My horse was just diagnosed with bi-lateral pulled hamstrings (Fibrotic Myopathy.)
This is a video of his gait right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kxB2MKwEeU
This is a photo of him:
http://www.starfishfarms.com/our_horses/sorting7_07_goodsm.jpg
My vet has only heard of one other instance of this bi-laterally, and it was a horse that was in a trailer wreck. I know of no trauma to my horse. He was always turned out alone, because he is blind on one side, but I've had to turn my other (quiet) gelding out with him for the past few months. The second horse is alpha with him, though submissive in herd normally. I wonder if the trauma happened with him running and turning him. (He is a reiner.)
I use this horse for novice cattle sorting (though I think I've only sorted with him @twice this year, in the Spring) and trail riding. I'm not an aggressive rider.
My daughter, a TB aficionado & eventer, has always said this horse (Gold Bar Vester) was "bred to be lame" ... for halter and not using. Do you think his breeding and/or conformation was a factor, or at least a hindrance to his healing process?
Does anyone have any experience with this? Outcome? Thanks,
Laurie Bayer
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