hard lumps on back?

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Anyone have any ideas? In july we bought a 5 yr old ISH event mare, good breeding, nice type, and a bit of a fizzy ride but nice little horse. She worked well for about a month, then started to not to want to work properly from behind and was resisting, I thought she had a back problem, we got out the vet who found nothing, and said this was unlikely. She had no lamenes etc. and was given a clean bill of health. But then about 4 more weeks later in september she suddenly developed some very hard raised lumps on her back, there's quite a lot of them, they are maxium of about a 2p coin in size from pea size upwards. These were clearly giving her pain, so we stopped riding her, she is very sensitive when you touch them and they are very very odd. We have since turned her away to see if they go down, but they seem to be making no move! vet is baffled, we are leaving her till mid feb then she's coming in for a biopsy, but has anyone else got any ideas? I had a gelding who got lumps from food allergy, but these went as soon as you cut out the trigger foods. She is on no hard feed so its not food related. They are also not blocked pores from sweat patches. They are quite hard to the touch, and you can't press them/move them round. I was thinking they may be sarcoids, but this seems unlikely as they are in such a funny place. Luckily she is a nice mare with good breeding, movement,jump etc, so if she can't be ridden she will be a lovely brood mare, its just so annoying as she was ready to BSJA!.
 
Sounds like pressure points.

I have seen this in horses with pelvic problems - has your vet cleared her for any sacroiliac injuries?
 
hi i had a greyhound come from ireland with wart like lumps and i used colloidal silver 10ppm on them i just soaked so cotton and squeezed it into the lumps the result was great you could notice the difference in no time.
hope this helps.
best regards.
will.
 
It may be totally different but horse in my siggy came from Ireland at 3 with some minor scarring. He grew some warts on his face and privates over a couple of months.
I fed Seaquim seaweed meal all his first winter and they spontaneously dropped off the following spring and never re-appeared
 
no, she's on no feed or haylege, we have good grazing and so its not needed and pus vet said to cut everything out just in case. I don't think its an injury, as its in the wrong place, they go from just behind her withers backwards but also extending down her sides slightly on both sides of the spine. I try the colloidal silver, where can this be got from? anythings worth a try! I can't see how in the places they are they could be pressure points, i'll try and get some pics when we bring her in in a week or so.
 
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I try the colloidal silver, where can this be got from?

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I would imagine that Liquidbill sells it as every post he has put on this forum advices people to use colloidal silver. Please do Google "colloidal silver" before ordering it though just so you know the risks/benefits before parting with your cash.
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hi tia yes i do manafacture it ,but i use it for my greyhounds and my family,it works great and because its ionic there are no dangers if you take the proper dose its like everything abuse it then there are dangers.
take a look here. www.midvalleyvu.com its on one of the food links colloidal silver.
im a member to learn about the rights and wrongs of owning a horse,because my teen daughter wants one,and guess who'll be paying for it,and i think the best way to learn i read everything you can take it in,and then ask your questions.
because i know alot about c.s. i thought i would let people know its uses,plus just maybe make a few friends.
best regards.
will.
 
My Mare has exactly what you describe, although they do not cause her any discomfort and have been called something like collagen granulomas or Eosiphilic (sp) granulomas, possibly a reaction to fly bites

The vets were unconcerned about them and have basically said to leave them until they start causing a problem in which case it is a simple procedure to remove them
 
Hiya, my mare has one- the saddler reckons its a pressure lump (I;ve had some serious saddle issues) I would get saddle AND numnah checked before you begin to ride again. Also vets aren't the bect if she has slight back issues, they will tell you the major things but I would get a physio to check her over just in case.
Also, a friend of mines horse had a few on her back, our vet thought it was the result of worming, something about trapping the worm in a layer or fibre and the friction from a saddle making them bigger- she had hers injected with cortisone. Ok, that doesn't provide you with answers, but more options about what it could be!
My mare lump appears to be shrinking- I think!
Hope you get it sorted!
 
My home bred filly developed hard lumps on her back at about 2 1/2 yrs old, before she ever had a saddle on. Didn't cause any pain at all. Left them alone until started breaking her and then got vet to look at them - he said they weren't a problem but make sure always use a thick numnah, which we did. Eventually they just disappeared, took several years though. It was suggested by one vet that they may have been caused by the wormer she was on as a youngster - she never had that type of wormer again, just in case. (I can't name wormer as its never been proven to cause these lumps, just hearsay)
 
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