lameness And Hoof Issues

Ex Race Horse Crozan

Last updated: 09/11/2011

Ex race horse Crozan was purchased by Sophie Gent, Managing Director and veterinary Thermographer for Equiscan. Crozan was turned down for two months to help him leave his racing days behind him, when brought back into work the following issues occurred. Equiscan's Thermographer Lisa Fisher noticed Crozan was not tracking up fully on his right hind, here is her report. Read more »

Monitoring Hong Kong Ex Race Horse Dor'win

Last updated: 13/09/2011

Monitoring Ex Race Horses

Dor'Win is a 12 year old Ex race horse that moved over to England last year with owner and trainer Pippa Hattan. During his time on the Hong Kong tracks he had understandably taken some bumps but he came though his racing days with little injury. His owner Pippa was keen to monitor him during training as she was getting him eventing fit after some time off. Read more »

Race Horse With Multiple Issues

Last updated: 13/09/2011

TB Flat Race Horse Green Agenda

Five year old race horse Green Agenda had been having multiple problems in hind and fore limbs. He came up lame behind on a number of occasions but problems seem more apparent on the near hind. MRI investigation had proven inconclusive and the next stage was Scintigraphy.  Left fore suffered with a seedy toe and was treated by the farrier three weeks ago. Owner and trainer  (Derek Shaw & Chris Hamilton) had hoped that this was the cause of the pain and they could move forward in training but other issues have persisted. Read more »

DITI Detecting Multiple Issues

Last updated: 12/09/2011

Multiple Issues That All Needed Attention

This 10 year old cob, Jazz had been suffering from multiple issues that his owner and trainer were finding difficult to locate. They were trying to decide whether to push Jazz on during training but they knew he just was not right. 

This study is over a period of one month and consists of a baseline scan and a follow up.

 

Laminitic Pony

Last updated: 12/09/2011

Nancy was a beautiful Welsh section C pony that had lots of talent before suffering with a bout of laminitis in May 2009. Pony has been intermittently lame in front feet  and X-rays showed slight movement to the left pedal bone but she was expected to make a full recovery. Farrier took off her normal shoes and pony became crippled so heart bars went on and she slowly started to improve.
After being sent for rehabilitation for six weeks in September 2010 she came back sound but once started light work and small jumps were too much and she became lame. Read more »

Nerve Entrapment causing Lameness

Last updated: 18/07/2011

Shardie is a 16 year old dark bay Thoroughbred who had enjoyed a long competitive career with her owner until a sudden crippling lameness occurred. There had been no prior indications or symptoms before that time and her owner hoped that it could be quickly resolved.  Shardie continued to suffer with intermittent lameness in the off hind and was clearly in pain with her condition. Over time the problem got worse until Shardie could not put any weight on the off hind foot. Her constant tip toeing led practitioners to believe the issue was in the lower limb. She had failed both hind limb flexion tests and came sound after nerve blocks to the lower off hind. Read more »

Detecting Laminitis

Last updated: 18/07/2011

This lovely carriage pony Jones was thought to be having problems in his left shoulder/wither area. Jack had been in rehab after a successful operation to both stifles to help ease OCD arthritis and had been on weeks of box rest.  His owner felt he had been compensating on his forelimbs and was worried that training was making it worse. Equiscan were called to take a look.

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