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Member:
Tangoh

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 - 5:15 pm:

Hi Cathy,

I'm curious, how's your gelding doing now, over a year later? Still sound...I hope.
Member:
Buddil

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 - 4:33 pm:

Hi Sherri, sorry this is so late! Just found this post and wanted to answer it. He is doing pretty good. Found out that my gullet plate on my saddle was broken and when I had it fixed his head bobbing totally disappeared. At that point the vet figured that he was heel sore due to over compensation on that leg to get the weight off of the shoulder where the saddle was hurting him. We did take him off of the wedges and cut his Isoxuprene from 30 a day to 10. He was very sound for about 6 weeks then started showing lameness when going to the right again. Does not want to use his hocks but they are fusing so that is the reason for that. Going to put him back to 30 pills per day to see if that will help. It is a crazy road this navicular thing! He is a wonderful horse and I am trying to figure out if it is truly the front end or the back end that is the main problem. Thanks for asking!

Cathy
Member:
Tangoh

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 - 4:51 pm:

Hi Cathy, glad to hear he is doing pretty good, although it sounds like he still has some issues. I hope you resolve them. I know what it's like to have a good horse go lame for 'unknown' reasons. Although it was fortunate you found out about the broken gullet plate. Fortunately, in our case, our mare's lameness turned out to be a combination of a 'too short' trim right before our weather this past January hit -50 with the wind chill. It was, well, to put it mildly, 'devilishly' cold. She's been fine since that time - knock on wood -we thought she foundered and treated it like founder with stall rest and bute, then we thought she had navicular, but it turns out it was none of the above. Unfortunately when they tell you 'navicular synDrOme' it's like they're telling you that your horse is lame but that they really don't know why. Hopefully your problem with your horse will be resolved. I'm sure it will. You sound determined. Keep me posted.
Member:
Buddil

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 - 11:10 pm:

Thanks for asking, Sherri. This poor big guy has had his life full of one thing after the other, fractured coffin bone in hind leg, hock spurs, now both hocks fusing and this awful navicular problem. Then the gullet plate broke and he is very sore in the back. But he is a trooper, just keeps giving me his best shot. He has a home with me forever so whatever his problem of the day is we can handle it! It is a shame because he is so sweet and beautiful. Hopefully it will all just heal in time and he will go on to be a sound horse! Best of luck with your girl! Thanks again!

Cathy
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