How much time would you give off after an injury?

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Zanadoo88 Reg. Sep 2010	Posted 2014-07-29 11:56 PM Subject: How much time would you give off after an injury?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 540 Location: My own little world :)	My mare was injured on the weekend of June 7. She got her back left leg caught in a fence and was cut about an inch deep right in the front of her hock in the joint area. I doctor her leg everyday, make sure she has PHT magnets on quite frequently, and feed her platinum CJ. She seems to be healing really fast which I am happy about but I'm wondering how long I should wait before riding again? The wound has refilled with granulation tissue and is now pulling together. Its about 3 to 4 inches across and is an inch to 2 inches at its widest point. The thing I am worried about is that she did cut a tendon so I don't want to try to ride too soon. She still slightly favors it but not really bad and she is a super b&*^% to all the other horses in the pasture. She chases them and trots and runs up and down the pasture. I was wanting to just start sitting on her and walking in the round pen and whatnot to work on getting back to riding. What do you all think? On Saturday it will have been eight weeks since the incident.
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Runninbay Reg. Sep 2004	Posted 2014-07-30 12:03 AM Subject: RE: How much time would you give off after an injury?
Georgia Peach Posts: 8338 Location: Georgia	Every injury is different. No one on this board can tell you when to start riding your horse. I would suggest getting a vet perform a lameness exam once you think the wound has physically healed. If you see her still favoring the leg, it is NOT healed. My mare got caught in our fence last year and I gave her eight months to completely recover. You dont want to bring a horse back to soon to risk a career ending injury. Time for healing is necessary. ETA: If a tendon was injured, I would suggest at least half a year off minimum. Thats a very serious injury. Leave the horse alone and let her have the time off she needs. You are rushing something that doesnt need to be rushed. Edited by Runninbay 2014-07-30 12:08 AM
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-07-30 8:30 AM Subject: RE: How much time would you give off after an injury?
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	If the horse is favouring the leg at all I wouldn't be riding. As someone else said. I would have taken the horse to the vet to get their expert opinion on the damages done, and recovery time.
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r_beau Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2014-07-30 8:55 AM Subject: RE: How much time would you give off after an injury?
Born not Made Posts: 2937 Location: North Dakota	Zanadoo88 - 2014-07-29 11:56 PM My mare was injured on the weekend of June 7. She got her back left leg caught in a fence and was cut about an inch deep right in the front of her hock in the joint area. I doctor her leg everyday, make sure she has PHT magnets on quite frequently, and feed her platinum CJ. She seems to be healing really fast which I am happy about but I'm wondering how long I should wait before riding again? The wound has refilled with granulation tissue and is now pulling together. Its about 3 to 4 inches across and is an inch to 2 inches at its widest point. The thing I am worried about is that she did cut a tendon so I don't want to try to ride too soon. She still slightly favors it but not really bad and she is a super b&*^% to all the other horses in the pasture. She chases them and trots and runs up and down the pasture. I was wanting to just start sitting on her and walking in the round pen and whatnot to work on getting back to riding. What do you all think? On Saturday it will have been eight weeks since the incident. Have your vet out to do a lameness eval on your horse. If there's any signs of lameness, then you shouldn't be riding yet. We can't answer your question over the internet. Your horse needs to be examined. My old horse had to have a YEAR off for his injury. Red only had to have about 2 1/2 months off for his injury.
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magic gunsmoke Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-07-30 3:33 PM Subject: RE: How much time would you give off after an injury?
IMA No Hair Style Gal Posts: 2594	You can never do damage by giving too much time off, but can do damage that may not be fixable by working a horse too soon off an injury. If a tendon was involved I would come up with a game plan through your vet. Longevity is what matters!!
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