I have 3 haflingers, ages 14, 8 and 7, and they show no signs of ringbone. If I were you I would continue to train her, maybe give her some meds, I forget what I gave Verena, she does not get it now but is not lame at 27. It was a pill I ground up and put in her senior feed. A long name. They also recommended trimming the hoof to a 55 degree angle so it would break over easily. That is all it took, and she was shown until age 17 or 18, ridden regularly until 2004 when we moved up here. I do not consider dressage hard on any horse, as it builds up their muscles, which helps all the joints. (Us too)
Geri in Williams, Oregon, where it is still winter.
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, Jennifer Reandeau <kjens.haflingers@...> wrote:
>
> yours is the first case I have heard of. Dressage is very hard on legs and
> feet I would not ask a horse with ringbone (even a very mild case) to be
> any more than a lite usage horse or pet. I am so sorry for you and yor mare.
> Jennifer in Joyce WA USA
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:02 AM, springhopejc <chambersjan@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > My wonderful little mare, age 11, was diagnosed with ringbone this past
> > fall. I've had her less than 2 years and she was everything I wanted.
> >
> > Had a full workup done. We've injected her joints which only lasted 5
> > weeks. Used bute, surpass, cosequin and corrective shoeing, which all helped
> > minimally at best. The vet has not given her a very good prognosis for more
> > than light work. She is only slighlty off, but I want to use her for
> > dressage. So before I throw in the towel any other suggestions? Also this is
> > my first Haflinger and I love her, but vet said Hafligners are prone to
> > ringbone. Is this true? If I need to replace her I was thinking I would
> > consider another Haflinger, but this is a concern.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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