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Location: Middle Tennessee | My great rodeo gelding has a bowed tendon. I have been using Runner's Relief and will being doing a Novobrace treatment this month. He bowed it August 31 at a rodeo and has been on stall rest since. I have recently started light turnout by himself because he was becoming a nut lol! However, he is still very swollen. Its his right front leg, mid bow, I'll try to attach a picture. And the swelling seems to be more on the inside of the leg than the back. He has a slight limp. Should the swelling be gone after this period of time? Should he still be limping? What are the chances he'll be competitive again? This was my once in a lifetime horse, I really hope he's not done.
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Location: Central Texas | I can't answer the questions you have about the swelling, limp etc because my guy has an old bowed tendon from his track days years ago. His hasn't bothered him at all so far. I am, however, very interested in the outcome of the Novobrace treatment, so please keep your post updated with the process. I have another horse that came up with some soreness in the SDFT and SL. Did the PRP and so far he has had no issues either, I have been on the fence wondering if the Novobrace treatment would just make him that much stronger. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i had a friend whos horse bowed a tendon, he was done......get to a not a good lameness vet but a GREAT one............there are surgical things that can help repair it, just depends on location and severity of the tear ....its a long road to recovery
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Have you tried some NutraWound? |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | No, I've heard of it but what exactly is it? |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | RodeoGirlJodi - 2014-12-09 9:48 AM No, I've heard of it but what exactly is it?
I have used NutraWound on all of my horses who have ever had any injuries and so far *knock on wood* have come back and are competing. NutraWound helps the horse to repair itself by increasing the collagen production. The whole body is made out of collagen; bones, tendons, ligaments, muscle and flesh. My increasing the collagen production the body is able to heal itself faster. The swelling is probably left over from the injury(or it is still irritated) and NutraWound does have peppers and amino acids in there to increase bloodflow and help with inflammtion. Kystal Peterson can get you a better deal on pricing. In case you can't find the banner with her phone number on it. 307-334-2130 |
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| Swelling should have been gone, and the horse should have been sound if going to be sound.
Did you have xrays done
Did you ultrasound it
I have one mare just finishing rehab she bowed a tendon in the field I treated it at home for a week or two, it wasn't going down. Short version she had a shattered splint and a blood clot in the middle of the tendon that wouldn't break down with drugs. Vet had to split the tendon inject HA into the wound and stem cells. It has been 6 weeks since injury and the vet said she will be home before Christmas
Since so much time has elapsed scar tissue has already developed. As already said I suggest best lamness vet possible |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I had a mare bow a front tendon years ago, when she was around 12. We only had a vet come out and look at it and say, yep she bowed. Cost about $50. We kept her in a corral for a couple months and iced/cold water therapy, also kept it wrapped a lot for support. No pain killer. Not saying any of this is correct, probably far from it, but she came back to be a HS Rodeo horse for me running poles-21 seconds was usually our best. She then went on to be a break away horse for me in College at the age of 18 and if I could catch the calf, we did good lol. She is still alive and well at 33 and has never taken another lame step in her life. |
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Location: Central Texas | wyoming barrel racer - 2014-12-09 9:03 PM
I had a mare bow a front tendon years ago, when she was around 12. We only had a vet come out and look at it and say, yep she bowed. Cost about $50. We kept her in a corral for a couple months and iced/cold water therapy, also kept it wrapped a lot for support. No pain killer. Not saying any of this is correct, probably far from it, but she came back to be a HS Rodeo horse for me running poles-21 seconds was usually our best. She then went on to be a break away horse for me in College at the age of 18 and if I could catch the calf, we did good lol. She is still alive and well at 33 and has never taken another lame step in her life.
