Anyone got experience?

Nightmare before Christmas

Nightmare before Christmas

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My horse has recently gone lame. Was lame on the right fore and has now changed to the left fore. Been nerve blocked and found the lameness between the bottom of the cannon bone and the bottom of the knee joint.

Could be a few possible things:

suspensory damage
a splint forming
or some problem with the lower knee joint

Had some xrays which all looked normal. I know from experience that the cannon bone looks denser at the top if the suspensory is damaged (which didnt show up for my horse)
He also has no heat or swelling in the area and never has!

My hope is he will throw a small splint and be okay! (though xray showed no sign of this either)

He has further scans in a weeks time but wondered if anyone else had experience with this kind of thing?

Would like to add my horse is 4 yrs old and has been in light work since ive had him (ive had him about 7 weeks) and hasnt been turned out due to college turnout being not ideal. He goes on the walker twice a day and is ridden on average about 20min a day. Have jumped him cross poles twice, but where a while before he went lame! Hes a laid back talented horse so I dont want him broken!
 
I know it will sound odd but his foot balance may be the cause with the lameness showing further up, going on a horsewalker will not help really as constantly turning will be likely to make his lameness worse, especially in a young horse that is still growing. Turnout in a restricted area would be preferable in my view or just letting him loose in the school each day.
 
He has been shod and balanced in front, no improvement.
He doesn't go on the walker now he is lame, he is on box rest.
Nothing showed up on the xray (like it can for suspensory). He is having ultra sounds next week. Just doesnt add up as he has had no heat or swelling at all! He has also swapped legs. He is not hopping lame, my vet said I have picked up on a problem that most people would have missed! In my opinion he lame enough not to do work. He is also only really lame on the right rein and on the outside left leg, he is sound left rein when more weight is on the leg!

I am hoping he will throw a small splint, not ideal but its an answer!
 
I'd wait for the ultrasound, more likely to see any ligament damage on that. Strange to swop legs though, unless there's been something minor on one side & he's been over compensating with the other.
 
Compensating was my first thought. For what I have no idea he passed two vettings, one in belgium and one here. He has been in light work and hasnt been out or done anything 'silly' unless he has done it in his box! Ultrasounds will tell us more but nothing adds up yet and I wanted to know if anyone else has had the same type of problem and what the outcome was!
 
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