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| For those who have rehabbed a tendon injury: My gelding was cleared to start controlled exercise today as he trots perfectly with no saddle/rider on, but when I got on him and trotted him he had a teeny tiny head bob... small enough that i could have been imagining it. Is this normal-ish? It makes sense to me that that tendon is still weak and needs to be strengthened, and the more you strengthen it the less ouchy he will be on it. Have yall had that experience before or should I give him more time? It's been 10 months since his MRI |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Was he cleared to start with a rider or was it supposed to be hand walking at first? Or did the horse go from a small stall/pen to a larger pen and maybe over did it between being cleared and you getting on?
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| Yeah he was cleared for a rider. He has been turned out since october. I started rehabbing him for the first time then, but he wasn't quite ready then, and we started an IRAP and Tildren treatment, which he finished last week and my vet said that I can ride him at a walk with a little bit of trotting today. |
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| He showed no signs of pain, was throwing his head around all playfully (hes a big goober of a gelding) and trying to lope, and every time i made him walk all he wanted to do was prance. |
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| I have had a few tendon injuries, and when the vet cleared them to ride, they were 100% sound
I would discuss with the vet what you are seeing
Why tildren, never heard of that for tendon
Edited by cheryl makofka 2015-01-19 5:43 PM
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| I will talk to him tomorrow. And in his MRI they found some inflammation around the navicular bone so yeah.. Lol |
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Location: Bandera, TX | Was Tildren used at the navicular bone? I would not ride this horse till he's seen again. Now. what I would do is get with someone with vast knowledge of A&P and get a super massage and stretching session. Sometimes the muscles have not released the spasms from the compensation. In fact it often times is a contralateral issue that must be handled. |
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| achildres - 2015-01-19 7:14 PM
I will talk to him tomorrow. And in his MRI they found some inflammation around the navicular bone so yeah.. Lol
Maybe I am wrong but my understanding is tildren does not treat inflammation.
Without any bone damage showing on the MRI, I may have injected Palesine, (amazing stuff removes inflammation immediately without damaging the joint/tissue), or HA.
The horse may still have the inflammation around the navicular as it may be as a result of the tendon injury, or occurred at the same time as the tendon injury. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I took a world champion paint western pleasure mare and rehabbed her for her owners. She had a deep digital tendon tear and spent 22 months on stall rest. When she got the clear to start back, I worked with their vet on a riding program. We started with 5 minutes of riding. Ice Horse evandura and big black hoof boots after for 30 minutes. We increased riding until she could go 45 minutes of work. Took me 4 months of riding 5 days a week to get her back in condition. She went on to win APHA youth western pleasure worlds that year. Even today after every ride she gets her ice boots. |
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Location: N Texas | When I began riding my gelding after a serious tendon injury in a hind leg, I could feel him being slightly gimpy if I trotted too much. I took it really slow with him, and if he started to favor that leg, I just walked. It's been a year since I got cleared to ride him (9 months of stall rest and hand walking prior to that) and he's still not 100%. Tendon injuries take a lot of time. You could try Back On Track wraps or PHT tendon wraps. I have a pair of each and love them both!
A few months ago, he would occasionally feel a little off when riding, but I really didn't think it was his hurt leg causing issues. When I took him for his regular check-up, the vet determined he was a little sore in a front foot. Not sure why, possibly from being stuck in a little pen for so long. He's turned out now and doing much better. The vet is very impressed with his progress, but I still haven't officially been cleared for barrel racing just yet.
So it could be your imagination, or it could be an actual limp. Whenever I ride now, I'm so focused on if he's limping or not, I'm sure I'm imagining issues that aren't really there :)
http://www.atlantaequine.com/pages/client_lib_tendonlig.html#backto...
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| I rehabbed my horse from having his tendon cut to remove a bone chip on a hind leg. He was sound by the time I started riding him (just at a walk). Once I had worked up to trotting he would take an off step on his back every once in awhile, about twice a ride. My vet said to just keep an eye on it but that it wasn't anything to be alarmed about. He started doing it less and less as time went on and now doesn't do it at all.
I would tell your vet your concerns, and maybe back down a step to just walking for a week or two.. Time can do some amazing things, and is so important in the healing process.
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Location: Piedmont, OK | I have one coming back from a Suspensory tear. I put Back On Track boots on for a couple of hours before exercising. I like to put the BOT quick wraps on in the mornings and then exercise him in the afternoons. During exercise he has either polos or CE boots for support. After exercising I take off polos and rinse with very cold water for about 5 min to help reduce any swelling. In the evenings I will put PHT quick wraps on his legs till morning. |
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| Thank Yall! I am not all that sure why tildren was used. It was discussed between my dad, my vet and the vet at a&m who did his MRI, while I was taking finals, lol.
His injury was small tears in the DDFT. He wears back on track bell boots every night, I've been thinking about getting him the quick wraps but I'm not sure if they will help that area! He stands in a bucket of ice after every ride. I will probably back him down to walking for a while.
He was in a stall/small turnout for the first three months but he would tear up and buck and jump around in there cause he couldn't go out in the pasture with his friends, so we figured he was doing more harm than good. He has been turned out since. (His MRI was last April)
Any more suggestions?? Lol |
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