HELLO - HELP PLEASE

Michelle22

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Hi all

Just wanted your thoughts on the following:

I brought my boy in from the field on Wednesday and his right hind was 'puffy/swollen' in the area indicated on the below picture (not my horses leg) - no heat, no lameness, not sore to touch (i.e. no reaction from him). So I:

1. Cold hosed and out some leg cool on for overnight.
2. The next day it was the same so did not ride but took him for a short walk
3. On Friday it was a little better so I rode him round the field (just to see if would get worse or better)
4. On Saturday morning the swelling/puffyness has gone!

Then, on saturday evening the other leg had got 'puffy/swollen' in exactly the same place - again no heat, lameness, soreness to touch.

What do you think this could be?

OK - Can't add the picture, can anyone advise how to.

The location of the puffy/swelling is on the outside of the hind leg approx half way down the cannon bone and finishes just where the fetlock starts.

He is a 4 year old Welsh Secion D, that is worked 4-5 days a week (hacking, schooling (light), Long lined/pessoa) No jumping.

Racking my brains about this, as have many ideas, but your thoughts/experiences/ideas would be useful.

Many thanks
 
It sounds like he may have windgalls, if you type it into the search bar on this website or into google there is lots of information about them
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sounds like windgalls, if you can get a pic up then can give a better idea, they are balls of fluid caused by concusion so things like trotting on roads and hard ground. they are only really a problem if you do showing, my ex racer has them and they swell up when he is stabled over night, i just put stable wraps on his back legs to stop the fluid building
 
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