2yo wobblers and weird feet

[Switchthehorse]

Where to start! My filly came in from the field with a misshapen hoof put down to contracted tendons at 18 months. She had a strange 'wide' action behind and dragged her toes but this has always been put down to weakness behind due to not walking much with the weird hoof and then box rest

After remedial farriery and treatment hoof grew back to normal but she has continued to drag her toes (more in walk than trot) and generally walk a bit weirdly behind but generally happy pone

Now six months later her hoof is growing strangely again. Farrier thinks either club foot or growth problems (she tends to shoot up a couple of inches overnight and is already about 16.1 at 2!)

Then a vet visiting my yard took one look at her and said she's a wobbler. Did the back up test but she seemed ok. Small circle slight circling of leg outwards but only her dodgy one, but tail pull test she lost her foot under her each time, only one side again though

Having her x rayed today but not til this afternoon and mind going mental. Surely all of those problems could be due to weakness? Surely wobblers doesn't cause dodgy hooves? Surely she would be falling over more or something?? He tried the poking in neck a pen test and she didn't twitch and said she was numb but yet if I itch her on her neck she can feel that?

Please help!!! She is such a sweet filly I can't bear it!!!

 

[Dizzleton]

I believe horses with Wobblers do get abnormal feet from toe dragging and their unusual/uneven gaits. It is not to my knowledge that they fall over more often - but that is dependant on the grade of wobblers.

Grade 0 – normal
Grade 1 – minimal neurological deficits noted with normal gaits and requires manipulative tests (crossing legs, tail sways, tight circles, walking up and down hills, blind folding, backing, response to a dull object)
Grade 2 - mild abnormal gaits seen at a walk (walks like a patient that has been sedated) and more obvious response to the manipulative tests. Patients can be performing successfully but when asked, they have trouble with lead changes, going down hills at a trot or gallop, stumble, are heavy on the fore hand, require a lot of leg to maintain propulsion, knuckle over when stopping, bunny hop behind when cantering, and drag hind toes a lot at a trot.
Grade 3 – Easy to see at a walk, look like a drunken camel at a trot, very obvious at a canter but they do not fall.
Grade 4 - Very ataxic – will fall especially in tight circles or backing. Usually will refuse to go any faster than a walk.
Grade 5 - Recumbent – may not even be able to become sternal even with encouragement.

 

[Switchthehorse]

Thanks I should probably add that it's actually that her feet are growing strangely - sorry hooves!! Well ONLY ONE is - she is upright behind anyway but one is suddenly growing almost vertical. She would rate as a 0 on that chart she looks pretty much normal just wide behind and lazy with toe dragging. My head is exploding with it all! So much to take in. I just can't believe she is a wobbler - or is it that it's at a really early stage

 

[Dizzleton]

I know what you're going through. I convinced myself that my horse had navicular (all the signs and symptoms) and was a nervous wreck when I was waiting for the xray results. It turns out that it was just a severely bruised sole which would heal in time.

Keep your head up and hopefully it'll come back clear. Let me know x