| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Fee |
Posted - 08 Jul 2010 : 08:52:46 AM
Hi,
Having had Po's kinesiology results back she has to have some Mctimoney sessions up until I can get a Cranial Osteopath in place.
If you have used one for either yourself or your horse can you please give me your experiences.
I've been frantically reading and from what I can gather it shouldn't be mistaken by 'Cranio-Sacral'. I need a registered Osteopath who specialises in cranial and preferably equine, but I'm told often the 'human' ones will work with horses.
I have found one, Catriona MacDonald who was based in Scotland, but unfortunately for me has relocated to Cirencester, if you google her, it's someone like that I'm after.
Any advice or recommendations greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Fee
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| Honeyb060674 |
Posted - 24 Oct 2010 : 7:46:14 PM
Thats fantastic news Fee! Such a small thing to some must feel like an enormous achievement to you after all the heartache you've beeen through with Po. If only all horses were as blessed to have such a wonderful owner as your little herd. Onwards & upwards..heres to plenty more hop ons 
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| Callisto |
Posted - 24 Oct 2010 : 6:59:46 PM
Really good news Fee, she must be so much better if you had the confidence to hop on 
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| Fee |
Posted - 24 Oct 2010 : 6:40:36 PM
Guess what I did today...
Rode Po
I've been exercising her all week in hand round the field and she's been coping well. Today it was so nice and I couldn't resist a wee shot 
I looped her 12ft line into reins and jumped on her bareback and walked her round the field for 20 mins. Really pleased to sit on her again, I've missed it so much. Not sure she was that enamoured as she thought she'd retired! 
Fee |
| saddlebred |
Posted - 20 Oct 2010 : 4:28:05 PM
Thats really good news Fee. Get your video camera ready for that first outing in spring.
Debs |
| jaj |
Posted - 19 Oct 2010 : 11:35:30 AM
Fee I've been so busy all summer and then had an operation on my arm so only just able to type now!
I won't hijack your thread but my little boy is back with his mum  ! I can't do anything but look at them at the moment which is good enough for me.
I will take some piccies and post them when I can hold a camera again  ! He's so cute though, such a lovely temperament and easy to handle (at the moment  ).
So lovely to see all your girls together - I am just wading through all the last 3 months threads at the moment to see what I have missed and it made me smile so much to see your pictures  !
Take care
Jen
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| Pop |
Posted - 19 Oct 2010 : 09:36:49 AM
He He, race yer
I have a picture somewhere of them both covered in mud, cantering across the field, Mats in front with Po 'waddling' behind, but only because she was carrying little Polka, I suspect without the large tummy, Po would whoop Mats ... game on  |
| Fee |
Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 8:20:54 PM
Thank you Pop, she's a special girl as you know. Can you come? I thought you were! Po would love to race Mats  . . . . (That's Mats in front )
Jen it's great to hear from you, hope you are well, we surely must be due an update on K and her lovely boy with lots of pics!
Callisto hopefully no when I finally get back on, but judging by her bouncing yesterday I might be in for a wee yeeha 
Fee |
| jaj |
Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 3:00:32 PM
Oh Fee what a journey for you!! So hope and pray that Po is on the road to a full recovery.
Bless her, those pictures of her lying down are amazing and must make you feel so much better. It's funny when you try to explain how something so 'normal' in most horses becomes something that you crave to see as they obviously aren't coping in some way. When K was having all those awful agrophobic panic attacks a few years back and wouldn't leave the gate and was crashing through fences etc, I would have given anything not to have been able to catch her. As it was she would have jumped into my arms at the first opportunity to get out of the open as it were - just not right is it!
Well best of luck with the continued treatment and love and hugs to the gorgeous Po !
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| Callisto |
Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 1:39:22 PM
Great to know that your girl is still benefitting from her treatment. I suppose that considering how long she was carrying her old injury, it is only to be expected that it will take time for her to recover. Roll on next Spring, and here's to seeing you both back out enjoying yourselves |
| Pop |
Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 11:02:12 AM
Your care for her is very special, you both deserve to be galloping across 'that field' in the Spring :), can I come? |
| Fee |
Posted - 17 Oct 2010 : 7:38:59 PM
Thought I'd give you all an update as Po got her 6th cranial osteopath session yesterday.
