iheartrodeo - 2017-06-05 2:10 PM I’m in the process of rehabbing a horse recovering from a hind leg suspensory injury (proximal suspensory desmitis). This horse is very talented but he’s built with his hind legs camped under, and the vet said he was prone to this type of injury. A week prior to his injury I had been to the vet for suspected soreness. I had just started running him (was 4 at the time), and he had not been giving his best effort running home and when drilling him around barrels he would swish his tail and act kinda crabby. Vet xrayed his hocks, and we injected them.  He tore his suspensory a week later during a run. He ultrasounded both hind legs and made the comment that the non-injured leg was somewhat large for a quarter horse, but he’s a big horse and it could be normal for him. I’m wondering if he’s had inflamed ligaments all along. ?? I’m nervous he is going to injure it again, or maybe he had and will continue to have chronic soreness there. I don’t usually go overboard with therapies, but now I’m looking into everything….BOT wraps, Runner’s Relief poultice, supplements with collagen for during his rehab and when he returns to running. So, are these products really going to help? What’s so special about the Runner’s Relief Poultice compared to others? I considered wrapping his legs after hard workouts and after running him (12 hours on 12 hours off) maybe 3-4 days/week tops. Would that do any good? Vet did a few rounds of shockwave therapy, but other than that, he hasn’t suggested anything for moving forward other than controlled exercise.
 

rodeomom3 - 2017-06-05 2:21 PM Mine was out a year with a 40% high tear on rear. I did PRP, sweat wrap with runner's relief at night, magnets during the day. I can't say how effective the RR's was compared to other sweats because that is all I use. I can tell you my vet was always amazed at how well he healed compared to his other PRP horses who had the same type of injury, my guy was way ahead of schedule and I was the only one who used RR. He was completely healed at 7 months, released to enter at 9 but I gave him an extra 3 month. Per my vet, I ice after every run. He never reinjured that one but 6 years later had a small tear on the other rear. I did the same treatment.

iheartrodeo - 2017-06-05 2:49 PM How long/often did you do the RR? 7 months solid? Longer?  

soonergirl98 - 2017-06-06 10:44 AM I had an old gelding tear a suspensory several years ago. There were several tears, i was told if I didn't do PRP he would never run again. I could not justify paying that on an 19 year old so stalled him until all the heat and swelling went down. While there was heat I would Ice it daily. When we got the heat out I would sweat it with DMSO and Furazone every night and was with cold water every morning. He was stalled for around 2 1/2 maybe 3 months. Then turned him out with my broodmares. At 8 months from being injured he was running, playing and bucking so I took him into ultrasound it and it was healed and Oakridge vets were amazed but released him to start exercising and I took it slow I didn't enter him until it had a year to heal. But that was 3 years ago and he is still running and sound.

soonergirl98 - 2017-06-06 10:44 AM I had an old gelding tear a suspensory several years ago. There were several tears, i was told if I didn't do PRP he would never run again. I could not justify paying that on an 19 year old so stalled him until all the heat and swelling went down. While there was heat I would Ice it daily. When we got the heat out I would sweat it with DMSO and Furazone every night and was with cold water every morning. He was stalled for around 2 1/2 maybe 3 months. Then turned him out with my broodmares. At 8 months from being injured he was running, playing and bucking so I took him into ultrasound it and it was healed and Oakridge vets were amazed but released him to start exercising and I took it slow I didn't enter him until it had a year to heal. But that was 3 years ago and he is still running and sound.

rodeomom3 - 2017-06-05 1:13 PM

Just 2-3 months, it was many years ago.   I did it 6 days a week, I used an ace bandage and cut cheap disposable diapers in half.   I put a spoonful or two  of the RR in the diaper and speared it on the leg, didn't need gloves, wrapped the diaper and secured with the ace bandage.   I reused the ace bandage till it wore out, much cheaper than using  2 months of vet wrap.

Lopin' Leopard - 2017-06-07 6:02 AM Appreciated all the replies! My horse was diagnosed with a front suspensory issue middle/end of February. He was 100% "sound" until vet flexed for a pre purchase. Thinking back him refusing the right lead woulda been a dead giveaway but being 95% ridden by kids we shrugged it off on improper cuing, anywho........ Vet didn't suggest any special treatment, said we could but in the end it'd just be TIME, 6-9 months stall rest. Well we don't have a stall so out to 40 acres pasture with cows he went. We're coming on 4 months and he's willingly, on his own, taking that right lead playing in the pasture. I planned on a year off since it wasn't stall rest, just time off but seeing his progress I am excited to have the vet back out for an ultrasound to see how far off we are. Especially reading some of the stories here.

Lisantwist - 2017-08-25 7:50 PM How long did a 3.5# tub last?  I am looking at it on Big Dee's website.  A bit of money but if it works totally worth it!