Filly with a stiff hind leg.

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Since I've had Boots I've noticed a few times when shes been troting around the field that her off hind leg is stiff. The first time i noticed it, about 3 months ago, it was very clear that she was stiff on that leg. Since then i've not noticed it as much but this morning my field mate pointed it out, she just put it down to the 2 young horses playing together in the field and said the B has mostly likely just tweaked something. But surely theres something more to this? She cant keep just pulling/tweaking something in her leg can she?? She does have a small scar on the outside of her off hind hock, could it be to do with the same thing?

I will be speaking to my vet about it as its worring me but just wondered if anyone else had any experence of stiffness in young horses.

Boots is 16 months old btw.
 
Thanks for your replys. That is what i though it could be but when iv seen it before in other horses their leg appears much more 'locked' than boots' has, B's just seems a little stiff.

Is it something she will grow out of?? Iv seen in in a 4yo cob but the vet didnt say if it would get better, and also a 6 month old donkey, the vet said that the donkey would grow out of it.
 
my 3 year old gelding has recently suffered a very similar thing. We put it down to being chased about by the herd at first, but when 2 weeks box rest made it worse not better we had to think a bit harder.

It turns out he had Low Grade Lami due to autumn flush of grass and being out 24/7, plus eating too rich a feed for him. And reacting to being wormed.

Stiffness in that particular leg can be linked to "leaky gut syndrome"....sensitivity to chemicals (like the ones in almost every horse feed), wormers, pesticides (neighbouring agricultural fields?)

I spoke to Debbie at Thunderbrook Equestrian (google it) and after changing my horses diet he is now sound for the first time since mid august. No more stiffness in that hock, and no more swelling.

Might be worth a google.
 
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