Banbury
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I will be calling my vet out, just curious for thoughts until then.
We’ve been dealing with some lameness with my almost 6 year old gelding. It first noticed it back in January the day our chiropractor was out. He was moving beautifully free lunging (some crazy leaping and jumping antics too), sound lunging to the right, but was noticeably lame lunging at the trot to the left on his front left leg. Chiro checked his leg, no heat, no swelling slight positive reaction to the inside of his front leg hoof with hoof tester. His lower back towards his SI was a little out of wack and was the only area that really needed an adjustment.
He had just finished 10 weeks of ulcer treatment so NSAIDs weren’t an option since he was fully weight bearing and sound at the walk. I left him rest it for a few days, free lunged him and he moved out pretty soundly on his own.
Fast forward to now. He will mount beautifully and soundly free-lunging both directions but is still off when circling to the left on the front left. It is worse if he is on a smaller circle with head up (and back braced) and barely noticeable when his head and next are low and he’s stretching his back.
No previous history of lameness. We haven’t really lunging since that initial incident other than for me to check in on how he was moving and haven’t ridden either.
Farrier was out 2 weeks ago and didn’t notice anything with the FL hoof.
Just curious for any ideas. Like I said, I will be having my vet out too
We’ve been dealing with some lameness with my almost 6 year old gelding. It first noticed it back in January the day our chiropractor was out. He was moving beautifully free lunging (some crazy leaping and jumping antics too), sound lunging to the right, but was noticeably lame lunging at the trot to the left on his front left leg. Chiro checked his leg, no heat, no swelling slight positive reaction to the inside of his front leg hoof with hoof tester. His lower back towards his SI was a little out of wack and was the only area that really needed an adjustment.
He had just finished 10 weeks of ulcer treatment so NSAIDs weren’t an option since he was fully weight bearing and sound at the walk. I left him rest it for a few days, free lunged him and he moved out pretty soundly on his own.
Fast forward to now. He will mount beautifully and soundly free-lunging both directions but is still off when circling to the left on the front left. It is worse if he is on a smaller circle with head up (and back braced) and barely noticeable when his head and next are low and he’s stretching his back.
No previous history of lameness. We haven’t really lunging since that initial incident other than for me to check in on how he was moving and haven’t ridden either.
Farrier was out 2 weeks ago and didn’t notice anything with the FL hoof.
Just curious for any ideas. Like I said, I will be having my vet out too
