weanling foal "over" at the fetlocks

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First: I NEVER told the OP anything about diet, quiet honestly, OP posted no pics, so I did not feel I could give an opinion on that. You are assuming "contracted tendons" . I simply gave the OP information on a supplement that I have experience with. I used this on a foal that did have contracted tendons (last year in fact) , when I sold that foal at 8 months old, it was 100% sound, that was a soundness exam performed by a vet the buyer brought to my house, a vet I had never had any dealings with at all. I had explained to the buyer the issue, I sent them information on the ELM, notes from my own vet. The vet that did the exam for them also had this information.
No One has asked you to "endorse" anything. You started out stating the NO supplements were recommended, you are also assuming that the person that developed this, never did any "real" testing. Well I can tell you that you are 100% wrong on that front. I know for a fact she has done testing. In she has done years of research and testing before even putting this on the market. I simply urged the OP to contact her, I never made any claims this was a miracle cure. I feel the OP , with her many years of experience, has a good idea of how to handle this, sometimes even those of us that has 30+ years experience need to have some support about things we know.

Second: I have noticed that you seem to have an idea that because you have done this or that with horses (I know you have stated all you have done) that you know it all! Well, in my 30+ years of raising, showing and training, I have come to learn that not the same thing works for everyone! I only gave my opinion , and one of my opinions is that you seem to think everyone should do exactly as you say!


To the OP: I am sorry for taking over your thread with this, I truly hope your baby gets better. If you decide to try the ELM, as an aid to help, I hope that it works as well for you , as it has for myself and others.
 
I am sorry I have caused such a ruckus, that was not my intention. I am not sure if she really has contracted tendens. she is not on her tippy toes, I had a colt that had contracted tendons, vet came out and administered AL200 IV, within 5 hours he was normal, a few days later he started to contract again, second dose, never had another problem with it. I can not post pictures, I can not figure it out. she is popping forward, like her tendons are too flexible, spoke to my vet this morning, he said NO grain what so ever just grass hay, keep her up in a small pen. she has had to much protien.


Thanks and again I am sorry about the ruckus.

Lois
 
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Please, this is not your fault at all. I am sorry for hijacking your thread. My vet also had me try the LA200 on my foal last year, it did not work. She and I did a "conference" call with Kay on the ELM, I tried it and it corrected her. Also, frequent corrective trimmings will help. They actually make glue on wedge shoes for this as well, my foal was headed down that road, but hers corrected with just the ELM addition.
 
to the OP:
always ask, you'll learn more stuff that way, even if folks here sometimes get a little testy
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I wasn't as clear in my original post as I should have been either... what we were treating in my colt, and what I described the dietary changes for was Epiphysitis - it's an issue with the growth plates in the bones due to too-rich feed and too-fast growth resulting from it. Contracted tendons are a different issue, with different treatments. contracted tendons can also result from rapid growth, and may have some similar symptoms, but may have to do with the tendon itself, not the growth plates in the bones. slowing the growth rate may be beneficial when it's tendon issues, not Epiphysitis, but I don't have any experience with that in horses. we've had contracted tendons in young lambs, our vet had us treat with a combination of splinting, support, stretching, and controlled activity, but did not change their diet.

it sounds as if your vet is treating for Epiphysitis, but that is something you'd want to ask about to be sure. some of the advice on this thread is about Epiphysitis, but it sounds as if some of it is for contracted tendons. that not entirely clear difference in reference points might be part of why there's some contention.

for the other folks sharing their experience, I'm just commenting on what seems to be happenig, if I've got it wrong, please feel free to clarify.
 
yes, it is Epiphysitis, she was getting a 14% all purpose pellet, but my son was giving a full scoop, not 1/2 a scoop, was just way to much protein. I also should have been more clear as to what was wrong. It will take a few months to get her back to normal.

Thanks

Lois
 

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