Foot Sore

[BenjaminBunny]

Hi Guys

Just wanted a bit of advice

On tues I usually have a riding lesson, but after walking down to the arena and during warming up - i felt my horse wasn't right - my instructor asked to see him trot and he was lame on his front right - now as i was grooming him i picked out a stone from that foot and cos of all the mud about it was quite compacted into his foot - i didn't think anything of it until i got on board

so we stopped immediately - i got off took him back and cleaned his feet with salt water (just incase) - now there was a bit of heat in his hooves but no heat in his legs and no obvious signs of anything

i decided to rest him a few days and i am going to trot him up tonight to see how he is

but bearing in mind he was lame on tues night - i have given him wed and thurs and today off - if he's still not right this evening should i call the vet or give him longer - bearing in mind i think it could be a bruised sole - although yesterday the slight heat had gone

i'll post later on how he trotted up - i think if he's not right i'll get the vet out - although i am tempted to think it's a combination of the stone and the fact he was hooning around the other night

 

[brackenhappy]

poss is as you said brusied sole, my mare managed to bruise both front feet just by the toe, was only went vet and farrier where proddin and takin things baack did they find them! god knows how she managed to do both though!!!.........if it will reasure you then get the vet out my mare was on bute for ages with it! and then had to get special shoes put on to raise her toes of the floor this helped loads!

 

[BenjaminBunny]

Thanks Brackenhappy!

Luckily I trotted him up last night and he was sound as a pound! I got some friends to check him and he was back to normal - so because the weather is so rubbish I'm giving him this weekend off just to be sure.

He could have just tweeked something - who knows! but he's absolutely fine now - thank goodness

 

[sunshine1]

My ned has the same. Hes got sore heels. Hes out at the moment so Im going to bring him in tonight.