Hi,
I am looking for information and help concerning spavin of the hock with osteolytic processes involved. Especially topics such as pain management, moderate training ideas and hoof treatment with regard to setting back the breakover point and using some sort of shock absorption would help me a lot. Apart from surgery, I have been to all kinds of clinical treatment with my 15 yo Quarter gelding over the past one and a half years. He is lame in trot but when I just let him run around on the pasture as he likes, he develops back pains and high muscle tension and seems generally unhappier. Doing ground work, even a bit of trail riding, mostly straight lines on medium to hard ground, seems to help him retain his physical fitness up to a point, but I would like to help him minimize his pain on a long-term basis.
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
