Extremely windgally...experiences?

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I know what they are and that they rarely cause any major problems but can signify changes going on underneathe etc...However I have a case I want your opinions on.

Bosses daughter's little pony mare [about 10-12 y/o, previously competed affiliated BE/BD/BS/Pony Club/etc] went down lame last week on her hind right leg.
Her leg had been a little windgally, which is a relatively normal for her, however, towards the end of a ride last weekend, she came down extremely lame out of nowhere and her hind leg was extremely more swollen when we got back to the yard. Cold hosed it for 20 minutes, gave her 2 bute and put her back out in her little starvation paddock overnight [history of lami too to add onto her past too].
Was sound the next day [bute probably at this point] and bought her to stand in for the day. The swelling had gone down a little.
Cold hosed it again anyway, turned her back out that night. Still sound.

Cut a long story short, has been sound all week [it's been 8 days since she had the lameness] and has had no work all week either as gave her the week off till the daughter returned from school for the hols.

Today, I had to put her out in the bigger field to keep another horse company whilst I helped groom for a lady out showjumping. She trotted over to the gate sound as a bell when I went to get her, trotted her up [on concrete] and she was sound as a bell too. No swelling either on the leg.

Anyway. Bought her in earlier and put her in the turnout pen.

Took the daughter up to ride her tonight about 6pm and she was lame and the leg had swollen up again. :( Walked her about to see if she'd work through it but didn't, so obviously took her straight back in and didn't work her.

What would your thoughts be on this?

Vet will fetched obviously, but not an emergency for a sunday night callout.

Just wondered if anyone else has experienced anything similar?

*cookies and hot choccies if you got through all that!*
 
I have a horse with windgalls. They are currently being treated with injections. Are the even on both legs? Is on harder than the other? My vet says thats when they should be of some concern when they arent a matching pair etc. One of my horses hind legs can go hard and builds up alot of pressure. At the end of the season they will put a camera in it as the scans cant be accurate enough
 
mine had tendon sheath injury which looked like windgall but was a bit more swollen and very hard. the treatment was bute and box rest, then lead out for pick of grass, then small area sectioned off in field for i hour gradually increasing each week, and walking under saddle starting 10mins and gradually increasing to 40 mins, then allowed to trot a bit and if still ok, turn out as normal.....the vet wanted walking in hand but my horse is likely to jump about in hand so under saddle seems to work better...took about 3 months in all.hope this helps....:D:D:D
 
splashgirl45 said:
mine had tendon sheath injury which looked like windgall but was a bit more swollen and very hard. the treatment was bute and box rest, then lead out for pick of grass, then small area sectioned off in field for i hour gradually increasing each week, and walking under saddle starting 10mins and gradually increasing to 40 mins, then allowed to trot a bit and if still ok, turn out as normal.....the vet wanted walking in hand but my horse is likely to jump about in hand so under saddle seems to work better...took about 3 months in all.hope this helps....:D:D:D
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Ditto my horse. Did the three day event at Milton Keynes, he stumbled a little after one of the steeple chase fences, presumed it was a wingall went his fetlock came up as he has pretty big wingalls on hinds, plus because he was being stabled whilst away competing they came up big again anyway. Wasn't till we got home and he had been out a day that I realised it wasn't just a wingall. Vet came and said it was a tendon sheath injury and I had the same treatment as splashgirl45. Even now his wingalls are huge after a day in the stable but once he's been ridden and turned out they are down again. Ice cups are the best treatment, quite why anyone cold hoses is beyond me especially in this weather as the water is warm that comes out of the tap! Magnotherapy boots also help.
 
yep mine had a tendon sheath injury and minnor damage to tendon had only what looked like a small windgall and only very very slightly lame had surgry for it and long recovery. get it checked out would think scan if nothing else. at least you know what you are dealing with
 
my horse also had a tendon sheath injury and still has a slightly fat leg if hes been standing in his stable - it does go down with exercise though, but will never match the other. i cold hose all my horses after every ride as a precaution anyway, seems to help.

treatment for my horse was 5-6 months box rest with restricted in-hand then ridden exercise, much like what has already been described above.
 
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