Gali's been lame since late October, when he was stalled for a week with minimal turnout due to damage from Hurristorm Sandy. The time inside really aggravated his ringbone, and even though he's been pastured 24/7 since the week after the storm, he's still lame. My vet suggested icing him, walking him under saddle, and a DMSO/Absorbine mixture, ( Read more... )

So, my friend runs a TB rescue and I am on Trainer Listings and TB websites daily looking at possible prospects.

I came across this guy and, while she cannot take him for the rescue, I'm almost tempted to consider getting him for me.  The problem is (well, other than the fact that he's about FIVE HOURS AWAY)  that he's had multiple splint issues ( Read more... )

So, unfortunately Andie has been a little lame the past week. Because I have been so lucky to have a horse that has never been lame in the 6 years I've owned her, I'm really naive about how to best treat injuries, sprains, etc. I've been trying to get Andie's feet in better shape, but when I switched barns I decided to try using the farrier ( Read more... )

You may remember my post about Cracker coming up lame last year after a farrier appointment, didn't ride her, vet looked at her, was fine, blah blah blah.

The vet did mention there was an old tendon injury when she looked at her last year but that's not what was bothering her.

( Forward to this year )

Hello everyone :) I'm hoping that someone has had some experience with de-nerving a horse and is willing to share their experiences ( Read more... )

I have only lurked here for a few days, but I feel the need to post (and I haven't came across any topic similar to this). My mare is very accident-prone and clumsy, she is always getting into the wrong things at the wrong times. Somehow she managed to get an infection in her left front leg, making her leg look more like a stump than a leg. She has ( Read more... )

So Gali has been on and off sore for about a week and a half now. It's more on than off, but very subtle. To myself and my trainer it looks like it's muscular in his upper right shoulder/elbow area, near the point of the shoulder. I'm not really sure what the next step is going to be for us. I've buted him a few times and he looks better after ( Read more... )

Finally I have my horses home, but Tequila (who is new to me) has some serious issues with his hoof that I need advice about.

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Hello! I've been lurking for a while and commenting for a couple of months now, never really had anything to post about, but I have a question that I'm hoping you guys can assist me with.

( Basically, tell me what you know about stringhalt. )

How do you recognize weak stifles in a horse ( Read more... )