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Reged: 22/08/2001
Posts: 6718
Loc: Woking, Surrey
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Re: cutting annular ligament to promote tendon healing
20/03/2008 17:08
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my horse had 4 months of rest before i decided to go for the op. he was getting worse, not better and eventually was in so much pain i couldn't bear to watch him. it was either the op or PTS and i'm very glad he had the op, despite my reservations as he was 20yrs old. he recovered well, followed his in-hand walking schedule to the letter, was sound from day1 for the next 6mths and was back cantering again, before twisting his leg on a rut in the field and flaring everything up again. If he was younger i would have considered having him operated on again, but he was 21 by this stage, hated box rest and i didn't think i fair. i turned him away and we are now a year down the line, he's loving his retirement and if i want to ride him, he's quite capable of gentle hacking. i have no regrets about the op, just wish i'd had a flatter field for his recovery and he wouldn't have twisted the fetlock in a rut. cutting the ligament is a beneficial thing, it's not drastic, extreme and certainly not unsubstantiated! there are many good results from it.
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Dan (Marlais Gwanwyn), 22yrs old and Llewi (Knocknaveagh Eomer), 6yrs old, both Welsh Section D
Welsh Cobs and dressage rule!
Resident Vet 
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