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hello chippie. His left fetlock still swells, but it doesn't seem to be as large lately. It looks perfectly normal but only after I take his support boot off. His right fetlock looks great and there is no swelling. with or without a support boot. :) My vet suggested I keep support boots...

Either one of their walk or jog stride can cover some ground. :D He is around 1350. Draft tack is way too big and horse size is too small for him. I had to use my head when I got him.....I purchased a one ear headstall and had the head piece replaced with a longer one at a friend's leather...

He wasn't rode much at all...for the most part I think the folks I got him from lounged him to keep him exercised. They were afraid of him.

I do have the name of a good equine vet....I actually placed a call to this vet regarding DSLD and I'm waiting for a return call. I believe this vet spends quite a bit of time at the track tending to race horses. My horse's last visit was with an associate of a very good equine vet. Break...

Chippie, In looking through all my notes from the vet I do not see any mention of DSLD nor do I see it on services and treatment sheets from my vet. His first vet visit I was there for at least 3 hours....There was quite a bit of talk about, suspensory injuries, other horses with suspensory...

Hi Ken, I skeptical too so I went for a second opinion. I took my horse to a different vets...both vets say Suspensory. I was not too happy to hear it either since I only purchased this horse last summer. Plural is correct. My vet is telling me there is about 58% break down in the left hind...

Chippie, Have you ever gone through the recovery process with a horse that has suspensory ligament injury, or know of someone who has? I’ve been reading everything I can get my hands on so that I could understand what it is and what is happening to my horse’s hind legs. I have read a few...

Sorry to hear that.

Isomade, Just wondering how your horse is doing?

I hope that is a good thing :D I also hope your horse recovers quickly. I'm curious to know what happened. I'm dealing with a suspensory ligament injury at the moment. 8-9 months stall rest for my horse with hand walking 12 minutes a day. I've been reading and trying to learn more about...

I think he looks good.

I have seen that with some, but not all horse people are like that. Thank you very much. :tiphat: Cedarview, You can let your horse eat hay but if the hay is has no nutritional value then you're not doing any good. "A horse needs 2-2.5% of his body weight per day (20 to 25 pounds per...

He's probably just been enjoying the pasture and his buddies for too long.....If he's buddied up with another horse or he's learning bad habits from another then I would separate them for awhile. Wet blankets, exposure, ride, ride, and more riding, and patients will be your best bet....but it...

32 was the age of a friend's horse....his name, Pappy. He looked old too. 25 was the age of our horse when we had to have him put down last year in August. One day he was healthy the next day he was suffering....I thought he would be around much longer, and everyone who saw him took him him for...

Mine looks like it's been through a war, but I wouldn't let it go for anything. It fits me like a comfortable pair of jeans. :nod:

Good idea :nod: :D

Nice horse. How old is he, and how long have you been working with him. As much as I've tried, I can't seem to get the knack of roping....might be because I'm a lefty. So, I did some team penning and sorting.

How is your horse doing? Better, I hope.

I'm so sorry...

There's nothing in the pasture with my horses, but a pond and several trees. Darn if they don't get snagged or cut on the branches of those trees in the pasture. Any suggestions on how to get those trees out of the pastures so my horses will stop hurting themselves on them? :roll: This is...