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Post by meganmarch on Oct 13, 2009 17:38:51 GMT -5
Hi Megan, I am sorry to hear about Sasha's diagnosis. Thank you for taking such good care of her and hopefully she will rehab nicely and back to 100%! Agreed, I did ask Sarah about her long-term prognosis. If she does have DSLD (doesn't seem likely due to her age, but you never know), then she has a 60% chance of re-injury. If she rehabs well, then she has a 25% chance of re-injury. I definitely won't be jumping or doing Dressage with her--just a few shows here & there with English and Western as well as the regular pleasure riding. I think she'll do just fine with that, but of course we won't know for sure until we re-check her in January to see how she's healed.
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Post by coconut on Oct 13, 2009 18:29:36 GMT -5
Megan, that's rough I'm so sorry to hear that but I know you have her best interest at heart. Thank goodness she ended up with such a caring and thorough support system. You are her angel...I hope you know we all see that. I know it can be tough to remember when they're being "feisty"!! Good wishes to you both
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Post by myhorsefaith on Oct 13, 2009 22:08:37 GMT -5
Same here- never seen it in such a youngin...doesn't mean it can't happen, but still... I'd keep my chin up! Let's hope its just a one-time injury and with proper stall rest and hand walking, she'll rehab just fine! Best wishes! I hope it's not DSLD. I haven't seen it in such a young horse before...that sounds really atypical. Has she been ridden in a deep sand arena or is there any other possible way she could have strained her rear suspensories? I hope it is just an injury and she recovers 100%!
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Post by cardicorgi on Oct 14, 2009 12:42:50 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this!
There's no shame in using a little ace IMO, it sure beats freshness and re-injury.
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Post by cat67 on Oct 14, 2009 13:15:08 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this! There's no shame in using a little ace IMO, it sure beats freshness and re-injury. Agree completely! Not to mention it beats getting yourself kicked or struck at by a fit horse who is now on stall rest.
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Post by Sara on Oct 14, 2009 16:22:01 GMT -5
Isn't there even a drug that's meant to be used as a long-term sedative? A big name dressage rider just got in trouble for using it on her competition mount I believe...
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Post by tamara on Oct 21, 2009 2:14:22 GMT -5
Hi Megan - Quiessence works nicely to help keep your horse more quiet and relaxed during long periods of paddock/stall rest/rehabilitation. I've used it in two of my Arabs who were quite fit and it really helped a lot. Best of luck.
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Post by monicabee on Oct 21, 2009 11:31:13 GMT -5
Sara, there are a couple of longer-acting sedatives. Reserpine is one that I used towards the end of Willy's hand-walking phase - 30 minutes was a real test, I can tell you, for a horse that just wanted to GO and feel his feet move again. That was on top of the Ace.
The big-name dressage rider you are likely thinking of was Isabel Werth and the substance was Fluphenazine, which is an antipsychotic for humans.
Meghan, I wouldn't hesitate to medicate if you need to, but each horse reacts differently to stall rest, so wait and see. I had a superfit horse off the track and he was going pretty mental by the end. I used to know when he was going to test me because his upper lip would start wagging back and forth.
YOu have no idea of how much cooperation a horse is giving you most of the time until you have an in-hand rodeo!
If she does get witchy just remember the horse she was before, who will return to you eventually.
The important thing is to keep yourself safe through the process, because you are Sasha's lifeline. She is lucky to have you.
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Post by cat67 on Oct 21, 2009 12:27:08 GMT -5
Yes, Reserpine is a good choice for horses who have to go from fit to resting. I've also seen very good results with that. Great for track horses that are injured. I've never seen any ill effects, either.
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Post by honeyfish on Oct 28, 2009 16:10:45 GMT -5
I feel your pain! I have been rehabbing my 4 year old AQHA filly for a strained superficial flexor tendon in her right front for five months. The first two were nothing but hand walking fifteen minutes a day and strict stall rest. She was not too happy about it, as a 4 year old ball of energy--but some good things came out of it, too. For instance, her ground manners are lovely now after months of handwalking, and it gave us a chance to work on the ground in the halter and the bridle to help her remember about flexion and giving to pressure. Now that she's back to saddle work at the walk/trot her responsiveness to the aids is better than ever. You never know--sometimes something that feels like a major setback can turn out to be a good thing in the long run. I'm sending good thoughts your way! ETA: Also, I think it's great that you didn't ignore the lameness and got it checked out right away. I had everyone at my barn tell me I was silly to have the vet out for an ultrasound for minor lameness. Well, the US turned up a minor bow so I was sure glad I was agressive with diagnostics and treatment. Sasha is in good hands.
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Post by leahlady on Oct 28, 2009 16:26:38 GMT -5
Oh, I missed this. Reserpine was a god-send for Lady. She never would have healed without it!
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Post by lynnm on Jan 27, 2010 16:22:46 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Jan 27, 2010 16:33:01 GMT -5
Lynn, Megan has full permission from SAFE to advertise her privately, after considering the options of a SAFE-Assisted adoption or returning SAFE to us. As long as we approve and get a signed contract with the new owner this is allowable.
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Post by shekaberry on Jan 27, 2010 16:40:29 GMT -5
So the horse goes lame and needs rest so you decide you can't keep it because you can't ride it? Not cool, IMO.
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Post by schwung on Jan 27, 2010 16:52:48 GMT -5
Listen you guys, we are not going to criticize Sasha's adopter on this forum. She can only afford one horse and wants one she can ride, and she's willing to work within our requirements to rehome Sasha safely. She's a nice person in a bad situation and I don't want to see any criticism here, please.
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