Bobella
Well-Known Member
Please can anyone offer their opinion on my horse's lameness.
She evented in Sunday and was fine the next day, she's out at night anyway and spent her day off in the field aswell. All legs cold, lump free and sound wandering around.
She came in yesterday sound, stood for an hour before coming out the box for exercise lame. She was slightly unlevel in walk, but was more noticeably lame in trot. Still not obviously nodding, but clearly not right. Both hind legs were slightly swollen around the front of her hocks and a bit scabby, like a sweat rash. They were a matching pair and she wasn't overly keen on them being touched .I thought it was quite likely from going through a brush fence plus possible irritation from grease maybe not washed off thoroughly enough? Couldn't see it as a cause for lameness, especially as she was lifting her head in trot.
On her off fore though was a lump on the inside just above her fetlock, that is best described as looking like a windgall, but was hard. No heat and very happy to be poked and prodded.
Today the back legs are fine, perfect to touch, just pinprick scabs left, the foreleg is unchanged but she is definitely lame in walk and very pronounced in trot on her off fore. She is fully weight bearing and happy to turn on it. Still no heat or reaction when palpated.
The vet is coming tomorrow as they couldn't get there today, but I'm really confused! Could it be something as simple as bruising that's coming out?
Sorry for the long post, just thought all elements would create a better picture!
She evented in Sunday and was fine the next day, she's out at night anyway and spent her day off in the field aswell. All legs cold, lump free and sound wandering around.
She came in yesterday sound, stood for an hour before coming out the box for exercise lame. She was slightly unlevel in walk, but was more noticeably lame in trot. Still not obviously nodding, but clearly not right. Both hind legs were slightly swollen around the front of her hocks and a bit scabby, like a sweat rash. They were a matching pair and she wasn't overly keen on them being touched .I thought it was quite likely from going through a brush fence plus possible irritation from grease maybe not washed off thoroughly enough? Couldn't see it as a cause for lameness, especially as she was lifting her head in trot.
On her off fore though was a lump on the inside just above her fetlock, that is best described as looking like a windgall, but was hard. No heat and very happy to be poked and prodded.
Today the back legs are fine, perfect to touch, just pinprick scabs left, the foreleg is unchanged but she is definitely lame in walk and very pronounced in trot on her off fore. She is fully weight bearing and happy to turn on it. Still no heat or reaction when palpated.
The vet is coming tomorrow as they couldn't get there today, but I'm really confused! Could it be something as simple as bruising that's coming out?
Sorry for the long post, just thought all elements would create a better picture!
