Comments on: Question of the Week: Osteochondritis dissecans

By: Lil

Lil — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 17:29:16 +0000

Something people love to use as an excuse to lower the purchase price of a horse. We were lied to by purchaser and got proof when we bought him back 3 years later. Not ever a lame day. No swelling ever. Got him at 4 months of age and sold him when he was just about 8. Bough him back 3 years later and saw the X-rays etc. Our Vet says there’s no OCD on X-rays. He would know and he knew that horse from the age of 4 months as did our farrier. Both got very upset about the supposed OCD. I will not ever again sell any horse. End of story. Our beautiful boy was ruined and I spent 5 years getting him back. 3 years with buyer and his immune system was not what it had been and the horse was so changed I had to restart him from scratch. Anyhow, anything OCD, get several opinions from good vets and don’t worry before needed to be worried about. My Vet always says – keep young horses lean and don’t rush them. Light work at the age of three and don’t start more serious work until at least f our or five. While horses grow is when this tends to be a problem and most people forget horses grow until they’re about the age of 8.

By: Kyleigh

Kyleigh — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:21:03 +0000

Oooh they picked my question!! Yay! Pari isn’t lame, but he didn’t have the surgery to remove the legion. I guess the next step is to call the vet who was in charge of him while he was racing and find out his recomendations. Thanks for the info HC!!!

By: .

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:47:19 +0000

I want to know who came up with the name joint mice…lol

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:45:35 +0000

So sad.

By: PKL

PKL — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:57:05 +0000

Boy, one more thing I will have to worry about, but I am glad to have the newest information.

By: -,

-, — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:27:51 +0000

OTTB means Off-The-Track-Thoroughbred.

By: ?

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:14:52 +0000

What does OTTB mean?!

By: Kygal

Kygal — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:41:37 +0000

informative