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Thanks- In the trot he has a beautiful swinging tail...The canter is where I notice the curl the most (and it seems like it curls in both directions, sometimes to R, sometimes to L)...In walk it...

Hi Everyone- I am considering a horse that holds his tail to the side or "curled", especially in the canter (or when stressed). He is an absolutely gorgeous 6 YO warmblood...Occasionally, he even...

Hi Rubs- I have not posted up till now because I don't have good news, and did not want to upset everyone's positive energy.

My Laney has been lame for the last 2.5 months on her right front...

Rubs- I am soooo happy for you!!!! I knew you all would get here.

Laney is doing great too....I did canter poles w/ her the other day, and she was so excited!!!! She nearly bucked me out of the...

Blue- We have all had moments like that, it's impossible not to w/ a horse who has all of that pent up energy from being on stall rest...sounds like you are OK. I know how scary it is to...

Rubs- I am soooooo happy for you :)

I knew you would get here.....all that patience pays off doesn't it :yes:

It's so rewarding when you are back on track, and can be a team undersaddle again....

FY- Yes- I was handwalking from day one....2 to 3X a day on flat/hard ground

Dancer- Yes- it took about 180 days to show soundess, maybe more...I don't remember the exact timeframes but it was a LONG time. She did show a little improvement at 120 days but was still lame at he...

Rubs- My mare has 2 different sized feet too- one she wears size 4 shoe, the other a size 3. Her smaller one is the injured one as well.......interesting!

At one time she did have MAJOR...

Well to give you all even more hope...My Mare's first & 2nd re-check were not great- she was still lame at the trot...I don't remember the exact length of time that had passed but it was a L-O-N-G...

3spots-

her RF was the injured foot, and this is also the foot that has the higher heel. Her toe seems to grow longer on this foot, and this trimming seems to balance her out more, as she seems to...

Dancer- I am not sure if it was at the coffin bone. Laney's injury was on her RF where the pastern connects to the hoof- we did both xrays and u/s when diagnosing, and her x-rays were OK, the tear...

Hi Everyone- Rubs, thanks for thinking of us. Laney is still doing great :) For those of you who don't know- she had a 70 % tear in her RF collateral ligament which was visible partially via U/S. She...

Wow Rubs- Such great news!!!!!! I am soooooo happy for you both :)

I do know what a long, long, long road it is....it looks like you and your girl have finally turned the corner :)

Laney is...

My mare's collateral ligament lesion was 70% tear (and I think that is a pretty big tear). I was told to start the handwalking immediately on hard footing 2X a day initially for about 20 to 30 min....

My 2 horses are at different facilities, so are on different schedules.

9 Y.O Hanoverian X Mare- 17.2 hands In full work- ridden 6 days a week

* 8:00am feeding- one flake of alfalfa
* Noon...

Oh Rubs- I am so glad she was better :)

I think (if I remember correctly) at the stage of 100% healing per u/s results- Her work plan was something like 40 min of walk, 10 min. trot. Trot only in...

Rubs- don't be dissapointed....I know EXACTLY how you feel. Laney was still lame after her last U/S showed COMPLETE healing...I was so sad and vet was concerned.

About a month or two later- she...

3spots- Yes I did do a follow-up U/S. Actually I think we did 2 total...

The first f/u U/S was about 2-3 months after the injury- showed some healing- I think the lesion went from a 70% tear to...

Rubs- glad to hear your girl is starting to trot again and is still doing well.

To the OP- the recommendations to take it s-l-o-w are so true. My mare had a 70% tear in her collateral ligament...