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My 19 year old section d was diagnosed with Cushings a couple of months ago as he suddenly came down with laminitis. I understand with some horses that diet can help sometimes, but mine was not on any hard food and eating only hay and he couldn't even tolerate 20 minutes on grass as laminitis...

He had I think annular ligament desmotomy - which in total laymans terms is where the ligaments were cut to release the pressure as the windgalls were pushing and restricting the tendon Sheath which made him totally lame. The surgery itself is relatively quick, then box rest.

Thank you - any advice is helpful as windgalls are all a bit new to me.

Hi all I'm looking for any information on windgalls and whether tendon boots are recommended and if so any particular types? My horse is 19 and has windgalls on both hind legs. He had surgery on these back in the summer and is now being bought back into light work (walk and trot) on hard...