He's coming back in two weeks and reckons that after that session or perhaps one more a fortnight later he'll be able to leave her a while and check her later That's really great news as her block/dead end/pain/pressure part of her spinal chord is releasing and flowing but we wont know how well it's worked until she is retested in a few weeks. Meantime he's happy with her bio-mechanics and I'm happy with how well she's moving.
She is still stumbling, but it's nothing compared to when I started the 'I'm really worried' thread when her legs were all injured with falling down, she had no energy, no interest and nothing was growing or healing.
Now what a difference! I've been there every day for the entire day the last 9 days (on holiday) and she only sleep stumbles about once or twice a day now. She is so much better in herself, more energy, not hanging back anymore looking tired and depressed. She's alert, happier and is 'right there' now. Really big big change from when I was most worried and didn't have anyone to help her.
Downside is that with not being exercised and all the feeds to support her recovery she's a bit overweight. The osteopath felt her system was sluggish yesterday and I'm convinced it's because she's carrying more weight than normal/ideal.
I started an exercise program with her today of inhand work and I'm really pleased at how well she coped. She was really forward and up for it. I'll try to do this daily to get her system ticking over better, lose the weight and hopefully get a bit fitter, ready for (dare I say it) getting back to ridden work!
I know it's still not over and we are in for the long haul (I'm kinda thinking Spring might see her well?) She's due her fourth test with the kinesiologist in 3 weeks and I'm hoping that she'll address the stumbling then. But we have to wait and see what 'layer' is most prevalent for Po at that time to sort and peel away.
Thanks for listening to me once again
Fee x |
| Fee |
Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 7:36:25 PM
Hi guys,
Have had a bit of a setback this weekend  Po has been falling yesterday and today quite bad and she has injured her fetlocks again.
I'm hoping this is just a blip and we will continue in the positive upward journey before long. Her feeds and amounts change after the 5 week retest and one of the things she was to start on (rosehip granules) I couldn't get until Saturday so she didn't start on them until Saturday evening. I'm hopeful after a few days on the correct diet we get back to moving forward.
Cranial Osteopath on Saturday, I always look forward to that one as she seems to get such a lot from it.
Fee |
| shah |
Posted - 22 Aug 2010 : 3:42:01 PM
That's amazing news Fee - keep the updates coming, I'm hugely interested too in following your progress. You must let us know what happens in the next five weeks!!
ps. I will get in touch with Tam, just need the gastro scope out of the way first... |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 4:43:53 PM
What fabulous news and such an interesting area - look forward to the next update and seeing Po back in action |
| saddlebred |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 3:05:58 PM
You gush all you like girl. That is what I like so much about this site. People like you who truly, truly love their animals and will go the extra mile (and in your case more!) to help them.
I hope that the lovely Po fully recovers. Just to see her looking happier must be repayment in itself.
I am sooooo pleased for you. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 11:11:39 PM
Oh that's fantastic Fee, thank goodness you found a way to help her. |
| Fee |
Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 11:04:15 PM
Well it's just over 5 weeks since Po was first tested by the kinesiologist and she gets a retest every 5 weeks to check progress and update feeds etc. She had her big retest done on Wednesday and the kinesiologist phoned me the results.
She is absolutely over the moon with her improvements and what the Cranial Osteopath is doing. So so pleased to have found him (osteopath) and I really hope he decides to branch into horses as he's excellent.
She told me that in the next 5 weeks I'm going to see the most dramatic improvements in Po and that by the end of the 5 weeks her falling will have stopped!!
I've seen many improvements with her but last week I saw a big physical change. I noticed that her tail was shorter and was confused as it normally touches the ground and it was a few inches off the ground, quite a few! I thought maybe someone had cut it!  But that wasn't possible and I kept thinking on it. Then it came to me, I wonder if it's her stance that's changed and everything at the back has moved up and so the tail looks shorter? I asked the kinesiologist about it and that's exactly it! She said it would be good to take pictures as the changes and improvements will keep coming as she does her biochemistry work, the osteopath does his back/spinal column work, the barefoot farrier (fingers still crossed I get him) does his work and so all this wonderful team supporting Po to heal herself.
