My 12year old boy was diagnosed with bone spavin a few months ago, 3/10 lame at trot, there wasn't much changes on the xray so it is thought to be cartilage damage, he responded very well to the joint block. we did lots of inhand walknig, hock steroid inj (that didnt seem to make any difference), however with a very controlled exercise programme - more weeks of walknig, then 4 weeks of trotting, he was feeling great (only the first trot you could feel a few short strides). so we started canter work last week, and now he is lame again, feels backward in the trot and you can feel the short strides behind. he is on a joint supplement, with 12 hour turnout, and magnetic hock boots. What now? hope it is a little blip in the rehab and go back to trotting and no cantering? put him on bute to ride through it? is he really gonig to need ridden every day forever now? he had to have a few days off due to personal circumstances and it was after this he has gone lame again? before this i was very disciplined with the hour riding every day. please help he is not a horse that will retire, he needs a job, and lives to be jumping and eating, his two passions!
12-30-2017, 06:42 AM
Managing bone spavin
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