Ziggy_
Well-Known Member
I posted yesterday about my mare hopping in canter with her hind legs together and going disunited.
Today I loose schooled her and she was better, only hopping intermittently (sp?) and cantering in a proper rhythm the rest of the time. It seems to be when she tries to mess about and race off her canter goes funny, if she canters slow shes ok. She is definitely 100% sound at trot - no shortened steps, toes dragging, head nodding or anything like that. When she was tied up in the yard a couple of times I noticed her lift one hind leg up suddenly, flexing all the joints, then slowly lowering it back to the ground. She used to do this when I bought her but got better after a few months.
We've had masses of rain here recently and everywhere is flooded including the school. I've read they can strain a stifle or something in heavy going and thought this might be a possibility.
The other thing I'm worried about is bone spavin, she has been treated previously by injections into her hocks and I'm worried its returing/getting worse.
With this in mind would you
1. keep excercising her gently and see if its the time off and lack of schooling that is making loose suppleness etc and revert to how she was a year ago
2. give her a week off and wait for the ground to dry out a bit and see if that makes a difference?
because she seems better today i've decided to put on hold having her vet checked/back checked until i have a more definite idea of what could be wrong. obviously if she deteriorates i will get her looked at immediately.
if anyone has seen similar symptoms before or has any advice it will be welcome. I am really paranoid about her legs cos of the spavin and I could well be imagining it totally, I just need some advice!
Today I loose schooled her and she was better, only hopping intermittently (sp?) and cantering in a proper rhythm the rest of the time. It seems to be when she tries to mess about and race off her canter goes funny, if she canters slow shes ok. She is definitely 100% sound at trot - no shortened steps, toes dragging, head nodding or anything like that. When she was tied up in the yard a couple of times I noticed her lift one hind leg up suddenly, flexing all the joints, then slowly lowering it back to the ground. She used to do this when I bought her but got better after a few months.
We've had masses of rain here recently and everywhere is flooded including the school. I've read they can strain a stifle or something in heavy going and thought this might be a possibility.
The other thing I'm worried about is bone spavin, she has been treated previously by injections into her hocks and I'm worried its returing/getting worse.
With this in mind would you
1. keep excercising her gently and see if its the time off and lack of schooling that is making loose suppleness etc and revert to how she was a year ago
2. give her a week off and wait for the ground to dry out a bit and see if that makes a difference?
because she seems better today i've decided to put on hold having her vet checked/back checked until i have a more definite idea of what could be wrong. obviously if she deteriorates i will get her looked at immediately.
if anyone has seen similar symptoms before or has any advice it will be welcome. I am really paranoid about her legs cos of the spavin and I could well be imagining it totally, I just need some advice!
