ocd

Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:39:42 +0500

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>Subject: Re: Osteochondrosis
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>My stallion had a little of this but it went away with lots of trotting
>uphill. I was told he had OCD at one point too. The funny thing was, he
>could go 25 miles with no problem but they were saying he was tripping on
>the track! I did notice that he tightened up a LOT in the rear (in a good
>way) when he was at the track. He travels wide and never interferes. I
>think he was tripping from bad shoeing in FRONT (he toes out slightly, but
>only if the farrier is not paying attention), as he does this occasionally
>with me on trail if I haven't been careful enough with his feet. Trotting
>downhill should be avoided if the patellar ligament is causing lockup,
>however. (help I've gone up and I can't get down! :) )
>Seriously, I hope this horse is ok, but look for other things first. I was
>convinced my horse was a big genetic flaw - and I am happy to report he is
>NOT and is doing fine with me.
>Gwen
>>Sometimes called loose stifle or loose patella you can check it by
>>watching the horse walk out and observe the patella region. The large
>>quads will look obviously loose or flabby. If this is the case you can
>>generally "cure" it with slow easy conditioning. If not it's often a
>>simple procedure for your vet with a local and a couple of snips snips.
>>If your're finding the horse is "locking" at the stifle it can get much
>>worse as the ligament becomes abnormally streched each time the incident
>>occurs. Good Luck.
>>
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>>t
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>>
>> Tommy Crockett <tomydore@goblin.punk.net>
>> Los Osos, California 93402-2715
>> "it won't matter what you're saying when
>> the damage has all been done"
>> Mary Chapin Carpenter
>>
>>
>Gwen Dluehosh
>Desert Storm Arabians
>1156 Hightop Rd, #89
>Blacksburg, VA 24060
>540/953-1792
>
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Gwen Dluehosh
Desert Storm Arabians
1156 Hightop Rd, #89
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540/953-1792