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Location: Wyoming | SwishMiss - 2014-09-12 8:06 AM
I will never inject the same spot more than 3xs in a horses life. I'm not against injections all together but the ones who do it every 6 months IMO is doing more harm then good it weakens them in the long run. They're going to lay down to roll and get up an snap their leg one day. (It's the truth, ask around you'll find people it's happened to.) That's why preventative measure are so important. Even if they don't need it, get a good supplement. I also like ice after hard workouts. (Could also try a Thera plate or adequin) You'd be surprised how many horses need something and the owners don't even look into it.
If that's true then my horse should've broken her legs ages ago. She has an OCD lesion in her stifle and has been injected every 6 months for the past 6 years. Was on great joint supplement. She has over $25,000 verifiable 1D earnings. I have since sold her and she is still winning! I think it's cruel to run one that's sore when injections will help
Edited by perfectturns 2014-09-12 1:23 PM
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i used to be on the never gonna inject bandwagon......thank god my friend pushed me off.........
i will get anything injected when its needed now
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| SwishMiss - 2014-09-12 8:06 AM
I will never inject the same spot more than 3xs in a horses life. I'm not against injections all together but the ones who do it every 6 months IMO is doing more harm then good it weakens them in the long run. They're going to lay down to roll and get up an snap their leg one day. (It's the truth, ask around you'll find people it's happened to.) That's why preventative measure are so important. Even if they don't need it, get a good supplement. I also like ice after hard workouts. (Could also try a Thera plate or adequin) You'd be surprised how many horses need something and the owners don't even look into it.
This is false information, there is no scientific evidence to back up your allegations.
What program are your horses on, do you ignore the subtitle signs and continue to run them till they start blowing barrels, refusing to go into the arena.
Long term bute and previcoxx can cause ulcers (previcoxx can still but not as fast as bute) both can suppress the bone marrow production, both can suppress the immune system. Both drugs affect the liver and kidney. These drugs can have long term negative effects when used for a prolonged time.
The needle used to inject joints is generally a 25 gage, there is very little scar tissue that develops, yes there is risk as with anything we do to our horses. But the pain the horse experiences without the injections to me far outweighs the risk.
If you float your horses teeth, there is a 1 in 1000 change they will have an adverse reaction to the anesthetic, is this going to stop you from having the teeth floated?
Edited by cheryl makofka 2014-09-12 10:46 AM
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Location: Beggs, OK | SwishMiss - 2014-09-12 8:43 AM MS2011 - 2014-09-12 7:25 AM SwishMiss - 2014-09-12 8:06 AM I will never inject the same spot more than 3xs in a horses life. I'm not against injections all together but the ones who do it every 6 months IMO is doing more harm then good it weakens them in the long run. They're going to lay down to roll and get up an snap their leg one day. (It's the truth, ask around you'll find people it's happened to.) That's why preventative measure are so important. Even if they don't need it, get a good supplement. I also like ice after hard workouts. (Could also try a Thera plate or adequin) You'd be surprised how many horses need something and the owners don't even look into it. After being around performance horses my entire life....racehorses, jumpers, barrel horses and rope horses.... I have NEVER heard this before. We've injected several many more times that 3 and never had an issue.
I do agree preventative measures are important....but they aren't going to randomly break a leg because you've injected a joint more than 3 times. What are they injecting with when you've seen this happen?
I read hydraulic acid, BUT the horse this happened to was being injected with high quality injections. ETA - not trying to stir the pot!!
Hyluronic....not hydraulic.
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| I always inject too. can't stand a sore horse. but don't want to "over do" it either. what types of things prolong it? has anyone tried GLC5000? I do adequan and pent-aussie as well. |
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