You can also tell a human what limits to put on exercise. While some people may decide not to follow doctors instructions, you haven't got a hope of telling the horse that the vet said bucking, spinning and sprinting were off limits for 3 months and having him *understand* that. :)
On Nov 18, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Elyse Carreno wrote:
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.
