pulled shoulder

[rodeogal19]

ok so i have a 8year old gelding and hes my barrel horse well last year my brother friend was riding him that i didnt care but the grasswas kinda slick that day going towrds the areana and we told him not to run him well he didnt listen and my horse went down on his right sholder so he started limping some i gave time off cause we thought it was just sore so i was workin him at home before a rodeo and he was favorting that legwhen u rode him but you couldnt tell when u was on the ground watching him .me and dad had a big fight over that he was limping and he said he wasnt so i took him to the rodeo that weekend and he went down with me 18 times i would get him so i could get of him cause he was on my leg he go right back down i finally got off &got him up well the vet said he a pulled shoulder take about a year to heal! but its been almost a year already and hes still limping really bad on it dose anyone know how long it would take to heal and what can i do for him now

[mart]

If he went down with the friend and was still favoring that leg,, you should have skipped that rodeo or taken another horse !! If the ligament damage was severe he may never be up to running barrels again !! You should have had the vet look at him after the first fall !! You really just compounded the damage by running him before the shoulder healed !! Hopefully you didn`t ride him while he was healing !! It could take another 6 months to a year if ever !!!

[Mits]

How long have you had horses?
Hard to believe he went down with you 18 times and you just kept getting back on him!Clueless is the word that comes to my mind and did any adult there; tell you not to get back on him after the 2nd. or 3rd. fall?
Pretty sad that it took 18 times for you to figure out that there may be something wrong.
Stay off of him,I had one and he got to where he had a slight limb--never rode him again.And a friend had a barrel horse and he got to where you could trail ride him--no more barrels.One horse took 8 months and the other took 14 months to get well and semi-well.

[4jpainthorses]

It could be anything from a damaged muscle, tendon, ligament to a cracked bone. You need to have this horse checked out by a vet. Until you do so, you will not know what the problem is or how long it will take for it to heal. Do not ride him again until you get him checked out.

[mart]

Originally Posted by Mits

How long have you had horses?
Hard to believe he went down with you 18 times and you just kept getting back on him!Clueless is the word that comes to my mind and did any adult there; tell you not to get back on him after the 2nd. or 3rd. fall?
Pretty sad that it took 18 times for you to figure out that there may be something wrong.
Stay off of him,I had one and he got to where he had a slight limb--never rode him again.And a friend had a barrel horse and he got to where you could trail ride him--no more barrels.One horse took 8 months and the other took 14 months to get well and semi-well.

I was hoping that number was a typo !! No rodeo that I have ridden at would have allowed a horse to be run if they continued to fall !! It would have been considered cruelty and they would have scratched her !! And if the rider didn`t have sense enough to stay off of it someone would have sure told her !!!

[Garrett-N-Texas]

Same at our club Mart!!! The horses well-being is a narrow second to the rider!!

[mart]

I just can`t imagine anyone even thinking about riding a horse after an injury like that !!

[rodeogal19]

NO U GUYS AFTER HE FELL I TOOK HIM TO VETS!!!! AND I TOOK I GAVE HIM 5MS OFF I RODE ANOTHER HORSE IM NOT THAT MEAN I DONT EVEN RIDE MY HORSES WHEN THEY HAVE A LITTLE DAM CUT AFTER 5M I TOOK HIM TO A RODEO HE WAS FINE TILL I GOT THERE WHEN I GOT UP ON HIM HE WENT DOWN ON MY LEG WHEN I GOT HIM BACK UP HE WNET DOWN AGINE iM NOT STUPIED

[rodeogal19]

And no i didnt keep gtting on him 18times when i got him of my leg to get off him he went back down my friends had gotten of there horses to get him up so i could get up then i tokk him to the trailer and put him up i even had a vet look at him there after it happped

[rodeogal19]

I been rideing since i was 2 and im 19 now and yeh my dad was there he was trin to get the horse off me and no i didnt climb back on him 18 times he stood up 18times the same day and went and layed down before i got off him im not stupied or mean