Lame

N1992

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my 16.2h thoroughbred is prone to abscess but this time hes gone lame theres no sign of one or no swealing or heat any ideas what else it could be?
 
Can you give us a few more clues??? Lame on circle, lame in hand or just when ridden, which leg(s) lame on, how bad lame on a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being worse, is he shod, when was he last shod, why does he get abcesses, etc, etc. As he is a TB he may be more prone to brusing as they tend to have very flat soles, also they are often low heeled and long toed which doesn't help. It could also be a corn, and his foot confirmation could be a reason why he gets abcesses.

You will have to be a bit more specific. If he is very lame get the vet, if he is only 1 or 2 tenths lame box rest, leave off work for a few days, cut out hard feed, give ad lib hay soaked if necessary and sit it out. xx
 
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