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Re: [RC] stall rest - Elyse Carreno

Right-I am a BIG proponent of turnout, but I have now invested $1800 into fixing the leg, and I don't want to risk the progress she's made so far. She's having to do some bony remodeling, and ligament reattachment which if it gets hit or twisted, will come right back off. If I hadn't put the money into her, I would certainly just turn her out to pasture for a year and hope she becomes sound enough to go again, and find another job for her if she doesn't.

I am a nurse, and we certainly have changed our thinking from confinement to mobility for humans. However, there are certain things which we do still immobilize-breaks and severe ligament tears-in casts. Fortunately for humans we can still function with a cast, but for horses there is no way to achieve this except immobility except stall rest.

-Elyse

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Kristen A Fisher <kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think that if I had just spent $1000 bucks on shockwave and the vet said, "stall rest and hand walking" that I would NOT go ahead and turn the horse out anyway.
 
Some injuries and their treatments do require that mobility be limited in order to be effective.
 
Kristen


From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dolores Arste
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:29 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] stall rest

"I'm afraid I'm not a big believer in stall confinement as a healing tool.  Nature is a great healer."
 
Perhaps our Dr Bruce will correct me but as I understand it there is no equivalent for Stall Confinement
in human medicine. The rule is to get them up and moving as soon as possible. And, as my
husband says aren't horses and humans both mammals?
 
Warmly
Dolores Arste
Zen Horsemanship
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Replies
[RC] stall rest, Jean Miller
Re: [RC] stall rest, Barbara McCrary
Re: [RC] stall rest, Dolores Arste
RE: [RC] stall rest, Kristen A Fisher