Do any of you have any experience with "knee chips"? The trainer of one our fillies, a four yr old TB, called to say she has "shadows" in her x-rays, and that the vet pronounced her as absolutely through racing. Gave her only a fair prognosis as a future light riding horse... I have not yet had a chance to speak with the vet.
I'm waiting for that to make any decisions regarding her future...and I am a little irritated -- ok a LOT pissed off -- because, as it turns out, he knew there was something wrong with her and did nothing, despite my repeated suggestions of laying her up and going from there.... this is why you should never do business with family...
suggestions anyone?
Knee chips??
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That's why I would have another vet check her out. Any chance "shadows" could be movement?
We once claimed a horse who'd had a previous chip removal surgery in his knee. We didn't find out about it until after we claimed him. Luckily he had a ton of heart. 6-8 weeks inbetween races and he would win, easily.....but he needed that time and you could not pound on him. Someone claimed him from us and ran him twice, lost of time between races, but I've not seen him entered in many months.
We once claimed a horse who'd had a previous chip removal surgery in his knee. We didn't find out about it until after we claimed him. Luckily he had a ton of heart. 6-8 weeks inbetween races and he would win, easily.....but he needed that time and you could not pound on him. Someone claimed him from us and ran him twice, lost of time between races, but I've not seen him entered in many months.
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After much suol searching and bitching and moaning, we have decided to "sell" her rather than bring her all the way up here.
Her name is Newton's Princess, and she's at Sunland Park... I'll be posting the particulars on the selling portion of this forum.
Basically,n if you can offer her a good home and you don't sound French her price will be more than reasonable.
She's a sweet, sweet pretty mare....and I hate myself for not bringing her home, but I don't have room for another, and I really don't have the time to rehab her... so... in my next life I might come back as an Indonesian cockroach.
Zialand, you're in NM aren't you?
Her name is Newton's Princess, and she's at Sunland Park... I'll be posting the particulars on the selling portion of this forum.
Basically,n if you can offer her a good home and you don't sound French her price will be more than reasonable.
She's a sweet, sweet pretty mare....and I hate myself for not bringing her home, but I don't have room for another, and I really don't have the time to rehab her... so... in my next life I might come back as an Indonesian cockroach.
Zialand, you're in NM aren't you?
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