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when stood in for long time?
noticed Farah (17YR OLD Han) doing this since she been back - she is fully clipped for some odd reason so she is in during bad weather....as its very wet here at mo, but her back legs seem to be swelling..she is shod on all 4 feet would removong back shoes help do you think? she will only be hacked twice a week now for winter...and lunge work on dark evenings.
 
buddy's mummy said:
when stood in for long time?
noticed Farah (17YR OLD Han) doing this since she been back - she is fully clipped for some odd reason so she is in during bad weather....as its very wet here at mo, but her back legs seem to be swelling..she is shod on all 4 feet would removong back shoes help do you think? she will only be hacked twice a week now for winter...and lunge work on dark evenings.
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Age and immobility are not good partners. Filled legs are the most common indicator of both and too much feed.
 
I would think most of us are waterlogged by now. Could you fence a bit off and use it as a trash paddock. If you greased the legs well you should avoid skin problems. Make sure there are no underlying wounds before greasing though.
 
will do, but what is the reason for leg swelling? she never had that problem before 2 years ago when I owned her..? could she be injured?
 
buddy's mummy said:
will do, but what is the reason for leg swelling? she never had that problem before 2 years ago when I owned her..? could she be injured?
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We had same problem with a TB in summer she was on box rest we gave her some fresh CLIVERS every day it gets rid of the fluid,look on the Feedmark web site equine shop,you have to scroll down the page click on Clivers then on science info ,I will have to learn how to do links,Feedmark will send you a sample they are very good and quick to deliver
.I think the fluid is just caused by lack of exercise . Hope this helps
 
buddy's mummy said:
will do, but what is the reason for leg swelling? she never had that problem before 2 years ago when I owned her..? could she be injured?
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It may just be that she is a little older and circulation is not so good

Sometimes too much protein in her diet may cause it

The other thing to consider is early Mudfever, as you say you have had a lt of rain - I would be inclined to give her legs a good wash with Nizoral shampoo which will kill off any mudfever fungus before it gets a hold.
 
lack of movement means fluid doesn't move round the body as it should so fluid deposits build up. very common in older horses. turnout is your friend
 
She'd probably be fine if she was moving around more, its common in horses that are stabled for long periods. Particularly as she's an older mare. Stable bandages/wraps would help if exercise and turnout aren't possible. Reducing feed to forage/fibre may help also.
 
dogatemysalad said:
She'd probably be fine if she was moving around more, its common in horses that are stabled for long periods. Particularly as she's an older mare. Stable bandages/wraps would help if exercise and turnout aren't possible. Reducing feed to forage/fibre may help also.
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Swelling legs is not common - or lets say it never used to be. In all the yards I've worked on I've only seen a few horses who's legs swell with standing and they have usually had an old injury there in the first place.

The PRIME reason for swollen legs is too much hard feed!
 
Depends what they are standing on too. The boxes at the Christchurch show grounds have concrete floors and no matter how much bedding, every horse that over nights there comes out with filled legs. Terrible design !

OP's problem could be a combination of several things. Though it is a bit odd that it is just hind legs .....
 
NZJenny said:
Depends what they are standing on too. The boxes at the Christchurch show grounds have concrete floors and no matter how much bedding, every horse that over nights there comes out with filled legs. Terrible design !

OP's problem could be a combination of several things. Though it is a bit odd that it is just hind legs .....
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I think the OPs problems extend far further than some filled legs on a horse. This is getting tiresome now.
 
NZJenny said:
Depends what they are standing on too. The boxes at the Christchurch show grounds have concrete floors and no matter how much bedding, every horse that over nights there comes out with filled legs. Terrible design !

OP's problem could be a combination of several things. Though it is a bit odd that it is just hind legs .....
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I think that is from being fed far too much feed - the CHCH boxes are lovely - all the stabled horses I've ever worked with have been housed on concrete floors and very few have ever had swollen legs - and these horses were stabled 24/7 year round.

Just hind legs filling is quite normal for a horse that is being over fed.
 
her legs only swell if left in too long, if turned out in day she is ok - as in dont swell overnight just in day and night if in with very bad weather ..trying to put weight on her at mo hence why I am feeding.
 
buddy's mummy said:
her legs only swell if left in too long, if turned out in day she is ok - as in dont swell overnight just in day and night if in with very bad weather ..trying to put weight on her at mo hence why I am feeding.
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Are you the horses owner asking this question? Or the sister, or friend that is posting on the other thread?

