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| 1673.1 | tendonitis can be a long battle | BROKE::MELINDA | | Fri Oct 30 1992 13:18 | 12 |
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If the horse is lame now, I would walk away, at least until
its sound again... and then have another evaluation (along
with a drug test). I know of a couple people who had the
operation performed on their horses, with success. But the
total time it took for the one, grand prix dressage horse, to
recover was nearly a year. The total cost also approached 5000.
Like people with tendonitis, a vet will first prescribe rest,
but that in itself is a huge commitment involving stall confinement
w/ only hand walking.
Melinda
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| 1673.2 | These boots are made for walkin' | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Montar con orgullo | Fri Oct 30 1992 13:55 | 10 |
| I too would walk away if the horse is "off" because even if the injury
is minor, it will take a long time to heal properly. I'll give you an
example from personal experience. And I do mean personal. About 5 years
ago, I sustained a tendon injury in my forearm. I was in pain for months
and could not do any manual labor(including stall cleaning) for nearly a
year. Fortunately, I could ride with little or no pain.
Rule number 1 is don't buy lame horses unless you can afford to gamble
that you're wasting time, money and emotion on a horse that will never
serve your purpose.
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| 1673.3 | Don't do it. | CSC32::KOELLHOFFER | | Mon Nov 02 1992 02:36 | 9 |
| Highly recommand walking away, unless you have an unlimited
bugget, and can not get too attached emotionally..
I looked at 50 or more, test rode 10 or more before
buying mine. There are MANY very sound god horses out there.
Just keep looking. Don't buy one that you know has problems to start
with.
jmo
Carl
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| 1673.4 | update on horse search | TOLKIN::BENNETT | Was that 'No Gnu Taxes?' | Wed Dec 16 1992 20:49 | 10 |
| Well, we did walk away from this horse - and many, many others.
Charlene even tried out another mare for a few weeks - but wasn't happy with
her.
We finally tried out a QH gelding that was really nice. I have
just been informed that he passed the vet check and will be delivered
saturday! Overall, I have to say that the market is still very healthy
for horses this year, in spite of the economy. The prices have not
dropped considerably since the summer.
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