Has anyone heard of this?

[jinxy]

Swellings along the jaw line where your horses head attaches to the neck, but not strangles? What is it?

 

[magicchett]

My Aunts Arab x used to get this.

Used to look like a hamster for a week or so, sound the same? - They moved him to a different paddock and it went down after that.

I think they assumed it was just a reaction.

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

It is associated with rich grazing- i have heard them called grass pouches- they go down a few days after reducing the access to the grass

 

[CrazyMare]

Sounds like grass glands, they go down if they have a night in.

 

[jinxy]

Thanks all, he is in on a night an out during the day. Temp, eating normal and he is acting as normal

 

[kerilli]

i think it is the salivary glands swelling up after a long day stuffing grass! nothing to worry about, as long as you aren't trying to work your horse deep on the bit for a while...

 

[flyingfeet]

If its out grazing, its grass humour or grass glands. All of mine get it and yes associated with stuffing in grass. MIne seem to get bigger on starvation paddocks, I guess as the head is down all day!

 

[star]

hamster cheeks - very common. the parotid salivary duct swells from producing so much saliva to help digest all that rich grass they're stuffing!

 

[WishfulThinker]

!! Mine used to get this and I did wonder what on earth it was !! Now I know