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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-10 2:00 PM My vet has recommended it for mine. I haven't done it yet. I did back injections 10 months ago. I have also had her SI injected in Feb and again in April. She dumped me at a barrel race this past Tuesday, going in for back injections again, most likely. I don't have much advice. Except that this sucks and I hate it!!! I bought my dream horse at age 5 and now a year and a half later I contemplate whether it's worth it
Sucks don't it? My boy is only 7, the best horse I've ever known, and it KILLS me to know he may not be comfortable enough to ride ever again. |
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 Thick and Wavy
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Location: Nebraska | livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-10 2:00 PM
My vet has recommended it for mine. I haven't done it yet. I did back injections 10 months ago. I have also had her SI injected in Feb and again in April. She dumped me at a barrel race this past Tuesday, going in for back injections again, most likely. I don't have much advice. Except that this sucks and I hate it!!! I bought my dream horse at age 5 and now a year and a half later I contemplate whether it's worth it
Just my opinion because I've been there, but to me the injections aren't worth it when they show no other signs except blowing up at a barrel race. It's not worth getting hurt. I would much rather completely treat the problem or retire the horse than bandaid it. |
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 Ms. Poutability
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Location: In my own world | brlracerchick - 2016-06-11 1:19 PM livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-10 2:00 PM My vet has recommended it for mine. I haven't done it yet. I did back injections 10 months ago. I have also had her SI injected in Feb and again in April. She dumped me at a barrel race this past Tuesday, going in for back injections again, most likely. I don't have much advice. Except that this sucks and I hate it!!! I bought my dream horse at age 5 and now a year and a half later I contemplate whether it's worth it Just my opinion because I've been there, but to me the injections aren't worth it when they show no other signs except blowing up at a barrel race. It's not worth getting hurt. I would much rather completely treat the problem or retire the horse than bandaid it.
FIRST, please don't assume just because I'm going to maybe do injections again that I am just "band aiding" the situation. I feel like I owe it to her to atleast get her some immediate relief from the pain if her back is hurting.
Secondly, (when I got the first injections) she wasn't showing any problems. We found it by accident basically. She was tight in her back when the chiro worked on her so we xrayed and found it. I did a consult with Dr Honnas but since she wasn't showing any clinical signs we did not do the surgery, per his recommendation. She is having SI issues as well so I'm going to go to the vet and see what is up. She has had her teeth done, but we will recheck those, check her back and check her SI to see what is going on. Then I will decide what to do, I have never ruled out surgery and have no intention of doing an easy fix. This mare I fell in love with and want to do whatever I can to get her to where I can run her or her atleast be pain free standing in my pasture. |
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Ms. Poutability
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Location: In my own world | cavyrunsbarrels - 2016-06-10 11:09 PM livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-10 2:00 PM My vet has recommended it for mine. I haven't done it yet. I did back injections 10 months ago. I have also had her SI injected in Feb and again in April. She dumped me at a barrel race this past Tuesday, going in for back injections again, most likely. I don't have much advice. Except that this sucks and I hate it!!! I bought my dream horse at age 5 and now a year and a half later I contemplate whether it's worth it Sucks don't it? My boy is only 7, the best horse I've ever known, and it KILLS me to know he may not be comfortable enough to ride ever again.
I know mine is now 6. So much life ahead of them to have this problem!!! |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-11 2:27 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2016-06-10 11:09 PM livinonlove&horses - 2016-06-10 2:00 PM My vet has recommended it for mine. I haven't done it yet. I did back injections 10 months ago. I have also had her SI injected in Feb and again in April. She dumped me at a barrel race this past Tuesday, going in for back injections again, most likely. I don't have much advice. Except that this sucks and I hate it!!! I bought my dream horse at age 5 and now a year and a half later I contemplate whether it's worth it Sucks don't it? My boy is only 7, the best horse I've ever known, and it KILLS me to know he may not be comfortable enough to ride ever again.
Oh man, they're really close in age. I just hate it! The ONLY consolation I have is if I can't get him riding sound, I'm going to teach him to drive! That's the next best thing and I have a huge arena and lots of quiet gravel roads to drive on. |
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