High hind leg suspensory ligament injury

[RatherBeRiding]

Tell me your stories of horses recovering (or not) from the above! Just discovered pony (Section D cross) has done both his hind high suspensories. Currently waiting for scan and treatment plan (hopefully any day) but feeling pretty down. He's only 7 and not exactly a high mileage pony anyway. Perfect foot balance and confirmation. No fast work. Just the usual bits of hacking, schooling, jumping and I avoid deep/hard ground like the plague.

Just bad luck I guess.

I know horses can and do go on to be useful riding/competition horses after recovery but am just feeling a bit disheartened.

Please tell me something positive!

We treated our Grand Prix dressage horse with a hindleg annular ligament injury (equally serious and potentially career-ending) using LED light boot. The theory is that the heat encourages the scavenging free radicals to promote healing. I took the view that it would do no harm and may do some good. I put it on religiously twice a day, did his rehab -box rest, walking in hand (nightmare), ridden work in walk (nightmare - broken wrist) and it came right in six months.

I think it's the luck of the draw to some extent and wanted to be able to tell myself that I did everything I could, whatever the outcome. You've got a long and uncertain road ahead I'm afraid.