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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 3096"><p>It's possible corrective shoeing by an expert farrier can help the horse a bit. It's definitely worth looking into. Note I didn't recommend just any farrier, but an expert farrier.</p><p></p><p>You may well be dealing with bone changes from an old injury, or simply from hard use.</p><p></p><p>I just want to caution you on the use of the anti-inflammatory. Learn all you can about this class of drugs and their use in horses. Horses are very susceptible to ulcers, and overuse of anti-iflammatory drugs can actually cause ulcers. Just be careful and use the drug properly.</p><p></p><p>If you are so inclined, you may want to talk to the person you bought the horse from. If you're not extremely attached to the horse, you may be able to work something out with the previous owner. On the other hand, it might be a case of buyer beware.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you.</p><p></p><p>> I have recently acquired a 16 year</p><p>> old quarter horse, we have found</p><p>> that when we ride her, after we</p><p>> are done her back right fetlock</p><p>> swells. the vet said that it is</p><p>> degenerative, and the small bone</p><p>> in her "ankle" hits the</p><p>> ground when she trots/runs, thus</p><p>> only use her as a trail horse. My</p><p>> question, other than</p><p>> "living" with it, and</p><p>> giving her an anti-inflamatory</p><p>> paste, what else could I do to</p><p>> help her? thanks in advance for</p><p>> any help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 3096"] It's possible corrective shoeing by an expert farrier can help the horse a bit. It's definitely worth looking into. Note I didn't recommend just any farrier, but an expert farrier. You may well be dealing with bone changes from an old injury, or simply from hard use. I just want to caution you on the use of the anti-inflammatory. Learn all you can about this class of drugs and their use in horses. Horses are very susceptible to ulcers, and overuse of anti-iflammatory drugs can actually cause ulcers. Just be careful and use the drug properly. If you are so inclined, you may want to talk to the person you bought the horse from. If you're not extremely attached to the horse, you may be able to work something out with the previous owner. On the other hand, it might be a case of buyer beware. Good luck to you. > I have recently acquired a 16 year > old quarter horse, we have found > that when we ride her, after we > are done her back right fetlock > swells. the vet said that it is > degenerative, and the small bone > in her "ankle" hits the > ground when she trots/runs, thus > only use her as a trail horse. My > question, other than > "living" with it, and > giving her an anti-inflamatory > paste, what else could I do to > help her? thanks in advance for > any help. [/QUOTE]
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