Lameness in Off-Hind

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I don't know if anyone can advise but I am worried about my heavyweight cob. When I watch him in the field and when I go out to catch him and he walks up t the gate he seems a bit short on his off-hind. I have lunged him on grass and concrete, which I hate doing, and he does not seem lame when doing this?? Also when I catch him and walk him in he seems fine, turning no problem either etc.

I wonder if I should just get the chiropractor in as he was a bit silly last weekend when I hacked out.

He is lazy by character but he is only 9 and I am worried it is the start of something more serious. Think I am going to give him the weekend off!!

Also forgot to mention that after I rode him last Saturday, when I put him back out in the field he started kicking at his belly with that leg, then went to roll, got half way down that jumped back up again. I thought it was not right at the time as he always has a good roll after exercise. Did not notice any problem the next day and but he was naughty to ride. Then Monday eve when getting him in I noticed he was slightly short/lame?!
 
Hi Cloud9,

My horse was slightly short on his near hind but particularily when lunged. He did/still does the stomach kicking movement you described and when ridden I felt that he was lame on his off fore. I called the vet out (this was last Septmber) and he did some tests etc and said that he thought it was highly probable that it was bone spavin.
Because we live in the middle of nowhere (highlands) and it was the end of summer the vet said it would be best to leave him turned out for six months and then bring him in for more flexion tests, nerve blocking, x rays etc and they will diagnose the problem.
Its six months on and we are going to take him to the nearest equine vets to get looked at in two weeks so hopefully I can start riding again for spring
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I'm not saying your horsey has bone spavin because it could be absolutely anything but what you described sounds very much like Fred last September but as he hasn't had any x-rays yet, we are unsure whether it really is bone spavin
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Basically, this is probably a silly response to your post
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To cut a long story short, get the vet out and if you are near a surgery, get him xrayed and then you will know where to start
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Good luck with everything and keep us posted
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Hi fredthoroughbred
MY horse had surgery last month for bone spavin.If you need to make a decision regarding treatment feel free to pm me after your xrays.good luck
 
Thank you for your response - have been looking up bone spavin on the web - it makes your head spin!!! I trotted him up on Saturday night and he dragged me along and certainly did not seem lame at all then from what my friends said. I rang a friend of mine, an ex equine vet and asked him for advice. He said to give him the weekend off then see how how is, and if I think there is a problem I will get him checked out, whch is obviously common sense, but he said nothing I said made him think "oh my god sounds serious" so who knows.

Will keep you posted and thanks for replying.
 
My horse wasnt lame in straight lines with his spavins but was on three legs on the lunge .Give him a run on the lunge .I think I replied to fredthoroughbred but basically we had surgery 6 weeks ago for spavins but there are several options for you .Good luck
 
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