| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
I have a question.. What is actually ring bone..
What if a horse is lame from it, how do you bring him back..
do you work them and see if they work out of it over a period of a week
??
I dont like riding a lame (off in front ) horse...
i would like to know what i should be doing and not be doing..
by the way i believe he is also nerved in one of the front feet but
not certain..
can anyone offer me some advice??
wendy o'
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1393.1 | ringbone | ESCROW::ROBERTS | Wed Nov 21 1990 10:33 | 19 | |
Ringbone is a calcification of the surfaces of the first and/or second
pastern bone. In other words, arthritis. There is no "cure" for it,
only palliative treatments. If you horse's foot is nerved, you might
suspect ringbone in that foot too, which would make him lame if he
could feel it.
You should discuss treatment with your vet. There are some new
substances, like hyularonic (I know I'm spelling that wrong) acid that
have had success in treating arthritic conditions.
If it is in the early stages, you deal with it like any other arthritic
condition, i.e., make sure that the horse gets exercised lightly to get
and keep the joint mobile, and don't overdo stressful workouts. You'll
probably find that he works out of the lameness after a warmup, and
will tend to stiffen up if left in his stall.
Good luck!
-ellie
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