lameness at walk only

[eva]

Hi all,

My 5 yo has come in slightly lame 3 days ago, I had the vet out yesterday, she is not sure and suspects he has pulled soft tissue in elbow area while slipping in the muddy turnout. Vet has put him on bute for 3 days and advised that if today he's not better give him another 3 days off and if not better still, work him rather hard to identify the problem.

Has anyone had smth like this before? Horse is fine when coming out of the stable, trots up fine on hard ground, but when given 10 mins of exercise on soft ground develops slight lameness at walk only, especially visible when turning? Any advice would be appreciated re what could it be and how should I treat it (since the vet is not sure).

 

[cellie]

Ask your farrier to come out and trim /par hoof.We found bruise in hoof cavity that vet couldnt find .I felt sure my mare had stood on flint out hacking. The pressure from sand or soft going in hoof cavity made her unsound on soft surface only.I gave her week of and she was fine.

 

[eva]

thanks, I'll def give him some time off. Was your mare also lame just at walk, or at trot too?