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| Please tell me about your experiences with your horse when they had a fractured pelvis. |
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Location: SW North Dakota | I have a gelding who fractured his pelvis in 2012 (he was 8). I took him to a big-time vet, who assessed it via rectal ultrasound and whatever x-rays we could get. By the time I took him in, the injury was about 6 months old. We did some injections and tried to break up the calcified fragments that were embedded in muscle tissue, then I put him on a 3 month rehab program. He got better- no noticable lamenss, and I tried to run barrels on him. He could run in the 2D, but ran with an unorthodox style, like he was protecting himself. We tried heading on him, thinking that would be easier- he handled cattle easily, but is pretty rotten in the box (another pain indication?). So, we've just been ranching on him, which seemed fine until last year, when we noticed he was somewhat "off" in the back end. We haven't ridden him since, and don't plan to. He is only 12 this year. Such a shame, he's a REALLY nice horse.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | My old bay mare fractured hers when she was 3..gave her a year off and she was a very nice barrel horse..her daughter is just as nice. ..friends gelding was just diagnosed and vet said give him 6 months and he should be good to go....its not that rare of an injury actually....m |
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| Had one that it took a while to diagnose, and was partly healed by the time we did. He began running up the fence at first barrel, this was way out of character for this horse. He rode fine, just did that one thing. Once diagnosed correctly , gave him about 6 month off and he came back fine. No more first barrel issues. ( until he got EPM) but that is another adventure. |
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| BROKEN FEATHER - 2016-11-17 11:08 AM
Please tell me about your experiences with your horse when they had a fractured pelvis.
Had a friend that runs a horse that had a fractured pelvis. We lasered and used a BOT blanket. Horse is running and winning again. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | ND3canAddict - 2016-11-17 11:22 AM I have a gelding who fractured his pelvis in 2012 (he was 8). I took him to a big-time vet, who assessed it via rectal ultrasound and whatever x-rays we could get. By the time I took him in, the injury was about 6 months old. We did some injections and tried to break up the calcified fragments that were embedded in muscle tissue, then I put him on a 3 month rehab program. He got better- no noticable lamenss, and I tried to run barrels on him. He could run in the 2D, but ran with an unorthodox style, like he was protecting himself. We tried heading on him, thinking that would be easier- he handled cattle easily, but is pretty rotten in the box (another pain indication?). So, we've just been ranching on him, which seemed fine until last year, when we noticed he was somewhat "off" in the back end. We haven't ridden him since, and don't plan to. He is only 12 this year. Such a shame, he's a REALLY nice horse.
He's a pretty boy. . . . . |
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| . My mare ran all summer with one. I kept having on going hock and stifle soreness. She was also stepping her hip to the outside when she would rate. She even managed to qualify me for circuit finals like that. It was so heart breaking that she ran like she did with it. The only noticeable change I saw that finally pointed a fractured pelvis was one weekend I noticed asymmetry in her hips. One tuber Sacrale was lower then the other. I got scared and took her in... She was just seen by the vet 3 weeks before and it was not present. It must have finally caught up with her. Scary. Well after a rectal exam and an ultrasound, two stress fractures were found on the shaft bellow the Ilium. Luckily it is nondisplaced. I was so sick about it. She is on 4 months of very strict Stall rest. No walking... nothing. Then in January, which is at the 4 month mark, she goes in for a recheck to see if she needs more strict rest or I can start hand walking her. He told me it maybe up to 6 months Stall rest. She should make a full recovery.
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | We gave mine nearly 2 yrs off. Started to leg him back up and he was uncomfortable at a canter. He could long trot all day. He's been a pasture pet from 6 on :( I think most rarely come back. They have pain regardless, depends on how they can handle it. I don't believe in drugging one to be able to compete. Mine acted crazy spooky when he hurt. I was bringing cows in on the day I called it quits with him and knew he was hurting. He was just acting so strange. Half dangerous. |
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| My horse fractured his a couple of years ago. Only reason we took him in was because he started running up the fence at the first barrel. Never took a lame step.
All the local vets couldn't pinpoint the injury, ended having to travel out of state to a specialty clinic. Total of 18 months off and very strict shoeing/exercise program. PRP, injections, and magnawave were the trick in our case. He is running hard and inhaling the first now, but he will never be an every weekend rodeo horse. Very high maintenance.
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | turnedout - 2016-11-18 6:44 PM My horse fractured his a couple of years ago. Only reason we took him in was because he started running up the fence at the first barrel. Never took a lame step. All the local vets couldn't pinpoint the injury, ended having to travel out of state to a specialty clinic. Total of 18 months off and very strict shoeing/exercise program. PRP, injections, and magnawave were the trick in our case. He is running hard and inhaling the first now, but he will never be an every weekend rodeo horse. Very high maintenance.
Mine was similar. He was turned out to pasture all winter because I was pregnant, but I saw him nearly every day. Started to leg him back up after the baby and he hated tight circles. He would blow off his 2nd barrel but turn 3rd perfect. It was so frustrating and we took him to several vets to try and figure him out. I could have my chiro/massage work on him and he would give me one beautiful run and that was it. He was very sore over his loins. |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | Bumping for another BHW poster |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | My moms mare fractured hers. Bless her heart, we ran her for almost 6 months because the vet kept diagnosing hock, stifle and even back foot pain. FINALLY we found the pelvis. A year off, lots of BOT blanket time and plenty of cissus and she came back 100%. Time is the best thing for them. |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Ashley Lynn - 2016-11-30 10:15 PM My moms mare fractured hers. Bless her heart, we ran her for almost 6 months because the vet kept diagnosing hock, stifle and even back foot pain. FINALLY we found the pelvis. A year off, lots of BOT blanket time and plenty of cissus and she came back 100%. Time is the best thing for them.
Same here, one wrong diagnoses after another. He lived in PHT, loved his chiro/massage but it just wasn't meant to be. I'm so glad we finally figured it out though. I can't imagine the discomfort he must have been in. Now he's the regal eagle out in pasture. Loves that life |
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