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[RC] Splints - Don Huston

I bought my current endurance horse 6 years ago from the track with medial splints on both fronts. The splints were cold, 2" below the knee and small (thumb nail size). Last year the right splint started getting bigger after a 50 and sometimes the leg would get minor filling. We did a 100 last Oct and a 50 in Jan with no filling but the splint got bigger. We did back-to-back 50's in Feb and the leg stayed puffy for 2 weeks. The horse is not lame and the splint and tendons can be squeezed very hard with no indication of pain from the horse but obviously something is happening. The horse has not been ridden for over 3 weeks now but lives in a 40'x140' pen with 2 buddies so he's moving a lot. I'm going to rest the horse for at least 3 more months but would like some recommendations on treatment (herbs, ultrasound, tens, magnetic, etc) to promote healing. Thanks,

Don Huston at cox dot net



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