Fluid lump on the the side of his knee?

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Yesterday morning I washed my horses legs and everything was fine. I then put him in a spare empty stable whilst I emptied his. About an hour later, I got him out to put his travel boots on and noticed a lump to the outside of his knee about the size of a tennis ball. There is no heat and he is not lame. I can feel that it is fluidy, he doesn't mind me touching it and when I massage it, it becomes much smaller.

Once we had travelled home (about 3 hours) it had gone down to about the size of a golf ball, so I put him out in the hope that the movement would cause it to come down.

When I checked him today it was still the size of a golf ball, but still there is no heat, it doesn't hurt him and he's not lame.

Does anybody know what this may be? I can get photos if need be! My plan at the moment is to give him a few days off and massage it every day in the hope it will go down. If not I will take him to the vets after the weekend.

Thank you!
 
I have exactly the same problem so any answers would be good.

Lump has been hanging around for 3 weeks. Had the vet who wants to xray, drain and inject the joint which I am not keen on as only 4 yo.

He said it could be carpal tunnel syndrome - like an RSI injury - which suprises me as he has only been in work for 2 months!! Not much repetitive strain.

He is lame on flexions though.:(
 
My horse developed an annoying lump on the outside of his knee. It wasn't all that big, but my eye was drawn to it every day. It was soft and he wasn't at all lame. He hasn't the most wonderful leg conformation and I was showing him at the time and the farrier did a great job in shoeing him and he looked like he had excellent feet and legs. But knowing that he had a tendancy to being pigeon toed I wondered if the shoeing was "torquing" his knee a bit. I did have the vet to look at the lump and arranged for the vet to be there at the same time as the farrier so they could discuss it, but the vet thought it was an injury, as in a knock. I wasn't so sure as it didn't go away, was just there.

In the end I had his shoes removed at the end of the season. The lump on his knee disappeared as his feet went through all sorts of changes - at one point he looked extremely pigeoned toed, and then they seemed to go back to looking more normal. I have since changed the farrier (for other reasons) and I have his shoes off as much as possible, although he is shod for showing/summer season.
 
That's very interesting you should say that as my horse is exactly the same, and he was shod by a new farrier about 3 weeks ago. I wonder if it is something similar, will have a discussion with him - thank you!
 
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