Legs and Exercise

[fidleyspromise]

Pony can be in field just mooching around and her hindlegs swell.

Give her exercise and they stay normal.

Anyone else have this and is there anything I can do (other than keeping her exercised)? There's no heat/bumps etc, they just fill up.

This started happening after a couple of episodes of her tanking off on the road.

 

[StormyMoments]

Keeping her moving will help and also if you stable - bandaging helps

 

[fidleyspromise]

Thank you

Highland pony and lives out 24/7 with the odd night in the summer, in the stable before a show. Will put bandages on those nights.

 

[Passtheshampoo]

I bought a 13yr old shire x tb mare in july. Her hinds are swollen some days (lives out 24/7) and ok others. Never any heat or lameness associated with the swelling. I've put it down to the fact she's had a hard life in a riding school before I got her and don't worry about it.