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Horse coming back from injury-HELP!!
Topic Started: Jan 15 2007, 04:26 PM (598 Views)
Ethan & Ella's Mom
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My mare had an SI issue that has since been resolved and the vets have given the okay to bring her back after months of being turned out.

Problem is, she is WILD!!!! She will not settle or relax and trainer thinks she has lost her mind.

A little background on her injury. We are not sure when/where it happened, but she was still in work even though I kept saying something was going on. She was given a Legend and I was told it was me. Finally after weeks she started falling off her lead. I moved her to a new farm right away where I was told, yes, something is going on. Vet comes out, says it's the SI and she is injected and put on stall rest. After a week to 10 days (can't remember how long) we hop back on to see how she is. She feels 100% better through her back and hindend but is still a nervous wreck and won't relax. New trainer says maximum time off and turn out to try to get her mind back. She has been out since the end of September and recently moved to a new farm (I gave her to my sister).

Any thoughts or suggestions? Is all lost!!????
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This is a little tidbit by a founding mother of Aefvue.....

Ace Promazine IS YOUR FRIEND. A half cc in the muscle on windy days will not affect your horse's reflexes..but may save your life 1/2cc IV 15 minutes before you ride, 1/2cc IM 20-30 minutes before you ride..or granules in some feed an hour before you ride if you don't give shots. If you're not gonna see testers in the next few days..go for it!

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No sense in getting hurt! A little ace won't hurt in this situation. Perhaps a dosing the first few times, to get the mare back into the routine, then she how she does.
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Ethan & Ella's Mom
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I thought the samething too.

I hope that her brain isn't too fried. She is just way too nice.
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Tranq for turnout, too...
Don't risk another self-inflicted injury...
just make sSURE she's back in her stall before it wears off...
also..put her in the tiniest paddock available...
Too small for running and serious above ground adventures...
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She's been turned out daily since the end of September and injury free since then and she is still very hyper? If that is true, and you just moved her to the new barn, my question would be what is happening in the new environment that she is affecting her state of mind.

I hope you resolve this issue-she is a lovely mare.
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Ace Promazine IS YOUR FRIEND. A half cc in the muscle on windy days will not affect your horse's reflexes..but may save your life 1/2cc IV 15 minutes before you ride, 1/2cc IM 20-30 minutes before you ride..or granules in some feed an hour before you ride if you don't give shots. If you're not gonna see testers in the next few days..go for it!


:yes: You can also squirt about a cc under the tongue (if you have the liquid Ace). You have to wait 20-30 minutes also and make sure your mare is not already "up" when you give it to her, or it will either not work, or make her worse! I used to give my stallion 2 cc's under the tongue when he was on stall rest and I had to move him to a different stall or change his dressing, etc. I discussed the penile retraction issue with my vet and he felt the risk was minimal and far outweighed by the benefits of safety for me and the horse. I gave him Dormoseden when he went back on turnout and I even gave some to his gelding buddy. They became reaquainted without all the crazy stuff.
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We believe the nervousness/tenseness stems from the fact she was ridden (and possibly roughed up) while she was injured prior to the intital diagnosis. I believe she is relates being riding to pain.

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No advice her but sorry to hear about your mare. My pony has a similar issue as she seems to have been ridden in pain prior to my obtaining her and she is afraid of bridles, crops, grooming, and having her hooves picked as I think she associates it with riding and therefore, being in pain. We're going back to some complete basics and reintroduce tack without riding and hopefully get her to trust that we won't hurt her. But I do think it will take time and patience, probably the same for you.

Best of luck to you and hopefully she'll come back around in no time!
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take your time with this mare.

i agree that maybe there is something new or different at the new barn that is upsetting her. does she turn out fine, or does she act crazy out there too? It could be a discomfort, or like you said, bad memory or experience, if it is only under saddle.
talk to your vet, and ACE is your friend. ;)
best of luck, keep us posted
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She is fine when turned out and very sweet and easy to deal with. No issues anywhere but undersaddle. I keep reminding my sister to take it slooooow.
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Unless the vet says it is contra indicated, I would go back to some basics for a few weeks and lunge her. REAL lunging, not the kind where the hrose runs madly around at a gallop! Use a saddle, bridle and side reins, do lots of transitions and work on consistentcy within the gaits. THis will make a WORLD of difference and allows her to come back into work without a rider's weight etc. I use lunging as a tool in my training and warmup of horses
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I've had to rehab a few that came in that way.. scared after being hurt then pushed u/s.
Only thing I know is, take it very slowly. Get on and relax your body and stay on untill she relaxes a bit. Keep it at a walk for weeks if you have to, before moving up again to trot/canter. Alot can actually be achieved in walk. Not by pulling on her mouth, just by staying very very quiet in your body. When she starts to jig, quietly allow her to come back to a walk. Needs a very patient and technically good rider who can feel her tension and allow her own body to counteract it (and has all the time in the world to deal with her).
Or, as others have said, it's basically the same principle of ace'ing, if that works in your situation.

I also have another thought: it's not completely resolved, and there is something else going on. I just got over this with my own mare. Something going on = bad horse. That problem resolved= *instant* good ol former self horse. I probably got lucky with this dear mare, but I now have to wonder how many horses injuries weren't as 'resolved' as I thought they were...?
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I agree with ShawneeAcres and Onyx. I have one that was hurt under saddle and am just now starting with her again. I have noticed a huge change in her entire attitude this week so I know that I am on the right track. Take it slow, a lot of walking and if she jigs no big movements just do a turn or a serpentine, anything to redirect her thoughts.

I am also pretty good at "swallowing" any aprehension I may have so that my horse doesn't feel it. Praise made a huge difference with mine and I made a big fuss over her when she was good
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