Sorry this became an essay On 17 march, that snowy weekend, Dan escaped his quarantine into the field next to Jess and either he kicked her under the fence (but no sign of that on her leg) or she slipped/tripped titting about and there has been on/off swelling knee down since, she hasn't been lame on it once.
Week 1 - small pen rest - the swelling was gone after 4 days
Week2 - field rest
Week 3 - I rode gradually building it up. Thursday of that week we went for a longer ride (2 hours) and she was a complete tit, it was fine when we got back and 4 hours later but slightly swollen again the following day, went down with icing. I field rested her but over that weekend a hard lump appeared on her knee (outside at the bottom, at the very, very top of the splint bone kind of place)
Week 4 - Vet was out on Tuesday but wasn't sure if it was kick, strain/bursitis or arthritis suddenly giving a problem but confirmed she is totally sound and couldn't get any reaction from her on manipulation so said keep icing it and keep riding her and we will investigate if she goes lame.
She remains sound, rode Thursday for 45 mins walk and unavoidable jogging and it was fine, a tiny bit of swelling Saturday, not on the knee lump but below it. Rode yesterday for 60 mins and she was again a tit, so quite a bit of trot and bouncy canter again it was fine after, and 4 hours later but there is some swelling below it again this morning. She is showing no signs of not wanting to work, she comes to me in the field, she is normal on the roads and very forward going in the forest and not trying to cut towards home or anything.
We are meant to go to the coast/beach next Thursday for 4 days, we'll probably be doing 10 miles a day (there a group of us going), I suspect it will mostly be walk/trot, apart from on the beach The vet blessed it and I really trust her opinion, but I also don't want to push my luck given the previous lameness issues Jess had (in the other leg).
So my options;
1. Continue as normal and keep icing and hope the swelling is nothing.
2. Limit work for the next week (20 mins walk only), keep icing, then put in a bigger ride next weekend & see.
3. Field rest for this week, ice and ride next weekend & hope.
And/or one of the above plus;
4. Bute for the swelling (don't need it for pain relief as she is sound)
5. Start hacking my friends horse as a back up plan
6. Kineso tape the leg
7. Add a natural anti-inflammatory (I think I still have some bosweilla but can go get something else, no bute maybe)
8. something I haven't thought of yet......ideas on a postcard
Week 1 - small pen rest - the swelling was gone after 4 days
Week2 - field rest
Week 3 - I rode gradually building it up. Thursday of that week we went for a longer ride (2 hours) and she was a complete tit, it was fine when we got back and 4 hours later but slightly swollen again the following day, went down with icing. I field rested her but over that weekend a hard lump appeared on her knee (outside at the bottom, at the very, very top of the splint bone kind of place)
Week 4 - Vet was out on Tuesday but wasn't sure if it was kick, strain/bursitis or arthritis suddenly giving a problem but confirmed she is totally sound and couldn't get any reaction from her on manipulation so said keep icing it and keep riding her and we will investigate if she goes lame.
She remains sound, rode Thursday for 45 mins walk and unavoidable jogging and it was fine, a tiny bit of swelling Saturday, not on the knee lump but below it. Rode yesterday for 60 mins and she was again a tit, so quite a bit of trot and bouncy canter again it was fine after, and 4 hours later but there is some swelling below it again this morning. She is showing no signs of not wanting to work, she comes to me in the field, she is normal on the roads and very forward going in the forest and not trying to cut towards home or anything.
We are meant to go to the coast/beach next Thursday for 4 days, we'll probably be doing 10 miles a day (there a group of us going), I suspect it will mostly be walk/trot, apart from on the beach The vet blessed it and I really trust her opinion, but I also don't want to push my luck given the previous lameness issues Jess had (in the other leg).
So my options;
1. Continue as normal and keep icing and hope the swelling is nothing.
2. Limit work for the next week (20 mins walk only), keep icing, then put in a bigger ride next weekend & see.
3. Field rest for this week, ice and ride next weekend & hope.
And/or one of the above plus;
4. Bute for the swelling (don't need it for pain relief as she is sound)
5. Start hacking my friends horse as a back up plan
6. Kineso tape the leg
7. Add a natural anti-inflammatory (I think I still have some bosweilla but can go get something else, no bute maybe)
8. something I haven't thought of yet......ideas on a postcard
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