ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] lameness issue

Re: [endurance] lameness issue

lee clark (laclark@unm.edu)
Fri, 31 May 1996 10:54:01 -0600 (MDT)

On Thu, 30 May 1996, Nick Warhol wrote:

> this with my young horse, and have some important feedback- Get a vet to
> look at him now. Never wonder about any sign of lameness.
>
> on pavement. He looked dead sound! No sign of lameness. There was a
> little swelling in the area of the check ligament. Our vet checked him, (no
> lameness) and said it looked like a slight check injury. His ultrasound
> equipment showed nothing conclusive. He said if you really want to be sure,
> get it checked at the hospital (UC Davis) where they have the best
> equipment. I did, and they found a slight tear in his suspensory ligament.
> Double ouch!
>
> I learned what looked like a little 6 to 8 week recovery turned into a
> little 8 month recovery, and no racing for a year. Especially weird since
> he looked so sound two days later.
>
> Get him to a vet to get checked out, and the better equipment they have the
> better. It cost me $80 for the ultrasound at the hospital, and that's the
> best eighty bucks I ever spent.
>
> Nick Warhol
> Hayward, Ca
>
Thanks for the response. My last horse had suspensory ligament
problems, too, so I sympathize, it takes forever for them to get over it
is seems. That possiblity is what made the decision on whether or not to
go on the competitive trailride. I'm not riding Kareem at all for 7 to 10
days, if he's still
off after that I will take him to the vet. Hopefully, he just has a
stone bruise as some people here suggested.

Lee clark
New Mexico>