Help put my mind at rest! Tendons...

Sanolly

Sanolly

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Hi took my boy for a short hack round the block after a show yesterday. Walk and trot on the road he felt fine but when coming back to trot after a short canter he was lame on his near fore for about 3 strides then fine again. Led him back to the yard and trotted him up, he is fine on the straight but very slightly (1/10 or less) short on a small circle on a hard surface, after a closer look he has a very slight swelling on the inside of his leg from about 1/2 way down where his DDFT would be - there is very little heat. Have cold hosed, bandaged and left him in for the night, he has also had a bute.

The swelling and heat are so minimal, but because of where it is I'm slightly panicking! He is very slightly back at the knee which doesn't help... Am I being paranoid or should I be worried?
 
I'd obviously be concerned as anything to do with lameness is a worry, but don't fret too much - nothing can be changed and I'm sure it wasn't anything you did, it's just one of those things. I'd get someone else to have a look at him tomorrow or asap, sometimes we can see lameness from being so paranoid!
 
Have you checked her foot for sole tenderness/heat etc ? Sometimes hoof abcesses present this way before they become obviously lame.
 
My mare jarred a leg and hurt her tendon out hacking, in the morning she had a fairly large swelling and was a bit lame- thought it was just a puffy leg due to heat as the other one was a bit puffy too in the hot weather! then she went quite lame and was noticable in walk and very noticable in trot on the hind leg.

I was convinced it was going to be a tendon tear that would get worse ! I cold hosed for 20 mins a day 2x a day and box rested for 3 days just to stop her running around while it was so sore, then got fed up with box rest as she looked so depressed and put her out in the field . Swelling stayed for a good 2 weeks but then went down and she came sound :) so I started riding lightly at 2 and a half weeks and before long she was back in full work again. She's still been sound 7 months on in quite heavy work jumping and galloping etc
 
Hi guys, updating on behalf of sanolly. Her pony has strained his check ligament. Boxrest, bute, bandages and cold hosing for 2 weeks then back to reassess. Forgot to say on other thread in NL that the swelling has now turned into a definite small lump on the leg, however pony still not more than 1/10 lame in trot in circle.
 
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