hindleg lameness

[pixiebee]

my pony is lame on his near hind. he has been worked quite hard recently and recently i have had to encourage him forward quite alot, which i thaught was because he was bored of schooling. he didnt appear lame then, but i wasnt convinced he was 'right' and everyone kept telling me i was being paranoid. anyway...today he seemed ok in walk and trot in the school and canter on the right lead but when i cantered on the left lead he felt wonky. so took him out the school trotted him up on concrete, nothing really obvious apart from slight hip swaying, so got on him to see what he felt like from on top and seemed ok'ish in walk and horrible in trot, a real obvious dip on the hind leg. no lumps bumps or heat though? so....have put him out in the field and will leave him out there for a few days to see if he improves. thaught about stable resting but its so dusty it makes him cough plus i didnt want him seizing up. any ideas on what it could be and how long would you leave it to try him again??????

 

[pixiebee]

no ideas??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[pootler]

It could be one of a million things but the first thing that springs to mind is bone spavin, could be back related ie sacroilliac could just be he's tweaked something.

If you feel it has been developing over time I would just bite the bullet and get the vet out, sounds like it may have been slowly degenerating.

Good luck

 

[kirstyhen]

I had the same thing happen with my horse, not noticably lame just didnt feel right. He just wasnt happy. We took him straight to vet as he is never lame, he was diagnosed with ringbone, medicated and now back to his happy self!
Not saying thats whats wrong with your horse, just probably best to go to the vet, best to put your mind at ease.
Mine did have a week off in the field to see if he improved, but more to do with me being away than anything else.