Intermittent fixation of the patella

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Tnmunch Reg. Apr 2014	Posted 2018-09-14 3:03 PM Subject: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Member Posts: 31	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. Thank you :)
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hotpaints Reg. Feb 2007	Posted 2018-09-14 7:44 PM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Elite Veteran 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.
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Tnmunch Reg. Apr 2014	Posted 2018-09-15 10:31 AM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Member Posts: 31	He's only 4. So you wouldn't recommend the other two options until he's 7 or older. Unfortunately, there aren't any hills where I live and can condition him daily. Maybe 3 or 4 steps going up the side of a canal bank.
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hotpaints Reg. Feb 2007	Posted 2018-09-15 12:20 PM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Elite Veteran 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.
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Barnmom Reg. May 2006	Posted 2018-09-16 8:40 AM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Hog Tie My Mojo Posts: 4847 Location: Opelousas, LA	Where are you located?
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Tnmunch Reg. Apr 2014	Posted 2018-09-16 9:34 AM Subject: RE: Intermittent fixation of the patella
Member Posts: 31	Central California
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Liana D Reg. Sep 2008	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.
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