Bugger, horse still lame...

[Oaksflight]

Hal seems to have got worse. Last week he was slightly lame in walk and trot, vet came out on Fri, by which time he was a bit better. Put him on drugs (can't remember name atm) for musco-skeletal disorders, reckoned he'd just jarred his leg and said keep him in steady walk and trot work in the arena. So have been doing, been riding him every other day for about 30 mins. Last week he was eventually working through it. Tonight he was worse than ever, not at all in walk, but in trot he was definately. We tried to give canter a go, normally he loves cantering and I ony have to push him on after about 12 strides. Today he did two strides, which were v. slow and elevated, then broke back into trot. Very unusual. Vet said to call her out again if he's no better by Friday.

Anyone have any ideas what it could be? There appears to be no heat in his leg or hoove. He's 14 next month. Have kept him in tonight as he appeared to improve last week when I kept him in for the night, but vet said to keep him as normal and turn him out.

 

[AmyMay]

Do you think it could be in the foot??

I certainly wouldn't ride him until I was happy he was sound.

Maybe time to discuss xrays??

 

[Sparklet]

Lameness is pain - please stop riding him and get the vet back. You may make the problem worse.

 

[Oaksflight]

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Lameness is pain - please stop riding him and get the vet back. You may make the problem worse.

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Oh my god. I'm not stupid. The vet told me to ride him. I do realise not to ride a horse when it's in pain, but vet put him on a course of drugs and said carry on riding him in walk and trot as it's the only way he'll build back up to being sound.

Anyway. It appears he only goes lame when there's a sudden change in weight off his leg, i.e. if I suddenly sit in trot and take all weight out of stirrups. If I'm sitting or stood in stirrups he's not lame. Vet is coming out tomorrow.

 

[Oaksflight]

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Do you think it could be in the foot??

I certainly wouldn't ride him until I was happy he was sound.

Maybe time to discuss xrays??

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Leg I think, vet reckons it's leg too. At the moment I think he's just done something silly in leg out in field with the hard ground, but it just doesn't seem to be getting any better. Vet came out a week today, and said if it hasn't improved in a week then to get her out. Also if he wasn't being ridden I wouldn't be able to monitor lameness, as he's only lame when someone is on his back.

 

[Sparklet]

I'm sorry I must have been confused by your opening post. You stated he was slightly lame in walk and trot but was a bit better when the vet arrived. I am surprised that a vet would advise walk and trot work for a horse with musco-skeletal problems particuarly if he had not been able to identify the exact cause of the problem.

I'm glad the vet is coming our for another look.

 

[Oaksflight]

Well, she thought he had jarred his leg somehow from the hard ground, hence only asking for walk and trot (she said maybe a little canter but I avoided this) in the arena, where the ground is soft, as it'd help work through it. Wasn't majorly bettter, vet could tell he was lame, but not as bad as he was, hence my thoughts that keeping him in a refined place where he can't gallop about (although he's not one to use any unnessecary eneryg!) would be better, however the vet probably knows best!

Sorry if I came across rude by the way! Wasn't in the best of moods earlier! x

 

[Sparklet]

Thats okay - its not easy to be in a good mood when your horse is poorly.

I hope things are getting better now.

 

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