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Discussion on Shoeing recommendations for low ringbone
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Mwebster
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Posted on Friday, Jan 24, 2003 - 10:00 am:
DrO,
I read your post under another post about eggbars actually increasing the stress on the suspensory, and would love to know more about this research.
My coming 22yr old ex eventer, the one with coffin joint DJD who is hacking happily on a daily gram of meclofenamate, has worn eggs since he was 8 years old, since xrays from that time showed navicular changes (note, his changes aren't the type/location that appears to strongly correlate with navicular synDrOme, from what I've read; and current xrays show no further navicular changes since those at age 8). Anyhow, eggbars were immediately prescribed as a preventive action.
It was a LF suspensory injury, however, that retired him at age 12 from upper level competition -- the injury happened during gallops to get him fit for 3-days. Even after very conservative treatment, that suspensory was prone to reinjury when they attempted to bring him back to his prior level of work.
So, my question is, could eggbars have actually caused his suspensory injury, and should I ask my farrier to change him over to regular shoes at this point?
Thanks!
Melissa
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Jan 25, 2003 - 10:18 am:
Many horses perform with eggbars without injurying the suspensory, so no, I don't think they were the cause. They have been used in the past, though it appears erroneously, to support suspensory injuries. The reference in the previous post measured a 0.22% increase in strain on the suspensory with egg bars. This is a tiny bit of increase.
DrO
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