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So about 4 months back, my rising 5 year old gelding got a really bad and really deep cut on his left hind leg. He was lame for 2 days, and when he got "better" it got infected and all that jazz. Im worried he has got some sort of muscle damage, as he drags the leg in trot (only when ridden. Which i am not doing right now) Could it maybe be that I just need to do polework with him to help strengthen the muscle's he's lost? Because there doesnt seem to be any pain as i can touch and squeeze the leg, and he trots fine on his own. Im just worried that it might be a life long issue. Even if there is no pain involved I would love to do dressage with him when hes a bit older. And I am concerned this might affect his riding career. |
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Have you talked to the vet about this? They whould be able to give you some info on that. Maybe talk to a horse physio if you want more advice on muscle building. But yes, polework has helped build muscles up in my mare. |
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Pole work and Back on track boots at night may help, vetricin and medical ointment helps. Work lightly, reframe from hill work outs and unlevel turnout. at least handwalk every day, vitamn E also help, let me grab a link for the stuff i use. Controlled turnout is reccomended. **Edit : Also stretching the horses leg before and after riding will help alot. Warming up the horse on a line before turnout will help with preparing the muscle and also preventing further damage. **Another edit but for link This is the stuff i use and works great! I use this every day in my horses feed (Best fixed with soaked beetpulp OR grain soaked for a few minutes in hot tap water) - Yes, Yes my horses are dumb spoiled little turds and get hurt all the time. |
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Where on the leg was the cut? Was it ever evaluated by a vet? |
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Go talk to a vet and you might need to do rehab. That is my only advice. |
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I'm going to second, third, and fourth the vet. If damage has been done to the muscle you're going to want medical eyes and help with her, this isn't something you just work to fix without that. |
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Thistleberry Farm said:
Have you talked to the vet about this? They whould be able to give you some info on that. Maybe talk to a horse physio if you want more advice on muscle building. But yes, polework has helped build muscles up in my mare.
Im only 16 and my parents refused to get the vet out because it could be "treated at home". We're on the poor side tbh so paying vetbills and stuff is difficult. I offered to work and pay a vetbill but I need to he 18 or older to make a account and my parents arent allowed to because they have old vetbills that they never paid. We also have no physio, chiro's, saddle fitter, farrier etc here as I live in a very small town. There arent stables, trainers or anyhing of the sort. |
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Zeberz Manor said:
Pole work and Back on track boots at night may help, vetricin and medical ointment helps. Work lightly, reframe from hill work outs and unlevel turnout. at least handwalk every day, vitamn E also help, let me grab a link for the stuff i use. Controlled turnout is reccomended. **Edit : Also stretching the horses leg before and after riding will help alot. Warming up the horse on a line before turnout will help with preparing the muscle and also preventing further damage. **Another edit but for link This is the stuff i use and works great! I use this every day in my horses feed (Best fixed with soaked beetpulp OR grain soaked for a few minutes in hot tap water) - Yes, Yes my horses are dumb spoiled little turds and get hurt all the time.
I havent ridden him in quite some time. As he is a twat and cracked three of his hooves after pulling his lead out of my hand and taking a run on some really hard ground. But thank you for the advice! Ill check it out and see if I can find it here! |
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EmeraldHillsFarm said:
Where on the leg was the cut? Was it ever evaluated by a vet?
Its on the cannon bone of his left hind leg. |
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FirstLightFarms said:
I'm going to second, third, and fourth the vet. If damage has been done to the muscle you're going to want medical eyes and help with her, this isn't something you just work to fix without that.
We live next to the animal shelter, so the vet comes out quite often. And the next time he comes i'll ask him if he'd be able to check him. |
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