Re: RC: Re: Weanling needs surgery

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Maggie
I had to put splints on a 2 week old colt or rename him John Wayne, he
was so bow-legged; we also put on little medial lifts on shoes. the
splints stayed on a month ( I should mention he tried to nail the vet 3
times and fell flat on his face before he decided to tolerate them) and
the shoes lasted 6 weeks. He grew up with the straightest legs. The
secret is, you have to catch it EARLY. This was a case of the outside
growth plates growing faster than the inside ones, not totally uncommon
in tall horses and something to be watched for.
bette

Mieske wrote:
> 
> Excellent advice, Debi.  One of our clients who raises Standardbreds had a
> problem with a stallion who would throw these funky crooked legs.  Last year
> he had TWO, one was his and one was a client's.  The client opted to have
> that surgery done and he opted for the careful, frequent hoof trimmings.  It
> was his experiment.  Guess what?  There is basically no difference between
> the two yearlings now except that one had the expensive procedure done and
> the other had more trimmings with an occasional rasping inbetween farrier
> visits.  I thought that was a pretty interesting outcome.  It is hard to
> tell though when they are young how severe the crookedness will end up being
> and of course, not all will respond the same to whatever course of action
> one might try.
> Maggie
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