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| My main barrel horse has a basal sesmoid fracture in his back leg. He had surgery got the chips taken out but he's for sure out until the first of the year. Long story short he already has arthritis in that same fetlock we have been IRAP the fetlock for some time now and I've been so terrified of anymore bad news in that leg. So now this is a huge set back and I'm really nervous about his long term prognosis. I have two young horses only right now. A 6 year old I'm just not clicking with that should be ready to enter and a 3 year old. I'm just so lost on what to do. It's possible I'm looking at my good horse not coming back who I've spent 8 years of hard work into. And I can't afford to buy anything close to the same caliber of horse or even hardly another young one at this point. I'm really depressed over it all. Any advice on where to go from here? Sorry for the book |
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| sodapop - 2016-08-15 9:46 PM
So sorry about your horse!
Thanks that means a lot. I know I sound like a cry baby and a lot of people go through this but he's my once in a lifetime horse. High school, college, and pro rodeo on him. I bought him at 3 and trained him myself. I guess I also struggle with the fact that if he doesn't come back do I really want to jump right into getting something else going? It's hard to have that drive without that special horse. |
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| I'm kind of in the same boat as you. My only horse tore his suspensory ligament and will take about a year to get the okay to go back to competing. 5 months in and I saddled him for the first time this week and get to walk under saddle now! I did just purchase a 4 year old but she is busy getting the fundamentals put on her so the whole experience of not riding or competing has been heartbreaking to say the least. If I were you I would focus all of your time into your young one or possibly the 6 year old unless you plan on selling it...and getting your main one healed of course!
Before my horse was injured he was working better than he ever has and I had high hopes for this year but after I got all of my tears out (I still have my days where the tears flow!) I started looking at it not as a setback, but as a chance at a comeback. Follow your vets plan to the T and pray for the best! Hope this helped:) |
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Location: Arkansas | RoadToVegas - 2016-08-15 9:43 PM
My main barrel horse has a basal sesmoid fracture in his back leg. He had surgery got the chips taken out but he's for sure out until the first of the year. Long story short he already has arthritis in that same fetlock we have been IRAP the fetlock for some time now and I've been so terrified of anymore bad news in that leg. So now this is a huge set back and I'm really nervous about his long term prognosis. I have two young horses only right now. A 6 year old I'm just not clicking with that should be ready to enter and a 3 year old. I'm just so lost on what to do. It's possible I'm looking at my good horse not coming back who I've spent 8 years of hard work into. And I can't afford to buy anything close to the same caliber of horse or even hardly another young one at this point. I'm really depressed over it all. Any advice on where to go from here? Sorry for the book
I'm so sorry about your boy; prayers that he heals quickly and completely |
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| I'm so sorry about your horse. I'm in the same boat, except I retired my main barrel horse at only 10 early last year because of injury, after a few months it was killing me not to ride so I got another one, and now she's hurt. She sliced open her coronet band 9 weeks ago and is going to be out until her hoof grows back out. Not a permanent injury but it's definitely going to be a while. Keep your head up and hopefully he will rehab just fine!! Good luck!! |
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| RoadToVegas - 2016-08-15 9:43 PM
My main barrel horse has a basal sesmoid fracture in his back leg. He had surgery got the chips taken out but he's for sure out until the first of the year. Long story short he already has arthritis in that same fetlock we have been IRAP the fetlock for some time now and I've been so terrified of anymore bad news in that leg. So now this is a huge set back and I'm really nervous about his long term prognosis. I have two young horses only right now. A 6 year old I'm just not clicking with that should be ready to enter and a 3 year old. I'm just so lost on what to do. It's possible I'm looking at my good horse not coming back who I've spent 8 years of hard work into. And I can't afford to buy anything close to the same caliber of horse or even hardly another young one at this point. I'm really depressed over it all. Any advice on where to go from here? Sorry for the book
So very sorry to hear about your horse! I know the feeling, maybe not to this extent, but my good mare had to sit out a year and come back very slow due to tendonitis close to the suspensory. Devasted. But once I realized she needed the rest I focused on the other horses I had and hauled them. They started working awesome for me because I had one less horse and because they were my main string, not second string anymore. Stay strong and good luck! Prayers your horse comes back 100% |
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| Very sorry about your horse. Why don't you wait and at least give the horse time to heal before making a major decision. Follow the vet's instructions and give the horse a change to heal. A few prayers never hurt. |
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| Thanks for all the kinds words they mean so much! My vet is hopeful about his recovery I called and spoke with him yesterday to ask some more questions so that made me feel better. Still feel like I need to get some more horses going but it's hard to afford that :-/ I'm thinking about attempting to sell my 6 year old and try to find something that I fit better. She's started as a cutter and I fit better with bigger racebred horses so maybe that's what I need to work on. |
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| So sorry for your heart break. I think you're still processing all of it and the uncertainty of not knowing the outcome is really causing a lot of anxiety. If you don't get along with your 6 yr old then consider selling and buying something you can get along with. Making a decision and having a plan is always empowering for me.
5 yrs ago my 1st horse shattered her shoulder some how in pasture and we had to put her down. I'd had her 17 yrs. My new horse was diagnosed with OCD lesions a year later and turned out to be a heavy bleeder. I retired her at 10. Along comes my current horse who ended up being a blessing! He has taught me so much, made me want to do better and be better. Over the last year he's given me the middle finger by self inflicting wounds requiring prolonged periods of time off and I haven't ran him in since December. He's legged back up and I took him around the barrels Monday. He felt better than ever! During his off time I focused on getting my 5 yr old and 8 yr old broke, broke, broke and hauled. Think of this as an opportunity to focus on young horses and a chance to form a stronger, more personal bond with your main horse as you help him recover. Hope you and your horse feel better soon :) |
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