Sacroiliac and serious assymetry problems in young horse
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Wiola
21 Feb 2010 21:18
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Could you please share your experiences with SI (sacroiliac) injuries? Any info, links to sites etc, good and bad as want to learn more about it.
Friend and I bought a horse (had it 5 stage vetted) who went lame virtually the week he arrived and he had since been diagnosed with SI strain. He had steroid injections 14 weeks ago which resulted in big improvement but we still have a long rehab in front of us due to various compensatory muscular problems (and who knows, there might be another site of problem we are yet to learn about ).
He has serious assymetry issues including literally no bend through right side of his body (when ridden). He is under regular vet and physio care and we are following strenghtning/muscle building programme.
If anyone has knowledge of rehabilitating abnormal ridden assymetries and SI strain treatment/prognosis etc could you please let me know?
Thank you for reading.
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joallan
04 Mar 2010 13:51
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This has all the hallmarks of being sold a horse with problems, i am sorry to say.
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Horse Hero Guru
06 Mar 2010 20:39
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Hi Wiola
I am sorry to hear that your horse has back problems. I am also sorry that I cannot make any miraculous suggestions, only provide some points to think about.
Can you tell us a bit more such as: how long have you had your horse, how old is he, and what work had been doing before you got him. What is his conformation like – has he got a long back?
The longer the problem has been present and the longer he has been worked with a bad back, the worse the muscle problems will have become and the longer it will take to cure the problem, particularly redeveloping the correct musculature and for your horse to learn that working properly does not hurt.
I presume that you rode the horse before buying him, so did you notice any problems then?
If the problem was present when you actually bought the horse, I hope that you had the vetting done properly by your own vet or by someone recommended by your own vet rather than relying on a vetting supplied by the vendor or one undertaken by a vet for another potential buyer. If you actually employed the vet who did the vetting then I presume that you have been back to him (or her) and asked whether he detected any signs when he examined the horse and how he can explain the rapid development of the situation following purchase. If the problems showed up so rapidly and there was already muscular wastage then the problem should have been easily noticed at the vetting and you may have a claim against him for the veterinary costs you are now incurring.
If it is the case that the problem was caused by injury after purchase then you should be able to work out whether the problem has been caused by injury or by one or other of the most common causes of back problems (particularly saddle fitting – yes, that can affect the quarters, over bitting, being working in a forced outline, soft ground, lop-sided riding to name a few). This will help you to prevent any further problems once your horse is back in work.
You do not say what sort of physio your horse is having, but massage from a qualified and recommended back specialist can be very beneficial, so I would suggest you investigate this
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shans mum
17 Apr 2010 09:29
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Hi When you have sorted out any pain issues etc and are ready to start working your chap again a Pessoa traing aid will really help. I have been using them for years and I'm currently rehabilitating a racehorse that was involved in a RTA and had his pelvis shattered, leaving him very lopsided. Take your time to accustem the horse to the ropes around his quarters and follow the advice that Pessoa give. Always use it on the lowest setting, just encouraging the horse to stretch down. It is really hard work for the horse - even a healthy very fit horse should only use one for 15mins. So with rehabilitation I start by using it for 3mins twice a day. It is a bit of a hassle taking the time to tack up just to work the horse for 3 mins but the results are worth it! Good luck
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