanfaren.. yes its only been getting upto 5 months so still have plenty of time yet..
Its been a strict exercise programme he has been on..
Other people cant tell its there but i can...
I know its still early days so fingers crossed.
Vet doesnt seem concerned as he hasnt actually damaged the tendon..
Hopefully when he is out in the field in a month or two we will know more if it will go down...
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Post by duck on Apr 14, 2015 11:31:57 GMT
No,, a year is what we are planning.. its been 5 months and 3 weeks so far of hand walking, trotting etc.. he can now go in small paddock for a little exercise,, then will be turned out upto 5 hours a day from the end of june.. x
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Post by muggley on Apr 14, 2015 18:00:15 GMT
You would be surprised at how few judges notice! My ex-racer has a massively bowed tendon due to ripping it in half and is still always up the top of the line up whether it be in racehorse classes or normal classes. Being grey helps. It has also settled down massively compared to the first year. Time, time, time! In another year or so even you won't notice it is/was there.
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Post by duck on Apr 14, 2015 19:04:58 GMT
Ahh thanks muggley that has made me feel more at ease..
He was bought as a show horse, so it would be upsetting to think he will never excel because of this bloomin thing...
It was virtually none exisetent last week but since he has been allowed in the small paddock it has appeared again,,theres no heat,, and must admit does reduce once i bring him out of the stable ...
Thanks x
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Post by duck on Apr 23, 2015 7:45:52 GMT
Has anyone with experience found that the bow reduce with time?? Does anyone use ice/magnetic boots to assist in this?? Cant stress enough he never injured the actual tendon the ultrasound found just bruising evident around it.... so we have just been extra cautious and rested and rehabbed as if its an actual tendon injury... Think the bow is more obvious as he has no feather and fine legs... Anyone with experience with bows out there.. pictures would be great ?
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Post by muggley on Apr 23, 2015 22:07:41 GMT
Has anyone with experience found that the bow reduce with time?? Does anyone use ice/magnetic boots to assist in this?? Cant stress enough he never injured the actual tendon the ultrasound found just bruising evident around it.... so we have just been extra cautious and rested and rehabbed as if its an actual tendon injury... Think the bow is more obvious as he has no feather and fine legs... Anyone with experience with bows out there.. pictures would be great ? Ice only really does anything for the first week or 2 after that it is pointless as the injury will haven settled and the heat, tenderness, swelling will have mostly gone. My lads leg started out like a full on, big squishy banana when he first did it. It then turned solid but the same size. Over the last couple of years it has gone down to now being about as thick as a an icepole. It's solid and cold and hasn't caused him any further bother. When he first started rehab his leg did heat up and then cool down - up down up down etc until it all settled back into it's routine again. Honestly in time you won't notice it. Don't panic if it gets warm when out and about for the first wee bit but I would be concerned if the heat remained and the routine hadn't changed for a month of so. I will try and get a pic of my lads for you tomorrow for comparison - though he was the ultimate extreme of tendon injuries.
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Post by duck on Apr 23, 2015 23:01:13 GMT
Muggley your a star that would be great....
I noticed when he started to get turned out a slight amount of heat, after him cantering around, but to be honest no more than a horse without an injury would, if they had been cantering around..
Im not concerned about the actual tendon, its the shape really that im not liking.. he will be turned out for summer in june where he will be out 6 hours or so a day, so im hoping this will help ....
Somedays its bigger than others, i think thats whats frustrating..
Thanks x
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Post by muggley on Apr 25, 2015 19:47:17 GMT
The tendon will settle in time. This is my lads leg - this is the tendon he quite literally ripped in half. All the flumf in the middle is scar tissue, that's what is holding the 2 halves of the tendon together. He also hasn't done any work this since October due to time restraints so it isn't anywhere near as tight as it is when in full work. From behind where it is much more noticeable: His other leg - this one had the equivalent of a 30% hole in it but it was in microholes not one big one. Looks and feels perfectly normal. No judge has commented on it until they asked why he ended his career if he was so good and when told tendon issues they took a second closer look and then commented on it - mostly with oh it's not that noticeable ... maybe covering their tracks lol! But from a distance you really don't notice it that much which is probably due to the fact that he is grey.
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Post by duck on Apr 26, 2015 9:39:17 GMT
Thanks for providing the pics muggley..
To me they look fab muggley, i probably wouldnt have noticed if i didnt know..
I must say in the last couple of days his have gone down drastically, im guessing cause he hasnt been out cantering lol.. So once out gor tge summervthey may go up again.
When i feel down his legs you can feel a little amount of whats probably scar tissue... but you cant actually see it visually, its the middle area that bows out slightly, where they feel smooth?..
I will try and get pics of them today..
Thanks x
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Post by muggley on Apr 26, 2015 12:31:57 GMT
Are you sure you aren't feeling the vein that runs round the back of the tendon? Use your thumb and if you can move the bump slightly then it's the vein.
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Post by duck on Apr 26, 2015 19:03:43 GMT
Lol possibly will have a check tomorrow. X x
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