I would genuinely like to know. I have no problem with giving advice to people who need it, but people on this thread are giving their time to give you genuinely well intentioned answers, so it would be nice to know that they are spending that time well, not wasting it on someone who seems to be playing a bit of a game.

To those contributing to this thread, I don't say this to be inflammatory, simply to save you all wasting the time that you could be spending sharing your much valued knowledge with people that genuinely need it.
 
buddy's mummy said:
her legs only swell if left in too long, if turned out in day she is ok - as in dont swell overnight just in day and night if in with very bad weather ..trying to put weight on her at mo hence why I am feeding.
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You've actually answered your own question - she is being left in TOO LONG - regardless of the weather she needs to go out and get some exercise, if you have an arena - turn her out into that for a couple of hours then at least she can move around.

Feeding to the point where the legs fill is not healthy - the legs are telling you that the body is not happy.

Cut back on the protein feeds as these don't build much condition, give her adlib good quality hay or haylage - the fibre will put weight on her and keep her whole system healthier.

JingleSmells - Please be nice - no one who comes on here has to give a CV of their lives and knowledge - a person has asked a question and many have read it, read the answers people have given and possibly another reader may be in the same boat and the answers they have read on here will help

So far people have responded with

1 Legs may swell if the horse is overfed - especially high protein foods

2 Legs may swell if the horse is under exercised

3 Legs may swell if there is an injury or possibly mudfever brewing

4 Bandage legs prone to swelling

5 Any turnout is better than none

6 Hand walk if turnout is impossible

7 Feed Clivers to help - also known as 'biddy biddies' it increases urination removing fluids from the body.
 
Tnavas said:
You've actually answered your own question - she is being left in TOO LONG - regardless of the weather she needs to go out and get some exercise, if you have an arena - turn her out into that for a couple of hours then at least she can move around.

Feeding to the point where the legs fill is not healthy - the legs are telling you that the body is not happy.

Cut back on the protein feeds as these don't build much condition, give her adlib good quality hay or haylage - the fibre will put weight on her and keep her whole system healthier.

JingleSmells - Please be nice - no one who comes on here has to give a CV of their lives and knowledge - a person has asked a question and many have read it, read the answers people have given and possibly another reader may be in the same boat and the answers they have read on here will help

So far people have responded with

1 Legs may swell if the horse is overfed - especially high protein foods

2 Legs may swell if the horse is under exercised

3 Legs may swell if there is an injury or possibly mudfever brewing

4 Bandage legs prone to swelling

5 Any turnout is better than none

6 Hand walk if turnout is impossible

7 Feed Clivers to help - also known as 'biddy biddies' it increases urination removing fluids from the body.
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Thanks, but I made that post in good faith to let you all know that your time is being wasted. I will never be unkind to anyone, but nor will I sit by while someone plays games with the genuine people of this forum.

The OP has been either banned or sent on holiday because if you look at the other closed thread where she has "found a home for Buddy", you will quite clearly see that all is not as it seems with her.

You don't have to listen to me, but please don't tell me to be nice. I am being nice, to you and the other people who have wasted time giving genuine advice.
 
Tnavas said:
JingleSmells - Please be nice - no one who comes on here has to give a CV of their lives and knowledge - a person has asked a question and many have read it
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Tnavas, the OP has outed herself as a thoroughly nasty and devious piece of work over her other recent thread, which has now been locked but currently still remains available to view in Tack Room. I suspect that many of the viewers of this thread were purely on here wondering what on earth she was up to next.

I understand what you mean about the thread being educational for those who want to know more about dealing with swollen legs, just as long as we are all in no doubt that the OP is not in any way deserving of our sympathies, although any animal in her 'care' most certainly is.
 
buddy's mummy said:
will do, but what is the reason for leg swelling? she never had that problem before 2 years ago when I owned her..? could she be injured?
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My old lady has this issue too ! she's exercised most days if in , or I walk her out in-hand to get her circulation going ~ I've also discovered that Medicine Boots with Wraps underneath keep them down over night , I remove in the morning and put back on at night ~ good luck xx
 
So I am thinking that This is the farah your now selling on a hanoverian site?? The horse you would 'never' sell? Unsound too?? Your threads keep appearing and they sound less and less plausible!!
Sorry if not the right you but there is certainly a lot of people who seem to think it is!!!
 
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