![]() ![]() I ended up trucking him into the hospital, and the vet had a very hard time pinpointing where the lameness was stemming from, but suspected his hoof. When I put him into a trot while under saddle, he came up VERY lame on the left hind, to the point the vet was worried about a fracture to the coffin bone. The BO reported sometimes he would spazz out and jolt for no reason at all, even when he was eating or drinking. ![]() This is a horse that would rather be pet than eat his grain. He would act as if I had electrocuted him, and while never showed aggression, he would choose to leave me. He was also becoming very erratic in his behavior and didn’t want me touching him. After about 3 weeks of walking under saddle, horse began taking lame steps on his left hind. I suspected pain, and vet seemed to think behavioral instead. He was also trying to rear when Dorm gel was administered, which is totally out of character. In the meantime, horse was acting up for farrier and threatening to rear. Was cleared for riding this February, and appeared sound, though I felt he was moving differently than his normal gait. MRI results showed minor findings and horse was put in wedged eggbar shoes and give time off while he continued to heal up. Vet found a DDFT injury on his left front that was almost healed and a popped splint on the right. He lost all of his topline, was lame up front and behind, and was having trouble lifting his right hind. My horse deteriorated rapidly over the summer into the fall. As far as a rundown of his issues, it is quite long. I am at a really tough point and am looking for some heartfelt advice. I have made several posts about my 6 year old gelding. ![]()
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