Any happy intermittent lameness stories please

[canteron]

Horse sound in walk, floaty trot on right rein but lame on left rein in trot ( ie when that leg is loaded).
It’s been 11 days, it was only just noticeable on day 1 but after 3 days on box rest it was much worse, obviously on day 7 when the vet came it was hardy noticeable, to the extent he didn’t think he could successfully nerve block, but now day 11 it the worst it’s been.

So it’s time for nerve blocking and serious investigation. My experience of this sort of lameness is that the horse never came sound, so if anyone got any happy tales please share as I am in total despair!

 

[Zoeypxo]

Ive had this twice, the first time it was poor hoof balance and a ddft injury, fully healed and back in work after 8 months field rest barefoot.
Most recently a hoof abscess that lingered for 10 weeks! Now sound and back in work again

 

[canteron]

Ive had this twice, the first time it was poor hoof balance and a ddft injury, fully healed and back in work after 8 months field rest barefoot.
Most recently a hoof abscess that lingered for 10 weeks! Now sound and back in work again

Oh thank you! Just as a matter of interest did your vets manage to find the ddft injury or did you have to go to a specialist?
I had one with a torn ddft as it attached to the bone, I had to take it to Newmarket to be diagnosed. It never came sound but spent 10 happy retired years!

 

[ycbm]

That's a very common pattern for an abscess. They make their way into a bigger space, the horse goes sound, the pus eventually fills the new space, the horse is lame again.

I hope that's all you've got.

 

[planete]

I had that years ago with a loan horse. He came sound of his own accord after weeks of slight occasional lameness. Some time later the farrier was trimming him and came across a neat empty hazelnut sized hole in the horn and told me the horse had had an abcess that encysted.

 

[Julia0803]

I’m hoping the above posts are right, it’s an abscess, as that’s an easier/quicker problem to solve.

My cob presented with on off slight lameness before being diagnosed with a ligament injury. He had to go in to horsepital for a work up. On the first day he was sound in all circumstances, hard/soft/straight/circle/ridden/inhand in all paces. But the next day he presented as 2/10 lame, so they could then nerve block and subsequently scan.

It was a long road of boxrest and rehab, but he’s been sound for nearly 2 years, and is probably the fittest he’s ever been.

Obviously I hope it’s nothing more than an abscess that’s taking it’s time, but even if not, try not to worry.