Re: fractured splint

[wambo@fast.net]

Well, not to an endurance horse, but a pleasure trail horse, and the surgery
went well and was not terribly expensive, about $800 and this was at the
closest race horse trauma center, a pretty high speed place. Recovery was a
little rocky, but mostly because of the mare's personality, she was not a
good patient. But ~ she was absolutely 100 percent sound after recovery and
a slow return to work, and she was in moderate but consistent work. So I
would say based on my one horse experience that the future is good for yours
~ and my horse's fracture was a good one, the result of a kick and the
splint bone was in many pieces, some protruding through the skin.  The
cannon bone was bruised, but not fractured, luckily for her (and me!) Good
luck~
Nancy Wombacher
wambo@fast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Brehm" <rockingb@worldnet.att.net>
To: <RideCamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:37 PM
Subject: RC: fractured splint


> I found out yesterday that my horse has a fractured splint bone and she's
> scheduled for surgery Nov 1.  Has anyone had this happen to an endurance
> horse?  How did it go?
>
> SusanB
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