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Re: [RC] Splints - Don Huston

Hello Roxanne,
I thought the same thing and did ride the 100 and the next 50 with splint boots and there was not a mark on them after either ride and no filling either. I did not use splint boots on the back-to-back 50's (I couldn't find the suckers and still can't) but thought no problem because there was no indication at all of interference but of course he ended up with 2 weeks of puffiness. So.....I will be using "new" splint boots when riding, maybe the support or added heat helps, I don't know.
Don


At 11:21 AM 3/16/2007 Friday, you wrote: 
Are you using splint boots to protect it during rides, he may be hitting it.
Roxanne

-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Huston <donhuston@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Mar 16, 2007 4:02 PM
>To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [RC]   Splints
>
>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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