Magnet therapy

[wills]

Any one used magnetic boots or such like with any success?

Having pretty much decided I am not going down the route of hock injections I'm looking into alternate things to help with Oris hock issues.

[sarahbing]

I use the boots and a magnetic rug from Premier Equine. Murphy is 16 now and I want to keep him sound and comfortable well into his old age. I use them before we hack. He had a an 'incident' out hacking a year ago, when a friends horse was attacked by a dog and bolted, and as I was dismounted trying to help her, her horse ran over me and I let Murphy go. He galloped over a mile on hard ground, and needed a great deal of physic and TLC after. He has since recovered but was stiff if I rode him straight from the stable, so I bought the boots and the rug and they have worked very well for him. I know there isn't a great deal of scientific evidence as yet, but they work for us. Good luck x

[wills]

Thanks that's good to know. I have read so many conflicting views but I have nothing to loose I don't think in trying it. She is only 8 and I don't really know how quickly her hocks will deteriorate so I'm wanting to make the best of the time we have and keep her comfy as possible. Is it the premier equine hock boots you use?

[kafee]

Raffles was diagnosed with "arthritic changes" in his hocks when he was 7. Cortaflex came out about 6 months later, and he's been on it for the majority of time ever since. I used Bioflo boots on him this summer as he was refusing to eat his feed with the Cortaflex in it. They're not entirely convenient for me as I normally only see the ponies once a day, and the boots should only stay on for a maximum of 12 hours, and if they get wet, you need to dry them ready to go back on.

He's 26, and although he is stiff, he's still happy to go out for a ride, hooli round the field with the youngsters and generally enjoy life. I was told to avoid steep hills, (like the Downs which I'm right next to), circling and sand schools!

[wills]

Thanks for that Kaffee, I'm exploring the supplement route to. It's a minefield (another one) hey ho every days a school day!

[poppyandbea]

never used magnet boots but poppy my little 12.2 dartmoor went lame and has hock problems and flexion made her hopping 70% lame after flexion 40% lame before as a native and dartmoor i was worried about hock injections but they have made a huge difference.
after 6 days box rest then out in a tiny area on her own slowly making it larger for a week to nearly 2 weeks she went out with bea for the first time today before the injections as xrays showed off hind bone spavin and it was moth eaten with arthritis and tiny bit of damage near hind we injected both hocks,
before injections she was very lame on 1/2 a bute a day now shes sound just bit stiff behind and now were going to remove the bute but we use it if she needs it and see how she goes, but shes now got a quality of life and beas got her companion back, who while sher was in a tiny area on her own when she first had turn out bea never left her side and stood all day by her fence, im seperating them at night atm as early days and easier to feed and gives poppy time to recover as bea does herd her about bot so far so good, i couldnt get any hock boots either for a 12.2 pony they dont seem to make them that small but hope it all goes well but hock injections have really helped poppy
i also have her on Equine America Glucosamine Plus with MSM, ASU & HA for Horses

[wills]

Thanks Poppy & Be a - certainly given me good for thought

Ori has been diagnosed with a subchondral bone cyst in her hock and there is no evidence to support hock injections as a suitable treatment for this however is all they have to offer just now, it's not that common sadly. I haven't ruled it out complete o can wait until closer to claim closing with the insurance so I will be researching it thoroughly. She's not to lame just now which is good it's a very very subtle lameness. I'm glad Poppy is on the mend and hope she continues to make good progress.

[poppyandbea]

thanks, so far so good after a blip at the start and were seeing how she is off bute now, just so pleased shes no out with bea as bea wouldnt leave her side even though poppy had a tiny area and bea had the whole field

[nich]

I have Bioflow boots, which were brilliant on my old mare who had arthritis in her coffin joint.