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Location: Middle Tennessee | I have already spoken with UT Veterniary Hospital and have sent them X-rays, however I am wondering if any of you have dealth with a slab fracture before? Don't want to post details becuase he is not my horse, yet, but I am considering getting him if I cn afford the surgery. What is the success rate as making barrel horses after this? Anyone have a horse who had this injury? Just want to see him get fixed and no be hurting anymore. I'm a sucker. |
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I wouldn't even try putting in the time to train a barrel horse knowing it had any kind of serious injury. Heck anymore I won't do it if it is a minor injury. Mai Kai was a pretty black stallion that was left to stand stud because of a slab fracture in his knee. I guess I didn't know they could be repaired, much less sound enough to ride. |
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Location: North MS | I know of the horse and situation. Wish you would get him! I admit I know nothing about the injury though. BTW- 2nd owner got the horse for free, gave to another for him to be rehabbed, now he is up for sale. Poor horse. |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | bluerose2001 - 2014-03-07 10:39 PM I know of the horse and situation. Wish you would get him! I admit I know nothing about the injury though. BTW- 2nd owner got the horse for free, gave to another for him to be rehabbed, now he is up for sale. Poor horse.
Oh I heard about this horse on facebook, guessing it is the right one. Hope he gets a good home. |
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Location: Bixby, Ok | Depending on how long it's been since the orginal injury. Surgery may
Or may not still be possible. Surgery always has a better chance if done
Quickly before the body starts trying to heal itself. Soft tissue damage
That cannot be seen until they are In there -really determine the extent
To which one might heal. I would be concerned about this horse as far as
Future performance type career. However, without more info. I can't be
More specific.
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Location: Middle Tennessee | For those of you who know the situation and are wondering, I've sent copies of his x-rays to my vet at UT, waiting on a reply! Hope I can afford the horse and the surgery. I just don't know about paying for a horse with this injury... free would be nice lol |
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| Australian's speak more directly than most American vets who are willing to spend your money hoping the horse will not die under their care .... the list of 4 racing fractures a horse can have .... pay close attention to what they say on slab fractures .. it is true ..
http://new-breed-racing.tumblr.com/post/25975982573/four-common-rac...
IMO ... 3 worst injuries a horse can have to make him a pasture ornament or a family trail horse .... SLAB FRACTURES, ANKLE FRACTURES AND SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT DETACHMENTS .... one bad step after declaring it healed is a life threatening ordeal!!
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 Ditch the Stirrups
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Location: Sorrow Not! Defending against workplace bullies | I don't think the OP is intending to race the horse...just whether he can be pain free after the surgery (if she can afford it). Thank you OP for wanting to save this horse! |
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| ninaom - 2014-03-09 6:01 AM
I don't think the OP is intending to race the horse...just whether he can be pain free after the surgery (if she can afford it). Thank you OP for wanting to save this horse!
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Did you not comprehend this sentence...
"What is the success rate as making barrel horses after this?"
she is hoping the $5,000 to $10,000 surgery at the UT veterinary school will get her a cheap horse to ride as a barrel horse instead of finding one with no problems ....... .... same as people buying horses with no papers and then trying to get them papered etc etc ... |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-09 6:19 AM ninaom - 2014-03-09 6:01 AM I don't think the OP is intending to race the horse...just whether he can be pain free after the surgery (if she can afford it). Thank you OP for wanting to save this horse! ******************************************************** Did you not comprehend this sentence... "What is the success rate as making barrel horses after this?" she is hoping the $5,000 to $10,000 surgery at the UT veterinary school will get her a cheap horse to ride as a barrel horse instead of finding one with no problems ....... .... same as people buying horses with no papers and then trying to get them papered etc etc ...
No, this is not true at all. If the horse is just a pasture ornament afterwards, so be it. I wnt to fix him. Where he is now, he is not on pain meds or bute with a FRACTURE. I don't like this. It was just a question I had... Not a statement that I wanted to do this with the horse. I've already got two very nice horses and I'm not looking for a "cheap" way to get another one. If I'm willing to pay the 5,000-10,000 for surgery, don't you think if I wanted a barrel horse I would just go buy one? Goodness, people get scrutinized for everything nowadays. People can't just do the right thing anymore. BTW I worked at a thoroughbred racehorse facility and have seen horses go back to racing SUCCESSFULLY after this injury. That is why I asked the question about barrel racing, I didn't know if there was a major difference... |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-09 6:19 AM
ninaom - 2014-03-09 6:01 AM
I don't think the OP is intending to race the horse...just whether he can be pain free after the surgery (if she can afford it). Thank you OP for wanting to save this horse!
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Did you not comprehend this sentence...
"What is the success rate as making barrel horses after this?"
she is hoping the $5,000 to $10,000 surgery at the UT veterinary school will get her a cheap horse to ride as a barrel horse instead of finding one with no problems ....... .... same as people buying horses with no papers and then trying to get them papered etc etc ...
IMO after spending the $$ on surgery, aftercare, training, etc this horse doesn't sound "cheap" to me anymore.
To the OP. It's hard to say if it's possible or not. You will hear every horse is different a million times because it's true. It can depend on how it heals and care afterwards. One bad step as stated b4 can be very damaging again. Most people wouldn't do that with the risk factors involved.
Eta: I don't know if I have merit here but race horses go straight. I'd be scared of turning and stress on the break
Edited by ndiehl 2014-03-09 1:03 PM
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Fire Ant Peddler
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| I think you should go ahead with the surgery. I doubt that the horse will ever be able to be much more than a trail horse if that and the horse may still be in enough pain that it may have to be put down. You can say you tried though. |
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Ditch the Stirrups
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Location: Sorrow Not! Defending against workplace bullies | RodeoGirlJodi - 2014-03-09 10:55 AM
BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-09 6:19 AM ninaom - 2014-03-09 6:01 AM I don't think the OP is intending to race the horse...just whether he can be pain free after the surgery (if she can afford it). Thank you OP for wanting to save this horse! ******************************************************** Did you not comprehend this sentence... "What is the success rate as making barrel horses after this?" she is hoping the $5,000 to $10,000 surgery at the UT veterinary school will get her a cheap horse to ride as a barrel horse instead of finding one with no problems ....... .... same as people buying horses with no papers and then trying to get them papered etc etc ...
LOL I missed that sentence entirely and noticed the one where you said you just did not want him to hurt anymore. I understand and admire your intentions for the horse. |
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Location: home for the winter...what a dumb idea | I had a horse with a slab fracture..... he is/ was only in pain when ridden hard and asked to do stops on his front end or to trot a lot....he is sound loping. I gave him to a family in KY because they can get him the treatment he needs from a track vet for less then half of what it would have cost me at the university. Plus they deal with these kinds of fractures daily . He loves his new home and being a trail horse. They have not done the sugury yet. |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | So some info for you I just read in the Speedhorse
AQHA Supreme Champ, Gotta Good Habit was AAA and campaigned by the late Scoop Vessels. He had a dream to make him a Supreme Champ but the horse slap fractured in his last race. So they did the surgery and he ended up winning enough points in hunter under saddle and I think roping to finish up his Supreme Chamionship. So there is hope! |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | Thanks wyoming barrel racer! UT vet got back with me and said there probably isn'tmuch sense in doing the surgery since it has been so long. He has a chance at being sound and possibly competitive but just as much a chance as being a pasture ornament. It's a shotin the dark. He said to do strictly stall rest (since bone has most likely alreadybegan forming by now) until it is completely healed and then take more x-rays. Then go from there. |
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