Help re Lameness:(

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Hi All, hope someone has experienced similar....

I have a 6yr old Mare, ISH - in medium work, ridden 5 days a week, mix of flatwork, jumping , xc etc...

She lives in at night but gets turned out daily.

Today I went to yard & as soon as I got on her within couple of minutes , knew something was wrong.. as she started tripping , even in walk... hopped off & had YM look at her ... She was lame in her near fore & looked very unsteady behind, - reluctant to even walk in hand.. no heat or swelling ( she has suffered from couple of episodes of lymphangitis in the past but its usually very very visable with swelling ) ... vet called and he has said she is definatly lame in near fore, pain may be higher up in shoulder though but vet reluctant to make firm diagnosis just yet.. ... & that unsteadyness behind may be as a cause of near fore injury but there may be more to it...

He has prescribed 2 days of anti inflametories & 4 days box rest with 30min in hand walk each day which I am really worried about as she seemed just so unstable behind.

She was ridden Tuesday & felt a million dollars yesterday ( I had lesson after which she had 5 hrs turnout & was brought in by yard staff & they didn't see anything wrong...

Has anyone experienced anything similar or could shed any light on what it could be, im really really worried about her:(
 
Did he thoroughly examine the foot to rule out an abscess? it doesn't sound as if he has made any diagnosis let alone a firm one, you knew which leg it was, if she is that sore in front and she is sensitive it may well make her unsteady behind, could she have had a fall in the field or are there signs of her getting cast in the stable, being that lame I still suspect foot, if it was shoulder they will usually show obvious pain when it is stretched or palpated which I assume the vet did.
Don't panic yet, give her the 2 days bute and get the vet back to do a proper assessment on Monday, including nerve blocks, if she is no better, I would probably get my farrier in the meantime just to check the foot if there was nothing obvious elsewhere.
 
Yes he did examine the foot in great detail.. he basically had a tool he banged at force against her shoe ( sorry sound really amateur not being able to describe it properly ) & good few lame steps in trot... He also did stretch her shoulder out & showed discomfort ( sorry I don't know the correct term to describe it ) IF she had fall in the field surely she would have shown it when brought in in the early evening, funny you mention being cast, he also talked about that aswell.. UH just feel like such a clueless owner...
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Did he thoroughly examine the foot to rule out an abscess? it doesn't sound as if he has made any diagnosis let alone a firm one, you knew which leg it was, if she is that sore in front and she is sensitive it may well make her unsteady behind, could she have had a fall in the field or are there signs of her getting cast in the stable, being that lame I still suspect foot, if it was shoulder they will usually show obvious pain when it is stretched or palpated which I assume the vet did.
Don't panic yet, give her the 2 days bute and get the vet back to do a proper assessment on Monday, including nerve blocks, if she is no better, I would probably get my farrier in the meantime just to check the foot if there was nothing obvious elsewhere.
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Only against her shoe? no pincers on the rest of the foot to test her sole? you are not clueless, still learning as we all are and can only be guided by the professionals, it does help to be able to ask the right questions but until you gain the experience you don't know what the questions are.
If she had fallen it may be that the muscles stiffened up overnight, perfectly normal but she seems by your description to be lamer than I would expect from a simple shoulder strain with no obvious point of pain, they are usually more stiff than lame but without seeing her I really cannot help other than to keep a check on the foot as that is where most sudden onset lameness originates and is far more common than lameness in the shoulder.
 
Update... Mare less wonky behind

Followed vet instructions..
Today turned her out in small indoor for 20 mins... Was hard to watch, she really wanted to hoon about but gave up after first 3 canter strides.. And trust me after 5 days box rest she should have acted like a lunatic.

Left message for vet. I'm super worried now:(
 
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