lucille123
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Iv had my horse since may last year, and shes always been sound, both in ridden work and trotting up, but recently she has been coming across a bit stiff when I first get her out the stable, and on her first strides of trot she is VERY lame on her left shoulder, but then after say 3 strides, she is totally fine, and sound for the rest of the ride.
Im on a busy yard, and of course everyone knows best, and some people have said that I should be seriously worried / get the vet asap, but other people are saying its probably just because shes having to be stabled 24/7 (because of the ground been flooded) and seen as she comes sound so quick, just put it down to that and dont worry about it.
There is no heat/swelling/lumps or bumps however her legs do sometimes fill up after long periods stables (both for legs equally) she is 8 years old, so not as if its through age
To add to the confusion said horse is a pacer, so its hard to tell if shes just confusing her legs or dropping. A friend suggested buteing her and seeing if that makes any diff
Seen as this is the first winter iv had her I dont know if she is prone to stable stiffness, so just wondering if you guys could give me some advice, on what to do
and are the people right on my yard that are saying it cant be serious if she trots it off straight away, or should I start worrying ?
Im currently trying to get a Ciro out, but they all seem to have a waiting list 10 miles long, am I going down the right route or would you be more inclined to have the vet? xx
Im on a busy yard, and of course everyone knows best, and some people have said that I should be seriously worried / get the vet asap, but other people are saying its probably just because shes having to be stabled 24/7 (because of the ground been flooded) and seen as she comes sound so quick, just put it down to that and dont worry about it.
There is no heat/swelling/lumps or bumps however her legs do sometimes fill up after long periods stables (both for legs equally) she is 8 years old, so not as if its through age
To add to the confusion said horse is a pacer, so its hard to tell if shes just confusing her legs or dropping. A friend suggested buteing her and seeing if that makes any diff
Seen as this is the first winter iv had her I dont know if she is prone to stable stiffness, so just wondering if you guys could give me some advice, on what to do
and are the people right on my yard that are saying it cant be serious if she trots it off straight away, or should I start worrying ?
Im currently trying to get a Ciro out, but they all seem to have a waiting list 10 miles long, am I going down the right route or would you be more inclined to have the vet? xx
