The prognosis on Buddy is not brilliant. He has ringbone in the near fore in the joint and also other arthritic spurs. Has spurs on his knees but not as significant as the near fore. Off fore has some spurs but not ringbone.
Too many joints involved to do steroid injections as he is cushings borderline and the steroids can bring on laminitis so too high a risk.
Put on bute and supplements, rest for 5 days, then ride gently for three weeks and re-assess. The hoof boots are probably what has kept him going. No more riding club or hunt rides as the concussion won't help. Basically all the hard work, cantering on tarmac in the common riding, jumping on hard ground, have caught up with him. It is hoped that I can continue riding him gently and that on bute he will be sound, but all the exciting stuff is out of the window unless it is very soft ground - in which case his boots will probably come off. I sort of felt it was coming but very sad. Vet and I agree that the main thing is for him to be pain free if we can and happy.
Managed to prang my box at the vets so that will need a bit of a paint job.
When we got home Buddy in his excitement when I was leading him into the field knocked me over and flattened me, so I landed on the ribs that were broken before and are now a bit on the tender side.
So all in all a brilliant afternoon.
Too many joints involved to do steroid injections as he is cushings borderline and the steroids can bring on laminitis so too high a risk.
Put on bute and supplements, rest for 5 days, then ride gently for three weeks and re-assess. The hoof boots are probably what has kept him going. No more riding club or hunt rides as the concussion won't help. Basically all the hard work, cantering on tarmac in the common riding, jumping on hard ground, have caught up with him. It is hoped that I can continue riding him gently and that on bute he will be sound, but all the exciting stuff is out of the window unless it is very soft ground - in which case his boots will probably come off. I sort of felt it was coming but very sad. Vet and I agree that the main thing is for him to be pain free if we can and happy.
Managed to prang my box at the vets so that will need a bit of a paint job.
When we got home Buddy in his excitement when I was leading him into the field knocked me over and flattened me, so I landed on the ribs that were broken before and are now a bit on the tender side.
So all in all a brilliant afternoon.