Filled legs after exercise

[Sossigpoker]

Hi everyone
Not sure if I'm worrying over nothing so thought I'd check here and see what others think.

My 7 yo 15hh cob gets ridden about 5 days a week, medium to light work,.but about once a week he has a schooling session that includes enough canter to make him warm and puffy. We don't hair grass turn out so he spends most of the day stabled.
Usually his legs don't fill over night , but a little while back I noticed the front legs filling quite badly.
I realised I'd let his mallanders build up so treated him with anti-mite shampoo and dermatitis cream with antibiotics until the skin was healed. The legs didn't fill after that.

A few days ago he had one of these harder schooling sessions and the next morning his front legs were filled again. The filling does go down quickly once he goes on the walker or the turn out area, though.
But now I'm wondering if the harder work out in the arena could be causing this filling in front legs ? (Cantering , no jumping yet )The arena has a sand /rubber surface.
He's not over weight ,has full feather and is fed hay and straw and Fast Fibre with TopSpec TopChop Zero.

Would applying ice packs after exercise have much effect as he does have his full feather?

Grateful for any ideas.

 

[holeymoley]

It’s unlikely the work will be causing his legs to fill- quite the opposite. They will be filled first thing in the morning as he’s probably not moved around much overnight. You need to get him moving and the blood pumping to shift them. Unless it’s cpl? In which case that’s a different matter.

 

[Sossigpoker]

It’s unlikely the work will be causing his legs to fill- quite the opposite. They will be filled first thing in the morning as he’s probably not moved around much overnight. You need to get him moving and the blood pumping to shift them. Unless it’s cpl? In which case that’s a different matter.

Thanks. I just find it odd that they don't normally get filled and the suddenly fill after a more strenuous exercise , hence I wondered if there was a link.
There are no signs of CPL and the mallanders is thankfully very mild - entirely my fault that I allowed the skin flakes to accumulate.

 

[ycbm]

Sorry, but filling the night after heavier exercise is definitely a sign of potential tendon strain. I would keep a diary of work and filling and get some scans if there is definitely a link with the work.

I know people who have ignored this or bandaged to stop it and ended up with big problems needing a long time off.

They are sent to worry us, horses!
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[Sossigpoker]

They are sent to worry us, horses!
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As I always tell people : 90% of horse ownership is trying to stop them hurting themselves!

I will keep a diary of the leg filling. We have our vets here almost weekly for something anyway so I'll book some time to discuss with them. Having lost one horse through lameness I'm not taking any chances.

 

[Melody Grey]

How does the surface ride? Sand and rubber has in my experience been good if the drainage is good. Just wondering if it’s a bit deep/ wet which might be strenuous? Does the leg filling happen in dry spells too?

 

[Sossigpoker]

How does the surface ride? Sand and rubber has in my experience been good if the drainage is good. Just wondering if it’s a bit deep/ wet which might be strenuous? Does the leg filling happen in dry spells too?

I haven't noted it in the dry yet as it's been so wet for a while now. If anything the surface is better when it's wet IMO. It gets quite deep when it's dry.
I will keep an eye on it and see if there's a pattern.