Posted 2018-09-14 3:03 PM Subject: Intermittent fixation of the patella
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Could you share your experience with this issue, and what treatment worked best for your horse?
I did the long trotting, trotting over the poles excercises while he was on the hormone shots. No improvement, did the tail pulls to strengthen his stifles. No improvement he still drags his toe.
my vet has recommended patella ligament splitting, or could try and blister the patella ligament.
Any experience you've had with this issue would really be helpful. I'd never even heard of this issue until mine was diagnosed with it.
Posted 2018-09-14 7:44 PM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
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Posts: 898 Location: Mountains of VA
Unfortunately, I have had lots ofexperience with stifle problems............1st. how old is your horse? If under 5 just keep riding him, especially WALKING uphill and downhill, trotting over raised poles is good but long trotting only works with collection and engagement of the hindquarters. Hormone injections are a waste of money. Patience if it is a young horse, just keeping riding and do what the horse is comfortable doing.
If your horse is over 7 years of age then condisder ligament splitting or blistering but this is not a cure all...........keep riding and conditioning.
Posted 2018-09-15 12:20 PM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
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Posts: 898 Location: Mountains of VA
I would just keep riding him and doing what he feels comfortable doing. Trotting over raised poles is also a good exercise. I have the same problem with the lack of hills on our farm, the farm is not flat but where there are hills there are either pigs or sheep. I usually haul off the farm once or twice a week to walk up and down hills.
My experience with "messing" with stifles has not been positive, so I just deal with it the old fashioned way...ride and be patient until they are finished growing.
Posted 2018-09-16 9:55 AM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Defense Attorney for The Horse
Location: Claremore, OK
You can do an internal blister of almond oil and iodine in the patellar ligament. Bad cases might need it done more than once . Usually there’s an underlying reason for him catching. Young geldings are prone to this . Could be an open growth plate on
The tibial crest (trace mineral imbalance) could be sore hocks.
Intermittent fixation of the patella
