Lameness

[!CobsCan!]

Hi all, hoping for some advice/experiences.
I had my approx 14 yo rescue cob mare at a dressage lesson yesterday and the instructor picked up on some potential tightness in her back (she had been absolutely brilliant and very willing throughout the lesson though better the less I sat in to her back) Luckily, there was an incredible physio who was to be doing a demo later on in the day who really kindly offered to take a look at her. We walked and trotted her up in hand in a straight line on concrete and was perfectly sound, so put her in a small circle (10metres maybe) on the lunge. She was totally fine on left but lame on right fore. Not hopping lame and happy to move forward but head bobbing obviously. Physio found nothing other than a bit of tightness in her back and no obvious causes. She was reshod (just fronts) on Wednesday and farrier didn't mention anything untoward. I though she looked a tad long in the toe and the heels of shoe were quite close to bulbs of heel. She's never been at all lame that I know of, but is the type to still try and do her job even if her leg was hanging off. I have no experience with lameness to just asking for some opinions and plan of action really! thank you to anyone who managed to read this far x

 

[Glitter's fun]

Does she belong to you or does the rescue charity still own her? (Has implications for what you can/should do about it)

 

[SO1]

If she is lame I think needs checking by a vet? At 14 could be a touch of arthritis.

 

[!CobsCan!]

Does she belong to you or does the rescue charity still own her? (Has implications for what you can/should do about it)

We own her

 

[!CobsCan!]

If she is lame I think needs checking by a vet? At 14 could be a touch of arthritis.

oh definitely, we've made an appointment, just looking for potential causes to start looking in to

 

[AmyMay]

First thing is to ask you farrier to have another look in case of nail bind.

 

[SEL]

I'd get the farrier out if she's just been shod then onto vet if it isn't related to the shoe.

 

[!CobsCan!]

First thing is to ask you farrier to have another look in case of nail bind.

I'd get the farrier out if she's just been shod then onto vet if it isn't related to the shoe.

thank you both, will get on to him asap

 

[lynz88]

I'd ask vet. Just had vet look at my lame-o as we thought he did something in the field (which is still quite possible) but turns out hock arthritis is bothering him as well as almost zero sole thanks to this super wet weather. Similar to you - quite lame and quite a lot of tension in back....far more than his "normal". Chiro out and found he was very fixed in ribs and sternum but still wasn't 100% happy.

 

[Tiddlypom]

If the lameness has come on since her recent shoeing then have the farrier out in the first instance.

Be on standby to get the vet out subsequent to that if the farrier can’t resolve it.

 

[!CobsCan!]

thank you all, farrier should be out on Tuesday so fingers crossed its nothing major