Christmas Crumpet
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As title - am quite concerned about these feet now. I just wanted some opinions before I ring the vet and ask for horse to have feet xrayed and the angles checked. I have a feeling that her feet are not helping her at the moment. She doesn't appear lame at all.
Photos aren't brilliant as they were taken in the dark last night but they give you an idea. Horse has a slipping stifle on her off hind, has been stumbling on both front feet (the off hind and near fore are connected according to the physio) but off fore stumbling has only been happening since she was shod last Friday. She feels sound to ride, trotted up sound for vet and fine hind flexions but is very crabby coming downhill and feels as though she is tucking her hindquarters underneath herself (if that makes sense). Vet thinks she's fine. Physio thinks not quite so fine. I think she feels dreadful to ride - lacking in power behind at times, funny downhill, a lot of stumbling in both front legs but at the moment, more in the off fore. Fine to pick up feet etc although does wobble diagonal hind leg when opposite foreleg picked up for the farrier. Farrier seems happy with feet. I'm not sure I am.
Any opinions would be great.
Photos aren't brilliant as they were taken in the dark last night but they give you an idea. Horse has a slipping stifle on her off hind, has been stumbling on both front feet (the off hind and near fore are connected according to the physio) but off fore stumbling has only been happening since she was shod last Friday. She feels sound to ride, trotted up sound for vet and fine hind flexions but is very crabby coming downhill and feels as though she is tucking her hindquarters underneath herself (if that makes sense). Vet thinks she's fine. Physio thinks not quite so fine. I think she feels dreadful to ride - lacking in power behind at times, funny downhill, a lot of stumbling in both front legs but at the moment, more in the off fore. Fine to pick up feet etc although does wobble diagonal hind leg when opposite foreleg picked up for the farrier. Farrier seems happy with feet. I'm not sure I am.
Any opinions would be great.