That is awesome news to hear. Not meaning to steal the thread but did she have the bump on her leg where it bowed and if so did that bow remain?
edited: did the bump remain there for the rest of her life
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Did you have your horse x ray to make sure there is no broken bones? Sounds like to me theres more going on then just a bow. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | ampratt - 2014-12-10 6:04 AM wyoming barrel racer - 2014-12-09 9:03 PM I had a mare bow a front tendon years ago, when she was around 12. We only had a vet come out and look at it and say, yep she bowed. Cost about $50. We kept her in a corral for a couple months and iced/cold water therapy, also kept it wrapped a lot for support. No pain killer. Not saying any of this is correct, probably far from it, but she came back to be a HS Rodeo horse for me running poles-21 seconds was usually our best. She then went on to be a break away horse for me in College at the age of 18 and if I could catch the calf, we did good lol. She is still alive and well at 33 and has never taken another lame step in her life. That is awesome news to hear. Not meaning to steal the thread but did she have the bump on her leg where it bowed and if so did that bow remain? edited: did the bump remain there for the rest of her life
If that is a question mean towards me, hers was a low bow and very visable. It tightened up with wrapping and the cold hosing. We bred her that spring so she had quite a bit of time off of riding. I did ride her on and off at the end of her pregnancy just around the 5 acres we had. She healed clean and no visable damage, she also never limped to our eyes, but maybe had a vet done a lameness exam and flexed her, she may have shown some soreness. She was all heart that mare, a rip too lol. I was 12 at the time and responsible for all the vet bills (that is another story), but she did heal great. My grandpa was an excersize jock back in the day and said they dealth with a lot of bows on the track. They healed well if taken care of and most ran again.
To the OP, if swelling still persists and lameness, I would have it checked out again. I just wanted to share my horse because she did come back and they often do to my knowledge. |
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Location: Central Texas | wyoming barrel racer - 2014-12-10 10:13 AM
ampratt - 2014-12-10 6:04 AM wyoming barrel racer - 2014-12-09 9:03 PM I had a mare bow a front tendon years ago, when she was around 12. We only had a vet come out and look at it and say, yep she bowed. Cost about $50. We kept her in a corral for a couple months and iced/cold water therapy, also kept it wrapped a lot for support. No pain killer. Not saying any of this is correct, probably far from it, but she came back to be a HS Rodeo horse for me running poles-21 seconds was usually our best. She then went on to be a break away horse for me in College at the age of 18 and if I could catch the calf, we did good lol. She is still alive and well at 33 and has never taken another lame step in her life. That is awesome news to hear. Not meaning to steal the thread but did she have the bump on her leg where it bowed and if so did that bow remain? edited: did the bump remain there for the rest of her life
To the OP, if swelling still persists and lameness, I would have it checked out again. I just wanted to share my horse because she did come back and they often do to my knowledge.
Yes it was and thanks for the information. |
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Location: Michigan | If it is still swollen and he is limping at a walk after that amount of time I would be concerned something else is going on.
My mare bowed a lower front was never really off at a walk, but it was very visible being bowed outward, never really swollen though. She bowed last week of May this year, she looked to be feeling good so started slowly working her back up in Sept. In October she was running close to the level she was in the spring with no issues. Still a slight bow to it, but from what I have read in many cases the bow will never go away.
I would definitely get him xrayed or ultra sounded to really see what is going on in there. |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | Thanks for all the replies! We did have an ultrasound done, but no x-ray. I will try my best to attach the pictures oof his leg that I have. Vet is the best lameness guy around here. Says it is a 60% tear to the DDFT. I go back next Saturday to have a Novobrace treatment done. I'm just confused as to why he's still lame.
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Location: sunny california | I would not do turnout. I would hand walk instead. mine acted nutty when walking so along the path I set out piles of food we would walk to each pile and get a snack. he was focused on the next food pile so stopped acting like a nut. |
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| kwanatha - 2014-12-14 8:46 AM
I would not do turnout. I would hand walk instead. mine acted nutty when walking so along the path I set out piles of food we would walk to each pile and get a snack. he was focused on the next food pile so stopped acting like a nut.
Agreed!! I would not allow him to be turned out either. Keep him in a stall to allow him to heal, and take him off any grain. Only hay so he doesn't get too high. Maybe a gel cast as well? That has worked with horses for us in the past. Ice and cold water everyday too!! |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | Vet said small area turn out is okay for him. He's not out in a big pasture or anything. Just by himself in a small lot. |
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| STRAIGHT TALKING VET .. WILL TELL YOU THIS ...>>>>>>>>
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| When was the last time the vet ultrasounded this leg?
I would X-ray to rule out, and reultrasound as it should not look like that.
60 percent tear, I would have been doing stem cells immediately and treated aggressively as I have heard high percentage tears can be career ending |
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