What a learning journey I'm on here...it's really amazing. The kinesiologist and her biochemistry work, her support, knowledge, explanations and all that I'm learning about the feeds, the cranial osteopath's work and of course all the little missing pieces of the jigsaw I've now managed to fit to the puzzle. It gives me a very clear picture of my horse and I now know the enormity what happened to her 12 years ago, how she has felt all these years and the true strength of her character and her wonderful nature to put up with this and keep going without complaint. She's one in a million (biased of course )
Sorry, I was only going to give you a brief update that the retest was excellent but it's just amazing and I get so gushy about it 
I'm cautiously doing this inside  that my girl will be fully well again for what will really be the first time in her life! Only 7/8 weeks ago I was so worried about her and looking at her with such a heavy heart at how she seemed and what the future held for her.
Fee
PS Third osteopath session next Saturday  The kinesiologist reckons that only one or two more sessions will see this pressure released and that the sessions can really space out or maybe stop but I'm hoping to keep the osteopath coming regularly to keep a check on them all, to know that everything is good and that they all feel good 
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| kate b |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 10:33:27 PM
Po is very lucky to have you. Many owners would just put her 'fall sleeping' as just one of her funny little ways and do nothing about it. And of course there are those other type of owners out there who would see it as far too expensive and bothersome to put her right and would either sell her on, or PTS.
Good on you for following your instincts and getting Po the help she needs, she is obviously feeling the benefits already and long may her progress continue.
Feel free to give us updates as often as you like - I love reading about Po's progress!
Kate
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| Margaret |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 9:19:59 PM
I've only just caught up with this - quite fascinating, and so pleased that you seem to be getting somewhere at last. Hope the progress continues and Po ends up pain-free and able to get back to endurance  |
| Spangle |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 9:08:25 PM
I too am loving the updates Fee- its great to hear that what you have felt for so long is starting to come togther and your gut feelings were right- so wonderful you found the right people to help |
| Callisto |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 8:28:28 PM
Don't apologise Fee, I think it is fascinating, and am so pleased that Po is responding so well. After all that you have been through, with all the various medical possibilities, it is so interesting that old injuries appear to be the cause, and that you can do something about it. Just shows that sometimes you really do need to explore every avenue, and wouldn't it be amazing if she recovered enough to start endurance again. |
| Fee |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 8:20:56 PM
Firstly, apologies for yet ANOTHER update! I did promise myself I wouldn't update you every time the osteopath came, but, sorry, I just can't help it when I see and feel so much improvement with my girl.
Osteopath visit and session today and Po's reaction to this is quite unbelievable, she is really getting something from this and has made significant improvements in her movements.
Osteo says her spine is all lose and moving well now apart from the block/compression area, but at least everything is freed up up to that point now. He's hopeful he can open and fix this area but time will tell. We continue with the fortnightly sessions and the kinesiologist is retesting her next week, so I'll get a very clear picture of how she is and how we are to continue. She told me today that she is very optimistic that Po is going to return to full health and full endurance work again! I can't imagine that right now, but it's wonderful to think it's possible now after the very black cloud over us for so long.
It's also important she goes barefoot for now and later until she goes through all the skeletal and movement changes. I'm close to, hopeful and keeping fingers crossed that one of the best barefoot farriers in the country may take her on as she will need very rigorous hoof work to ensure the changes happening in her back are supported and aided in her hooves. With that addition Po will have an awesome team behind her! She's so worth it 
Fee |
| vjc |
Posted - 07 Aug 2010 : 9:04:57 PM
I found this thread fascinating and am so pleased po is responding so well. great news |
| kath |
Posted - 07 Aug 2010 : 8:30:32 PM
Just catching up on this Fee! Great news its going so well
I am gutted Catriona has relocated, as we used to use her for Flash - she is absolutely amazing and did some fantastic work on him. But very glad you've got someone else to see your girl |
| shah |
Posted - 07 Aug 2010 : 11:50:58 AM
Excellent news Fee |
