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Ligament damage No jokes this is serious2007-11-24 21:18:22

Last august i had a bad road accedient with my horse. as a result he has serverly damaged the ligaments in his frount letf foot. we (vet included) have tryed lodes of things and now have resorted to turning him away for year as a last resort as the damage is so extensive. dose any one have any experience on this ie has anyones horse had this type of lamness and what happened (did it sort itself out and how long did it take?).

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Yes-i had a grade A show jumper and he tore a suspensory ligament-started off with 3 months box rest and the leg bandaged-then just gentle walking in hand-building back up to hacking out-however i couldn't show jump him much as his leg would swell and hed go unsound again!though he was sound enough to hack and jump occasionally at home-its a long term thing tho and you cant guarantee your horse will ever recover completely.Good luck!!xx

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you should worry less about the horse and more about your spelling

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Ligament damage

Ligament injuries in athletes are common especially around the knee and ankle.

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What is a ligament?

A ligament is a short band of tough, flexible tissue, made up of lots of individual fibres, which connect the bones of the body together. They can be found connecting most of the bones in the body.