Don't know about horses, but I had one in my thumb that burst in a riding accident. I was told to expect a year to pass before I could fully use my thumb again and that my right thumb will always be bigger than my left now.
Posted 2015-07-18 1:00 AM Subject: RE: Weak joint capsule
Off the Wall Wacky
Posts: 2981 Location: Louisiana
Hubby's rope horse was diagnosed with a damaged joint capsule last year. He had minor swelling and was limping on and off. Vet xrayed it and said to give him 6 months off, and keep him alone so he wouldn't run with the other horses. Turned him out in the cow field and hubby counted the days down anxiously lol, he's his favorite. 6 months passed and he started slowly legging him back up amd he was fine. It's been over a year since he started riding him again and he hasn't shown any lameness at all.