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Barnyard Buddies:  Peruvian Paso fetlocks....stiff????  |
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yasmine
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
yasmine
wappingers falls
ny
USA
173 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 2:55:13 PM
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Hey There,
Have any of you ever had your horse stand in one spot for awhile and then when they start moving the limp? Well...My daughter has a Peruvian Paso and she is a Bay 14 year old mare. She is always good and she has had a slight injury in her history which she got a sprained ankle....the vet came out and then it healed after a little while (as in a month) it was perfectly fine. But then every once and a while she would get stiff in the leg that she sprained?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Yasmine
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 3:29:33 PM
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She might have arthritis. Especially in this cold weather and while she is still young, she is not longer a filly! Your daughter could always try giving her Glucosamine and Condroitin. That combination is now used for almost every species including humans but was originally tested on race horses! Also how are her hooves looking? If she needs a trim and she might be developing arthritis, that could make the situation worse as well as if she has a thrush infection or a abcess coming on.
Does she always do this or is it a recent development?
Alee
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yasmine
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
yasmine
wappingers falls
ny
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 4:27:06 PM
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She does not have arthritis.
And I CALLED the vet and she said that she has seen it on PLENTY horses and just dont use her as a jockey would....Thank You though!
Do you have horses? If so, what kind do you have? We have a Quarter Horse and a Peruvian Paso (the one i was talking about)
The QH is 18 and the Peruvian Paso is 14.... They are both bombproof mares. I didn't think we would ever get another mare again. Because we had a nightmare, welsh pony, 12 hand mare. She reared bucked and even did a bronco buck with my daughter on her! ...
She was a COMPLETE NIGHT(MARE) haha.
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Mar 11 2009 : 6:30:13 PM
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I can't speak for a horse, but I'll speak from my own experience with a sprained ankle--it took years for that sprain to really heal, and I was young at the time. The pain would come and go, and I would imagine it's the same with horses. I would say, when she limps, just let her walk it out. Horses really can feel changes in the weather in their bones, so maybe it'll go away when it gets warmer. the chondroiten and glucosamine are both good supplements to try.
Cindy
PS--I've never had a horse of my own but I've volunteered my time at a stable that offered therapuetic riding. |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 8:05:17 PM
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Pasos are different, as I'm sure you know. Maybe your vet isn't really aware of the different needs they have (just guessing)? We've always had Paso Finos, and I know they are different, but both kinds being gaited, I can empathize with your frustration and the lack of knowledge many have about the special needs they have. My best advice would be to find a Peruvian Paso forum and ask...you'll find out pretty quickly. I've heard they can be suseptible to some gait-specific injuries, and that was the first thought I had reading about your sweetheart. Hope you find a good way to help her out.
Right now I have a yearling PF (family has been raising them since the 60's) and a draft/QH cross from the looks of him. He's got to be 28+ and loves his glucosamine. He gets frisky with the yearling and I love to see him run and feel so good. Hope your dear gets what she needs soon. Have you looked into PT? Wraps, massage, heat? See what you can learn about it and if it would help her heal.
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2009 : 8:56:46 PM
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Michelle-- I have a registered 18yr old Paso mare. She's a rather ODD cookie, I must say. For some reason the other horses we have just don't like her. (We have an 18yr Morgan gelding (had since he was less than a year), a 10yr old 1/4-pony mare (had since 1 1/2yrs old) and an 18yr old Hanovarian cross). The horses at the rescue where we got her didn't like her EITHER, that's why we got her in trade for a load of hay. Are they ALWAYS treated like that by other breeds? Or is my Sierra just "Special?" ~~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 1:34:51 PM
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I'm sure your vet diagnosed it properly but did he say anything about a bow maybe?? Like a low bow? If it is a bow, that will take about a year to heal properly. If the horse is put into work too soon, it's really easy to reinjure the bow.
If it is a sprain or a strain, you can hose it for about 20 mins several times a day. Hand walk at an amble to keep things loosened up but not to overdo.
