In message <017901c1682f$3d1c48e0$localh...@mrscarew>, Jan Carew <[email protected]> writes >Can anyone horsey help me with advice? > >A friend has a 16.2 hands horse (weight about 500kgs) who was a v successful >'C" grade jumper - used to sail over the real big 'uns. > >He's done something to his back or hip - loin region behind the saddle. >Vet said he's too big to x-ray and merely advised 2 months rest from >competitions. > >He's fine on the level but even a tiny jump and he flinches and drags his >back legs - terribly eager to tackle a jump but now tries to do it all with >his forelegs!! > >Anyone any ideas? > > Vet means he doesn't have the right equipment. You would need a specialist equine vet.
He could have put a bone in the spine out. Or cracked one of the vertebrae. Or even got a nerve trapped. Hence the rest period. Give him as much time as he can possibly have, or you will be risking permanent damage. Keep him in good condition, but not overfat. Do everything you can to prevent him getting excited and forgetting it hurts and then damaging himself. Best of luck with him. -- Fenris Wolf -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
