I rescued a horse that fractured his shoulder when he was 1 1/2 years old in a trailer accident. His owners were going to send him through the auction, so I got the sweetie in order to save his life.
When I got him the injury was only 6 months old. He was carrying his front leg. Now he is 3 years old and he can use it his leg and now he doesn't even have a limp. My prayers were answered.
My question is...has anyone ever dealt with this and do they fully recover well enough to train for a riding horse? I don't want to compete with him so it would just be easy trails. You cannot tell he was ever injured. His muscle even formed normal. Thanks ahead of time for your answers.
2006-12-08 01:55:04 · 10 answers · asked by horsecrazy 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
youre an angel:) personally, if he is doing well, i would keep him as fit as possible (the more he moves without injuring the better for healing). i wouldnt ever put a heavy rider on him and i would stick to the easy trails. i would still take it really slow for a couple more years. my mare grew 4 inches at 6 years old. its just like a kid, the younger they are the better everything heals...yet too much presure/trauma to the same place can make it worse if they are still growing. keep in touch with your vet, keep him fit, and who knows...couple years from now you might not have to worry about anything at all:)
2006-12-08 21:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by desertwhisperarabians 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congrats on saving him. As for the fracture, because he did it so young, it may have completely healed. If you get an x-ray done of the shoulder, he should be able to tell you pretty quick whether you will be able to ride him at all. A lot depends on how bad the fracture was.
Some good news: I know of a horse that fractured his cannon bone (a smidge above a hairline) and after 2 years of stall rest, he went from a 3rd level dressage horse to an easy trail ride horse. They don't canter him, but they walk and trot all over the place on trails.
2006-12-08 21:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a vet look him over and start out slow. If he is handling it then great but if gets lame consult the vet and back off but I think its very possible. My trainer had a horse that fractured his hip..the horse went out to pasture. A couple of yrs later my trainer started working on her again and she held up to even go into competition for western pleasure which takes alot of strength from the hip and she got pts. The vet said she could even possibly be bred but decided not too cause of possible complications cause her hip drops way down on that side. She looks very lopsided like the Haunch back of Notre Dame and afraid since the pelvis tip the foal would have problems w/passage during delivery. Good luck and hope it all works out.
2006-12-08 10:26:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ivory_Flame 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to avet about this. We have no idea of knowing where the fracture was, what kind, or how severe. The vet may have to do radiographs now (x-rays) to see how well the bones knitted together.
I've heard of horses recoverign from this, but so much depends on the horse and how bad the injury was.
2006-12-08 15:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend having your vet take a look at him. Most vets have the ability to take Xrays and tell you how structurally sound his scapula is. Depend on how it broke and how it healed, he may be perfectly fine as a riding horse. You may have to put him on a joint supplement to condition the ligaments and tendons around the scapula, and to keep the cartilage sound in that whole front leg. You will definatley want to keep him on a specific exercise regiment to keep him comfortable, if you don't know how to set that up, your vet may be able to recommend one to keep him strong around that joint. He will most likely end up with some arthritis in that front leg, and keeping him sound and strong is the best way to combat that at his young age. Best of luck!
2006-12-08 10:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by skachicah35 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have a vet , maybe a couple, check him out, go by what they tell you, this will be safest because he has healed miraclously so you dont want to jepordize his health at all. If the vets ok him then i would say go for it, just keep a close watch on him that he is not showing any signs of pain. This is one lucky horse!!!!
2006-12-08 10:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by dixiecowgurl85 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have an older horse that got hung up in his gate and broke his withers he is fine--it took some time to heal and as far as riding ??its gonna be OK too just take it easy and make sure not to put unnecessary stress on the leg--letting a horse stand isn't good for them just as its not good for us to be still for too long exercise is good --
2006-12-08 10:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by skizzle-d-wizzle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He sounds fine for trail rides to me but rather get the vets advice and God bless you for saving him and caring for him.
2006-12-08 13:40:45 · answer #8 · answered by Horse crazy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should have a vet check on him cause old injuries are really tricky to diagnose.. i mean it may look normal but he could still have a little fracture that could send straigth to being put down.....i cant stress how important it is for you to have him x-rayed!!!!! so please have him check out first yea it may be expensive bt so is putting them down....so think about it k
2006-12-09 11:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by ariel w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm if you wanna try to race with him practice in feilds to see how he does. if he does well yes and pray that nothin goes wrong. if does dont do too well then I wouldnt. PRAY either way!! thats nice of you to buy him.
2006-12-08 09:59:15 · answer #10 · answered by AMY BABY 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