Lameness - what are the initial stages you take? (also in vet)

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I'm a first time horse owner so I don't really know the protocol & everyone gives different advice!

Horse was lame in ridden trot yesterday, not when trotted in a straight line, but lame when trotted on the lunge.

Yesterday was out in field hoolying round with a horsey pal, came in happy as larry but when ridden an hour later looked lame in trot so got off her & trotted her up etc (as written above)

She's been in her box overnight (normally out) & when I took her out to lunge her this morning she tanked off in gallop while I was sorting myself out & galloped for a couple of circles on a very short lunge before I got her back under control. Then showed some head nodding on lunge.

She's back in box tonight.

If she's lame on lunge tommorrow (most likely she will be) I'll get the vet out.

No heat or swelling on her leg (offside fore) & we think it's coming from her shoulder as it's only on a circle, at a guess?

Should she be out in a field or in her box?

Last week she was diagnosed with very mild pssm/epsm so could it be muscle strain related to this?

Sigh. I'd like to know I was doing the right thing for horsey...
 
It could be a ligament if she's lame on a circle and there doesn't necessarily need to be lower down swelling for that to be the case.

Keep her in till the vet sees her.

Good luck
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It could be a ligament if she's lame on a circle and there doesn't necessarily need to be lower down swelling for that to be the case.

Keep her in till the vet sees her.

Good luck
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That's exacly why I've kept her in & done nothing at all except the bare minimum to see signs of lameness...

Was told she wouldn't have galloped off on the lunge if it was her ligament?

I hope it's nothing major :'(
 
I have a bit of the same at the mo too! My horse lives out all the time due to tying up around april time every year. Rode fri and sat, then went to loose jump in the school today and when on right rein was on the nod. Sound in walk. On the left rein looked like a hind leg as quaters raised on the inside. Yet on the right rein was just head nodding. He has done this before, but there was no heat, limps,swelling etc. If I did call vet, there would be nothing for them to look at either. Did phone the vet last time and recommended, as nothing obvious to see, to leave for a week and look again after that. He came sound. I would say leave out in field as will walk out any stiffness and leave out for a few days. Also if your vet said had mild epsm, then your horse will probably be a bit sore still. After any tying up I leave in field for 2 weeks min, before doing anything. Also for the epsm first timer, a horse tying up will look lame as quaters and back are cramping up.
 
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I have a bit of the same at the mo too! My horse lives out all the time due to tying up around april time every year. Rode fri and sat, then went to loose jump in the school today and when on right rein was on the nod. Sound in walk. On the left rein looked like a hind leg as quaters raised on the inside. Yet on the right rein was just head nodding. He has done this before, but there was no heat, limps,swelling etc. If I did call vet, there would be nothing for them to look at either. Did phone the vet last time and recommended, as nothing obvious to see, to leave for a week and look again after that. He came sound. I would say leave out in field as will walk out any stiffness and leave out for a few days. Also if your vet said had mild epsm, then your horse will probably be a bit sore still. After any tying up I leave in field for 2 weeks min, before doing anything. Also for the epsm first timer, a horse tying up will look lame as quaters and back are cramping up.

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Her epsm/pssm shows as a slight stringhalty type of movement where she slaps her foot in walk & hasn't shown any signs for the past few days, including today?

It looks to be a front end lameness because of the nod, rather than from her back end, as she's level behind but striding short on her offside fore accompanied by a nod.

I feel guilty leaving her in but if it IS ligament damage then she'll definately compound it if she's out as she's prone to having a gallop...
 
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