Also, I give my Appy mare MSM in the powder form for all her physical damages.
If you aren't sure of what your vet said to do, you can always get a second opinion from another vet.
Winona :-)
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22942 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22942 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 9:14:04 PM
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Hi Yasmine-
I have a horse, just not with me right now. She is in Idaho and I am in Montana. (She is a Straight Egyptian Arabian) My dad is going to help me go get her here in another month or so. I have been around horses for years and volunteered at a vet clinic for a few years when I was much younger when I was considering the Vet career path.
I hope you horse starts feeling better soon!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 8:08:49 PM
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Tracy, I think Sierra is quirky. Best guess, not knowing her. My paso and QH/Draft get along fine. I've never heard of them being ostracised by other horses before. Family members have been breeding pasos since the '60's and this is the first one I've heard of. I have known horses that were "outcasts" from the herd but it was usually for cantankerous behavior or other obvious reasons. Before I bought my first paso, I was able to watch him with a herd of about a dozen other young geldings. One of them had been only partially gelded, and was crazy and targeted my horse. The others circled around him and fended the amorous one off. He just didn't act by the rules of the herd. You haven't seen any odd behavior?
Yasmine, hope you're getting some good tips...seems like it. Hope she feels better soon.
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 9:35:48 PM
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Michelle-- Sierra IS a stange horse. I think she likes PEOPLE much better-- she's such a SWEETHEART, but she's VERY pouty. Unfortunately, she always has to be fed last, or the other horses will-- one by one-- take over her food. It's best if they are occupied so they will leave her alone.
She stands at the barn door and sighs, blows, paws at the ground, etc... as if to say "Hello? Did you forget about me? When do I get to eat? Come on!" She looks rather pathetic at those times. (her ears even hang to the sides) I have nicknamed her "Pitiful Pearl" .... if that gives you any indication of her personality. She's not lacking in THAT department, that's for sure!!! She's quite a character.
Yasmin, hope your girl is feeling better! ~~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2009 : 7:59:33 PM
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Can't help with the personality issue but the ankle is different. I worked for a very large Equine Rescue for a while and have my own horse. My older gelding started having ankle problems on and off. We did everything, water therapy, Glucosamine, Condroiton, MSM. aspirin, and finally the Vet x-rayed and he has a bone defect. It isn't serious just enough to cause inflammation and occasional lameness when he does fancy work. He is a reining horse. Anyway, we then went to cortisone shots which helped awhile but as he gets older he is resting his ankle more and more. We have discovered that using him regularly (every couple of days) gently and using magnetic bell boots and ankle bands he does pretty well as long as he doesn't do anything silly like take off bucking on a pretty spring morning. You will want to make sure her hooves are kept done, check for abcesses, and do water therapy. I would have it x-rayed. We found at the ranch that there can be hairline fractures, bone problems joint problems, bone chips etc that just don't show up any other way. Good luck.
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EagleNest
True Blue Farmgirl
192 Posts
Mary
Yakima
WA
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Posted - Apr 17 2009 : 8:40:47 PM
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Some PP have a gentic problem with stiff fetlocks. I had a beautiful PP mare with load of termino in her gait. Everyone here in "quarter horse heaven" thought she moved WEIRD until they rode her. She moved like silk. I called her my Lear jet. I have a Paso fino now. He's not as smooth but much healthier. He too is a stange little duck. My friend and I think we've found he has about 17 different gaits. He does everything quarter horse can do and then everything a PF does and mixture of the two.
I agree with using chondroiten and glucosamine and MSM suppliments. Yasmine if you want more info email me sometime.
Mary
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Edited by - EagleNest on Apr 17 2009 8:47:03 PM |
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yasmine
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
yasmine
wappingers falls
ny
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2009 : 5:51:03 PM
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Thanks everyone for giving me all the suggestions.
She has thrush, but I treat it every week and it is going away.
Secondly, yes my daughters Paso loves people more than her buddy My Lady.
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