Posted 2017-10-09 11:35 PM Subject: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
Scooters Savior
Location: "Si Fi" Ville
We are taking him to vet tommorrow as soon as they open. There is an obvious bulge almost hand size on back of leg that appears to be involving the hamstring. He is obviously lame. I feel so bad for my friend and thought I could get any info regarding this type of injury.
Posted 2017-10-09 11:43 PM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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treasurehunter - 2017-10-09 11:35 PM We are taking him to vet tommorrow as soon as they open. There is an obvious bulge almost hand size on back of leg that appears to be involving the hamstring. He is obviously lame. I feel so bad for my friend and thought I could get any info regarding this type of injury.
My horse has been off all year due to a pulled hamstring and a stress fracture on the tip of his pelvis at the point of buttocks area. He actually fell at the vet. He was sedated and sat down on his right hip. 1000 lbs dead weight. He needed 5 months off and is slowly being brought back to riding. They can ultrasound the area to see what is going on after they do a lameness.
Posted 2017-10-10 12:03 AM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
Scooters Savior
Location: "Si Fi" Ville
My goodness! Bless your heart! My prayers are with you and your horse. Thank you for answering my
post. We have no idea whatsoever how or what happened to this horse. He was by himself. All we know till vet checks him is that he has a bulge in same area as you mentioned and is lame. We stalled him and applied sore no more along with some pain meds till vet can see him early in the morning. No obvious other things except the bulge that feels like a big puffy swelling.
Posted 2017-10-10 1:39 AM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
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Posts: 1409 Location: Oklahoma
I work at vet clinic part time and pulled hamstring that I have seen is that it feels like a guitar string best I can explain. So hopefully not a pulled hamstring. Not sure if a pulled hamstring looks like a bulge.
Posted 2017-10-10 3:07 AM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
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Turnburnsis - 2017-10-10 1:39 AM
I work at vet clinic part time and pulled hamstring that I have seen is that it feels like a guitar string best I can explain. So hopefully not a pulled hamstring. Not sure if a pulled hamstring looks like a bulge.
Posted 2017-10-10 8:59 AM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
Scooters Savior
Location: "Si Fi" Ville
I haven't heard this morning yet what the vet has determined. But that gave me a little hope that maybe it's not a hamstring and hopefully not too serious.
Posted 2017-10-10 9:46 AM Subject: RE: Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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treasurehunter - 2017-10-10 8:59 AM
I haven't heard this morning yet what the vet has determined. But that gave me a little hope that maybe it's not a hamstring and hopefully not too serious.
Horse appears to have tear or pulled hamstring. Anybody have experience with this?
