This is the post I didn’t want to have to write, but knew it was coming so therefore avoided my blog for a few weeks. In case you’re not down with all things equine (you lucky, lucky person you) let me be up front and say that the picture of the hoof shown in this post is not normal. It’s so not normal, that the term diseased is the best way to describe it. To continue the bad news, that’s…
So I got Teaspoon’s biopsy results back at the end of last week. I originally thought he had a rare auto-immune disease called coronary band disorder, but it turns out that it’s an even more rare disease – how lucky am I? The new diagnosis has a long title (and I’m waiting for the vet to email me the abstract), but is essentially a form of Vasculitis. The tissue around his coronary band and his chestnuts have too many white blood…
Unless you know a LOT about horses, the title of this blog post is going to be confusing. Four days ago, I wouldn’t have a clue what that was. Why do I know now? Because I think my horse has this rare disease. I won’t bore you with details, unless you found this page looking for information. Then I’ll give you a summary: Coronary Band Dystrophy is a rare auto-immune disorder that attacks the horse’s coronary band, chestnuts and ergots….