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Discussion on Approx. Length of Time to Recover from a Curb
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New Member:
Runningj
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Posted on Friday, Oct 25, 2002 - 1:03 pm:
We have bought a 5YO green broke paint gelding from a horse sale about 4 wks ago. We kept him in a small paddock away from our others for obvious reasons. When I turned him out in the bigger pasture for the first time one week later(alone) and chased him (a little) to get him to move about to watch him move, he seemed fine. Then within 10 minutes, he was favoring his left hock. He didn't slip, I didn't chase him to a crazy run either. (I know, buyer beware at a horse sale!) Anyways, I just read your July article on Curby hocks. This decribes him to a tee and the picture is exactly what we see now.
#1 Is there any chance this could be an old injury. The swelling or curb was not there when we purchased him.
#2. If time off is one of the treatments (I also plan to take him to talk to the vet about the anti-inflamatory treatments you discussed), how much time does the average horse require? Should I assume to give him the winter off, or is this just a month or two?
He became sound after two weeks of limited movement (in paddock). Then my husband hopped on him for our first ride with him, only walked (he did crow-hop some), but otherwise was a pretty quiet and short ride. He is lame again, but this time no heat.
I'm a new member, this site looks wonderful. Thank you for the opportunity to ask such questions and read great articles!
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Oct 26, 2002 - 12:44 pm:
Hello Dawn,
1) No after having no problems for a week we must assume this is acute. I cannot rule out an excerbation to an old injury however.
2) The rest / exercise cycle depends on how he does. Check out the article » Equine Diseases » Lameness » Rehabilitating Injuries to the Tendons and Ligaments for a step by step procedure to get your horse well.
Thanks for the kudos, DrO
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Runningj
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Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2002 - 1:44 pm:
Thanks so much for your input. I checked out the article and it was great, it answered all of my questions.
Thanks again,
Dawn
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New Member:
Doona
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Posted on Monday, Jun 20, 2005 - 6:21 am:
I have a six week old thoroughbred colt foal and he has a swelling below his right hock. He is not lame and when i handled it, it feels as if it is bone and not inflamation. I think he may have had it when he was born. Any ideas of what it might be and how do I treat it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jun 20, 2005 - 11:04 am:
Hello Noel there is not enough information to begin quessing what the problem might be. You should start with the article Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Swellings / Localized Infection / Abscesses » Diagnosing and Assessing Swellings in Horses. It explains the common causes of swellings and also has diagrams that pinpoint the common swellings found in horses. If your problem does not appear there you can start your own discussion at that point but we need a better description of location and appearance.
DrO
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