Agh! Mysterious lameness and numpty owners...

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There's some very dim numpties (aka the Windies) on our yard atm, who are in the process of selling up. Managed to get rid of one pony, but the second is posing a problem.

He's undeniably lame when ridden. Head bobbing in trot, coming up short and looking uncomfortable. Mrs Windy swears it's his 'diagonals' as he's very unbalanced- apparently he was only ever ridden on one before and as a result he's lame on the other. My sister was asked to ride him to see how nappy he was on his own- once they'd got down the drive (spinning, rearing and crapping everywhere!) she asked him to trot. He was lame- A pushed him on to see if it was just stiffness but he didn't improve at all. She tried the other diagonal and he was still unsound. Brought him back and we trotted him up and lunged him- sound. Tried again today with sidereins and more time, and still sound. The leg he appears to be lame on is slightly boggy round the fetlock, but there is very little heat (as in, hardly discernible difference).

Not sure what to do- he's up for sale, she needs to get shot of him quickly, but he's definitely unsound. Unless they find people who are as numpty as they are, there is no way on earth this pony will sell- any ideas for what could be causing this mystery lameness (and PLEASE don't say diagonals- A has already been told that she probably didn't ride on the right one...)???
 
Probably the most obvious answer in the world but surely if sound on lunge but not under saddle....first port of call is get back/saddle checked?
Will they not get a vet for the pony?
 
They had the vet out for vaccs. and mum told them to get it trotted up- they said they did but obviously load of bollocks as vet didn't lunge and trotted up on our field, which is really really sofy going, and apparently agreed that it was his diagonals(!). Yep, will get them to get someone to look at his back. Agh! Just want the ponies and their nonsense gone.
 
It could be just about anything and a lot of leg and foot lamenesses will be much more marked with the weight of a rider on board, so its really not necessarily in the horse's back.

They should not sell it while its unsound. They have a few reasonably responsible options.

- Keep it and retire it.
- Find out what's wrong with it and then fix it and sell it or if it can't be fixed shoot it.
- PTS without investigating.

Poor pony shouldn't be being ridden, let alone being fobbed of onto some other poor owner.
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They use to call it bridle lame many years ago, because the pony would only go well on one diagonal at trot or canter and stiff or lame on the other, took time to get them going well on both diagonals at trot or canter.
 
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