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Post by lisalawrence on Sept 28, 2007 19:59:31 GMT
I have a yearling that has had a splint literally it grew over night im so disappointed as i know i wont be able to show him and so i face selling him people have said it might disappear with age some say it will always be there . Has anyone had this problem or can give me some advice. He has never been lame with it.
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droppy
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Post by droppy on Sept 28, 2007 20:27:00 GMT
I know somebody who had a pony with a splint and they got rid of it....It can be done get some good advice
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Post by masters on Sept 28, 2007 21:00:00 GMT
There's been horses and ponies at the biggest of shows and winning with splints!!!! Yes, you can get rid of them, we've been told that magnetic boots/wraps are very good. As Droppy says, get good advice from an expert.
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Post by suneagle on Sept 29, 2007 20:43:22 GMT
helen how do u use the lemon on their legs never hurd of this...?
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Post by lucyharley on Sept 29, 2007 22:59:31 GMT
Have heard of lemons too, used as a blister on the legs, with the cut side against the splint. Not known anyone use it though.
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Post by cobbledegook on Sept 30, 2007 8:45:46 GMT
I am a big fan of Splintex used in conjunction with magnetic boots-the NEW variety work better than Bioflow. I bought a 4yr old cob very cheaply this year with a splint the size of an egg and with careful blistering and boots on is virtually gone.
To be honest splints dont always matter-i would forgive a splint but never a curb! Lexy has a splint under his knee, which we blistered through the winter and with the use of the boots you dont notice it is there-it just gives the impression he has loads more bone (not that he's light of bone anyway!).
I have used DMSO too in the past with reasonable results-however i know many people are against this and i must admit its pretty nasty stuff.
With regards to your yearling i would leave it as chances are it will reabsorb itself, but if you want peace of mind, use magnetic boots for 12 hours on, 12 hours off.
Hope that helps!
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Post by medwinatswpa on Sept 30, 2007 9:41:11 GMT
Chop a cabbage leaf into little strips and contain it within a big leaf and place over the split. Bind it within cling film and bandage over the top. Might have to sticky tape the bandage to the leg to keep in place. Leave in place for the heat to work. This is an old fashioned remedy and I have used it once where it reduced the splint greatly and we did carry on showing sucessfully. You need to catch the splint young before it calcifies, and it will take time!
PS Potatoes are said to work as well - cut a small hole out where the splint is. I think that a slice of spud would be quite uncomfortable though!
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Post by suneagle on Sept 30, 2007 20:04:48 GMT
this is so intresting!
so how long would you leave the cabbage, potatoe or lemon on for?
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jules
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Post by jules on Oct 2, 2007 20:47:07 GMT
we had a pony that had a splint on the inside of the cannon bone, this just seemed to appear overnight, the pony was never lame with it. it just reabsorbed itself just as quick as it appeared and we never had any other problems with his legs.
goodluck with whatever you choose to do, or not do!!
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Post by hanshow on Dec 23, 2007 21:28:51 GMT
this may seem a stupid question too some but can horses get splints on the cannon bone ??
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Post by hanshow on Dec 24, 2007 19:17:37 GMT
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Post by suneagle on Dec 26, 2007 19:48:19 GMT
i dont think so thats just excess bone growth aint it?
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Post by foxtrotstud on Dec 29, 2007 21:06:10 GMT
daisy blister same idea has worked for me - but need to catch it young, most native breeds esp the welsh cob get splints when young
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comet
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Post by comet on Feb 14, 2008 18:28:21 GMT
my youngster has just developed one too. it was only a pea size lump on his right foreleg, but has been causing intermittent lameness. I will be getting the lemons out tomorrow, although the vet said they are quite common in youngsters and usually shrink in size or disappear altogether.
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Post by mrogers on Apr 25, 2008 14:16:14 GMT
I know this is an old post but my last horse developed a small splint which never placed her down in the show ring.
It also depends on what type of horse you show.
I know most hunter judges over look splints and small blemishes as it is hard for a true hunter to hunt for many seasons and come out unscathed.
When we sold her though we had a austrian vet to do the 5* vetting. He picked up on the splint but because he didnt know the english term for it recorded it as a small growth!
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