Hard, boney lump after a knock.

[MoonlitArcher]

A few weeks ago my horse knocked the inside of his cannon bone with his opposite foot and gave himself a nasty cut. I cleaned it all up and kept on top of it for a few days and the cut has healed lovely. What I am more worried about is the enormous lump that has been left behind. The initial swelling was just puffiness around the cut which was to be expected but now he has a lump that when you stand in front of him it looks like he has another fetlock on top of his fetlock! It isn't hot or painful and he hasn't been lame on it at all but this lump is rock hard and I worry that when I put his boots on that they will rub him.

Does anyone know if this is likely to go away on its own? I was cold hosing while the cut was healing but stopped when the cut looked better which was within a few days of it happening. There wasn't much swelling at the time so didn't think much more about it. It feels like bone, no vet involved yet but I have one coming out soon anyway so will get them to have a look.
Is this a normal reaction to a bump on the leg.. or could it be that the trauma ha caused a splint maybe?
Any advice welcome, thanks.

 

[be positive]

A splint can be caused by trauma of that type, it will probably go down over time, I would get the vet to look and they may well give you something to help reduce it.

 

[Fiona]

Many years ago my welsh cob banged the front of his cannon bone on a gate (he was pawing at it ) and he had a large lump just as you describe.

He was unsound for about 2 weeks in total, and after that it steadily decreased in size until it was hardly noticeable.

The vet said once the surface of the bone is lifted it caused a periosteum (or something like that), and then the bone gradually settles down again.

Fiona