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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | Who has experience with this? Which procedure did your horse have and did they return to competition afterwards? Were there any complications? Any limitations? I've talked to two different vets but I want to talk to someone who actually had a competitive Barrel horse who has had this done. Any advice, pros, cons, links, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | I used to train for a breeder who had a stud who would on occasion pass a weak stifle onto his get. We always had the surgery done on those who would lock up. After seeing a horse have his patella shattered while being ridden because it locked up on a canter stride, I'd never hesistate to have it done.
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Location: Where we're waiting for spring! | I had it done on a 6 year old last year with intermittent sticking stifles. We did the stifle fenestration procedure... where a large gauge needle is inserted and essentially flicked up and down the ligament roughing it up to create scar tissue. This in theory then tightens the ligament and prevents it slipping. I had tried an internal blister prior to this without any real success. I do think the fenestration helped on the left, the right remained slipping ever so slightly. Honestly, with this horse anyways... I think she just needed to grow up. I think it was 24 hours stall rest immediately after the procedure and then immediately back into work to encourage scar tissue build up. The best thing in the world right now is we're buried in snow and riding in the snow and forcing her to engage that hind end and lift up and out of the deep stuff has tightened things right up. She's the strongest she's ever been in behind. If it's a young horse your dealing with... with what I know and have experienced now, I'd let them grow up. If it's an older horse and it's injury related, I'd be quicker to head to the vets and do the procedure. I think sometimes we're in a rush for a fix when time is the best medicine (I'm guilty of this lol) |
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | Tilt The Kilt - 2017-02-12 10:08 AM
I used to train for a breeder who had a stud who would on occasion pass a weak stifle onto his get. We always had the surgery done on those who would lock up. After seeing a horse have his patella shattered while being ridden because it locked up on a canter stride, I'd never hesistate to have it done.
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | cdnrodeo - 2017-02-12 10:15 AM
I had it done on a 6 year old last year with intermittent sticking stifles. We did the stifle fenestration procedure... where a large gauge needle is inserted and essentially flicked up and down the ligament roughing it up to create scar tissue. This in theory then tightens the ligament and prevents it slipping. I had tried an internal blister prior to this without any real success. I do think the fenestration helped on the left, the right remained slipping ever so slightly. Honestly, with this horse anyways... I think she just needed to grow up. I think it was 24 hours stall rest immediately after the procedure and then immediately back into work to encourage scar tissue build up. The best thing in the world right now is we're buried in snow and riding in the snow and forcing her to engage that hind end and lift up and out of the deep stuff has tightened things right up. She's the strongest she's ever been in behind. If it's a young horse your dealing with... with what I know and have experienced now, I'd let them grow up. If it's an older horse and it's injury related, I'd be quicker to head to the vets and do the procedure. I think sometimes we're in a rush for a fix when time is the best medicine (I'm guilty of this lol)
This is a young horse but he's done growing now. The fenestration is what I was leaning towards. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | cdnrodeo - 2017-02-12 9:15 AM I had it done on a 6 year old last year with intermittent sticking stifles. We did the stifle fenestration procedure... where a large gauge needle is inserted and essentially flicked up and down the ligament roughing it up to create scar tissue. This in theory then tightens the ligament and prevents it slipping. I had tried an internal blister prior to this without any real success. I do think the fenestration helped on the left, the right remained slipping ever so slightly. Honestly, with this horse anyways... I think she just needed to grow up. I think it was 24 hours stall rest immediately after the procedure and then immediately back into work to encourage scar tissue build up. The best thing in the world right now is we're buried in snow and riding in the snow and forcing her to engage that hind end and lift up and out of the deep stuff has tightened things right up. She's the strongest she's ever been in behind. If it's a young horse your dealing with... with what I know and have experienced now, I'd let them grow up. If it's an older horse and it's injury related, I'd be quicker to head to the vets and do the procedure. I think sometimes we're in a rush for a fix when time is the best medicine (I'm guilty of this lol)
Having this done to my son's 15 yr old ranch horse. Hope it fixes the problem |
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Intermittent upper patella fixation aka stifle sticking surgery