Project Dexter is our research project into rehabilitation of horses with "navicular", caudal hoof pain, DDFT/collateral liagment injuries.
Every horse who comes to Rockley with these diagnoses is included in the project, which runs entirely due to the help, goodwill and support of Prof. Peter Clegg at Liverpool and numerous horse-owners and their vets, to whom I am eternally grateful! Horses are assessed by their own vets, and 10 different (and sceptical!) vets have been involved so far.
The preliminary results for Project Dexter are shown below. The research project started in February 2008, with Dexter and horses are listed chronologically.
As at June 2010, 13 horses are included - 10 have completed their rehab, 3 are ongoing. 8 out of 10 horses are in full work, including jumping and hunting; 1 horse returned to light work; 1 horse (which had severe bone damage) improved but did not return to full work. 7 out of 10 horses have been re-assessed by their referring vet, confirming the improvement or return to soundness.
I have had to shrink the table to fit it onto the blog - if anyone is interested in the full details, please email me: nic@rockleyfarm.co.uk and I will send you a copy.
Vet assessment before rehab Vet assessment after rehab Dexter 9yo TB 3/10 lame LF Remedial farriery, barefoot, Cartrophen, joint supplements Sound In full work Hector 6yo ISH 1-2/10 lame bilaterally N/A Level, shorter stride in trot on 5m circle on gravel In full work Erik 9yo WB 3/10 lame LF 1/10 lame RF MRI: DDFT damage bilaterally, worse LF Remedial farriery (raised heel bar shoes), IRAP Sound LF 1/10 lame RF Uriel 8yo KWPN 2/10 lame bilaterally Remedial farriery [Not yet re-vetted] In full work Blue 10yo IDxTB 3/10 lame LF IRAP [Not yet re-vetted] In full work Paul 11yo ISH 3-4/10 lame LF Remedial farriery (wedges) Sound In full work Bobby 11yo ISH 4-5/10 lame X-ray: Severe bone damage Remedial farriery (glue on, heartbars) 2/10 lame Charlie 9yo ISH 3/10 lame LF 2/10 lame RF Remedial farriery (heartbars) [Not yet re-vetted] In full work Frankie 7yo TB 1-4/10 lame bilaterally MRI: bilateral DDFT, DSIL, collateral ses. lig damage Remedial farriery, Cartrophen, joint supplement (MSM, glucosamine) Sound In full work Lady 10yo Welsh x 2/10 lame LF (straight line) MRI: DDFT damage, worse RF Remedial farriery (NB) Sound (straight line) In full work Lexus 19yo ISH 1-2/10 lame LF Remedial farriery (heartbars), biotin In full work Storm 8yo ISH 3/10 lame LF MRI: DDFT damage, worse LF Barefoot Bailey 8yo WBxTB 2/10 lame LF MRI: Collateral ligament damage Remedial farriery (wedges, Centrefit, PLR), Tildren, IRAP
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Other treatments used previously
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