I am rather afraid of the suffering in silence thing as he is
part Friesian and my experience with them shows me they are a very
stoic breed. I think I'm going to keep him out (not a huge fan of
stall rest unless it's the right injury for it) and let him have a
week off and see if that helps. Another weird thing is that he
doesn't flinch at all if you palpate anywhere from the hip joint
down. This a concerning and frustrating injury.
-Ashley
On Oct 5, 2009, at 5:17 AM, Kim Hollingsworth <kim_hollingsworth@yahoo.com.au
> wrote:
> Hi Ashley,
>
> That's a bit of a mystery, isn't it? I wonder if he had an injury,
> like a ripped muscle or nerve injury, which only gives him a problem
> with a rider's weight on it at certain times or when you put it
> under any type of stress. It may just be situated where he can move
> quite freely with it, until it is compromised in a way in which he
> would not freely choose to move, such as when you are riding, or
> holding his leg up. Perhaps also he is trying to prevent it being
> painful by refusing to lift his leg higher.
>
> That may not be much help but I know I had a fall three weeks ago
> off a horse. Only in certain movements, on certain strides did I
> feel compromised. The doctor said I ripped muscles deep within my
> butt and leg area....which is where your intuition seems to be
> telling you your horse is sore. If someone had tried to lift my leg
> I would have winced and refused. When I was trying to lift riders
> onto horses, every so often I would wince. But when I was free to
> move, I knew when and how to run, jump, walk, etc, because I had
> nobody on my back being lifted onto a horse and nobody trying to
> lift my leg. Seems like he is kinda in a position which can cause
> some pain to him, if he bears weight or has to balance and use those
> muscles.
>
> It might also be some sort of hoof absess coming on, when it appears
> that the pain is higher up, because the hoof is bearing weight, so
> kinda shifts weight to deal with it. But you would probably know in
> a short time if this were the case, with more severe non weight
> bearing pain resulting, with a toe pointed to the ground and a very
> sore and sorry horse.
>
> I would say if it worsens, though, get someone to check his back.
> And while he is telling you something is wrong, just be really
> careful not to aggravate it at all. Hopefully, time will heal it.
> I know day one of my horse fall, I climbed on 3 horses and rode
> after it, then was literally falt on my back for 4 days (bar doing
> basics for my horses), the next weekend I rode, but needed someone
> to help me off horse, then next weekend I rode, but with some pain,
> then this weekend, I finally rode with just a tickly feeling.
>
> Some horses suffer in silence, too, so just be careful of that. :)
>
> Kim xoxooxox
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ashley Northup <anp817@hotmail.com>
> To: yahoo <askavet@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, 5 October, 2009 2:33:04 PM
> Subject: [AskAVet] Hip Issue
>
>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a 4 yr old Friesian x TB with a hip issue I'm wondering
> about. I noticed he was stiff on his hip about three weeks ago. I
> went to mount for our ride and he was fine, but when I asked him to
> walk on it was almost like when us humans are walking and it feels
> like your knee gives out on you. So I walked him out for about 10
> minutes (the problem kept happening every 10th stride or so) and I
> decided I should dismount. He went on stall rest for a couple of
> days then back out to the pasture. We keep them out for most of the
> day and bring them in at about 10:00 at night and they go back out
> at around 6-7 in the morning. He was fine until today. I went to
> pick his hoof, this is his back right leg with the isue, and it
> looked like he couldn't bring his leg up. At this point I'm not sure
> if it is a stifle issue or a hip issue. He walks, trots, canters,
> bucks etc. just fine in the pasture with no limp or hitch to his
> step. He stands square with full weight on
> it, it just seems to gimp every now and then. Has anyone had any
> similar issues? He's pretty much my baby and I'm worried about him
> though he doesn't seem to be in any pain. Any suggestions? ?
>
> Thanks,
> Ashley
>
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