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Small brag, Venture went to his first post surgery rated event and we were 5th in BNH. Exciting since that means we qualified for Area 3 Ch already, very excited and proud of him! We had an...

I was there, and I think it was this set of folks, http://photocanvas.ws/. I have not seen their work before, but I think they specialize in paintings from photos. They are listed in the program,...

Amen Kiwi, while I am in SC my family's farm is in PA and I hear it about the mud every day from the my mother. Waiting might not be a bad idea if its really rough. Chin up on the rehab, I was...

My BO feeds Strategy, but luckily my horse has allergies so my horse is not on it, I use Triple Crown Low Starch. I have seen it's affect and in my opinion it does amp horses up. Another boarder...

Just a thought, but doesn't the whole 'legal' or 'illegal' issue really depend on what state you live in? In SC my vet gets us Wedgewood compounsed pentosan, and she is not mentioning any issue with...

Sigh. I was hoping that Venture's hock injections would last for 1 year, but alas, he got really stiff last week after 1. temperatures dropped to the 30s and 2. he decided he could do cutting horse...

For what its worth here is another amateur (as in I am one), opinion. It can take a few days to weeks for hock injections to really settle in and make a difference, so it could also be that. Also,...

Dubarry, sorry you have to join us, but you are among friends!

Kiwifruit, Venture was on resurpine and then Fluphenazine. Both of which have some scary symptoms if not administered properly. I think folks on here have used both Ace and the longer term ones,...

Samantha37, Thanks for the info. Still a few questions. What did his xrays look like prior, were they just about fused? What was his behavior like? Did the process seem painful (I have heard that...

Samantha37, I'll play. Venture definitely is 'hocky.' We are still on a pretty early maintenance plan of injections once a year, and we just started pentosan (did loading and now monthly). It...

kiwifruit, sorry you guys are having some issues! Venture did have some swelling at the incision site right after taking off the monster wrap--about 10-12 days post surgery and it stayed there for...

Hey guys!

On the recovery front, I have a small brag. Venture won last week at his first schooling event post surgery at Jumping Branch farm in Aiken. Here's a video of us hopping some tiny...

Venture had some swelling at the site of incision, and to this day has very mild thickening at the site (slight scar tissue) that anyone but me doesn't even notice. Right as he got sutures out and...

Yeah, I have to echo Samantha's comments. Venture is doing really well. We actually did two jumping clinics in the last few weeks (we are still not doing more than 2'3") and I have a schooling CT...

Quietann

Wow she looks great!! When I think back to about 6 months ago and where you were, what a difference. Congrats!!!

Venture and I are in a similar happy spot. He is much more willing...

Cody, so sorry to hear about your situation! I don't have as much experience with front suspensories, although my horse has injured his check ligaments mildly. I think the location, lower...

I loved NC State for my guy that had a complicated lameness in the left hind. I particularly liked Dr. Schramme who stuck with figuring my guy out over several days, and really worked with me on...

Quietanne, I have switched Venture to 24 hr turnout recently and I think it has really helped him turn a corner. He seems more comfortable, and his conditioning work has improved. I lunged him the...

Welcome to the clan Napoles. It amazes me that they can go buck wild during recovery sometimes and nothing 'bad' happens, but a single misstep can set us back at other times. Check ligaments are no...

Thanks to all who provided advice, all great thoughts and multiple perspectives. We'll see how this first trip goes...

Ah, excellent advice!

Ah. Another question--its a logistics one. but please keep the other advice coming, its been great!

As far as buying. Say we find something great, we do have a logistical complication. The...

I assumed this would be the case, but wanted to check in. If that is his primary job, working out of a ring is a primary skillset!!

Great points! Especially on the ground manners, and tacking / untacking. I was wondering if asking tohave the horse ridden in a 'non-ring' environment following a ring trial is also wise being...