My horse damaged his superficial digital flexor tendon which caused a huge lump at the back of his fetlock joint. A year later, the superficial digital flexor tendon itself had healed really well, but my problem lay in the scar tissue…

Every time I picked up his work load, the scar tissue would rupture and he went lame. When you consider that scar tissue is less elastic, less resilient, less pliable, less resistant to stress, more sensitive to pain and has poorer circulation, you can understand why is takes so long to repair.

The last time he went lame I was introduced to Ian from ArcEquine. Before starting treatment with the ArcEquine I had my horse’s superficial digital flexor tendon scanned and you could clearly see the disorganised fibres of the scar tissue. I started an 8 week programme using the ArcEquine in conjunction with gentle exercise, gradually increasing the work and treatment as the weeks went on.

At the end of the 8 weeks I had the superficial digital flexor tendon re-scanned, and even to my untrained eye, I could see that the scar tissue was much more organised. My vet commented that even if I had had the superficial digital flexor tendon operated on at the outset, the injured area would not be in such an advance state of repair.

I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome!