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Blistering Stifle ?

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soonergirl98
Reg. Oct 2009
Posted 2015-06-18 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: Blistering Stifle ?



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Location: Piedmont, OK		Blistering Stifles helps to tighten it and I have had great results with it.
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classicpotatochip
Reg. Mar 2011
Posted 2015-06-18 10:02 PM
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I really didn't have any results from my textbook patellar ligament colt after we blistered it with iodine injection. Went for the splitting procedure, which is an outpatient deal and not complicated, and he's currently working on the underwater treadmill. My vet think it will take about 6 weeks of treadmill to straighten him out. I've got high hopes!
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uno-dos-tres!
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Posted 2015-06-21 10:22 AM
Subject: RE: Blistering Stifle ?


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classicpotatochip - 2015-06-18 10:02 PM I really didn't have any results from my textbook patellar ligament colt after we blistered it with iodine injection. Went for the splitting procedure, which is an outpatient deal and not complicated, and he's currently working on the underwater treadmill. My vet think it will take about 6 weeks of treadmill to straighten him out. I've got high hopes!

I've had very good results in the way that your handling your horses rehab.
 If the horse is not tracking true and you feel him occasionally fall into a rabbit hole along with "MB's" comments highly suspect Stifle.
You can hear an audible "pop" on some horses. 
If blistering doesn't help proceded to the "splitting" procedure. 
Then get them fit-fit-fit, the more athletic the horse the more the need for heavy duty strength training on his hind quarters. I have a incline treadmill and love the aquatred to get these guys ready to roll. 

Last year prior to the summer run I sent my horse to swim (I had a sick father, unable to ride). Yes, swim. What? did I hear a gasp? It worked for the colt as he went to be better conditioned and not so much for rehab. Had he needed a kinder and gentler approach (post splitting or blister) he would have been on the aquatred. He was on the incline treadmill when I had time. The pool was nearby and I gave it a shot to get him fit. He was there 5 weeks, I rode him a week in the hills (dad has some big hills). Second week post the swim, entered a two day jackpot not far from dad and crossed my fingers while saying my prayers he was ready. He lost me both runs I was so far behind it wasn't funny. But he was ready to rodeo on and away we went two weeks later. First run was in the mud, the mud was so bad the guys demanded they cancel the slack for the tripping the night before. Procom did some swapping and we gals got to run first instead of the guys roping. The biggest mistake I could ever have done to this guy. He's not the type to safety up. Instead of taking care of my horse with ice to the stifles we jump back on the trailer with only our lower ice boots on to get to the hottest rodeo of the circuit. (In hopes to get a shade tree.) He again runs his heart out and had he not slipped down on the first would have had a nice check at Pecos. 
Riding him in the mountains a few days later I realize something is not right. I feel no effusion but he's not tracking as he should. We turn out the rest of the 4th and head home. Vet checks him says he over used himself (again) and we take care of him by treadmill and heavy logging with some cavaletti thrown in. No rodeo's till the last weekend of the season. He runs awesome at the first two and then the third he got upset at the gate. He walks in every run before that. Has a so so run, doesn't place. He feels fine in the following week of riding but the first rodeo of the new season again he seems upset in the alley and his first turn feels off so I pull him up. 
What I learned from the back and forth ready to roll have to rehab routine is get this one super fit! He uses himself very hard. He stifles almost look like they're touching the ground in his pictures. I gave him a good long break and he's going to the Aquatred for 6-8 weeks when he's complete with the swim farm he goes to the vet for an U/S before any rigorus riding. If I was young and had lots of time the horse would be getting rode in the hills every day and checking stock. That was my cure all back in the day for horses like him. Worked for several really good race horses and I would ride lots of my friends horses and it seemed to help all with lax ligaments. 
Also a note for those that don't know, the Illiacus when tight will also cause a horse to buckle. It will however not have an audible pop. Always seems worse on circles to that side. Will often have back soreness secondary as does stifles. 
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