lame pony

[sj_mad]

Hi I have a 22yr old mare called smudge, she is fit as a fiddle, gets ridden 5/6 times a week and goes show jumping every other weeekend, she has just qualified for trailblazers championships! anyway a few weeks ago i took her xc schooling and the day after she was lame, no heat or swelling so i put her out in the field and she came in that night fine. Yesterday I took her xc schooling and she is lame again this morning, again no heat or swelling so i've put her out in the field hoping she will be ok tonight. Do you think she is just stiff or has pulled something?

 

[angiebaby]

Which leg is she lame on? my pony had this on right hind last year, no heat/swelling. Very difficult to tell with hind legs. But he ended up with PSD and had to be operated on. Don't want to alarm you tho, but I would get a good vet out for flexion tests, and nerve blocks to find out where the problem is. It may be just a strain, but best to be sure?
And don't ride her until you have found the problem!

 

[sj_mad]

Shes lame on her off fore leg, she's never been lame in the 7yrs ive had her and the lamesness last time only lasted half a day

 

[jumpthemoon]

I'd get it checked out if I were you. Especially since it's now happened twice. The vet will be able to see things you probably can't spot yourself, so it's well worth having her checked out.