Experiences with sesamoid fractures?
Hey! My 13-yr-old daughter's TB mare kicked a gate this past weekend and sheared off the bottom of her outside sesamoid on her right hind, taking a good portion of sesamoidean ligament with it. In the eighteen months we've had her, we've evented her through Novice and she's been learning the low-hunter life. Last year, she was down for ten months with a suspensory ligament tear in her left hind, but she came back fully and WTC and jumped 2'3 to 2'6 all summer. Her prognosis is that with 9-12 months stall rest, she might be able to be a walk only trail horse. We've trail ridden her. She's not mentally suited to that job. She's 16 and a maiden mare, so although she's pretty and has decent bloodlines, I don't know if anyone would take a chance on breeding her or if she'll be able to handle the strains of pregnancy.
I can find very little information on rear sesamoid fractures/ligament tears. I know the location of the fracture is the worst it can be for that type of injury. I know that 9-12 months stall rest is probably minimum and that her simply being able to actually walk is the end goal. Do any of you have experience or stories to share about horses with this type of rear leg injury and can you tell me the outcome, good or bad, or decisions you made and why? I want to know the practicalities of her 'recovery', and how often horses with these injuries get four or six months in and end up euthanized anyway, versus how often they recover to good quality of life. She's prone to thrush and has a previous suspensory injury on her supporting leg. I have three full-time retired horses already, so I'm not against going that way with her, but don't even know if I can realistically get her to the point where she can be pasture boarded. Thoughts? Experiences (experiences with daughters, even? She's already been so patient with this horse- she took occasional little rides on other horses during the ten months before, but she's already indicating she won't ride at all this time)?
I can find very little information on rear sesamoid fractures/ligament tears. I know the location of the fracture is the worst it can be for that type of injury. I know that 9-12 months stall rest is probably minimum and that her simply being able to actually walk is the end goal. Do any of you have experience or stories to share about horses with this type of rear leg injury and can you tell me the outcome, good or bad, or decisions you made and why? I want to know the practicalities of her 'recovery', and how often horses with these injuries get four or six months in and end up euthanized anyway, versus how often they recover to good quality of life. She's prone to thrush and has a previous suspensory injury on her supporting leg. I have three full-time retired horses already, so I'm not against going that way with her, but don't even know if I can realistically get her to the point where she can be pasture boarded. Thoughts? Experiences (experiences with daughters, even? She's already been so patient with this horse- she took occasional little rides on other horses during the ten months before, but she's already indicating she won't ride at all this time)?