Mildly lame

[Lex2009]

My mare had been a little off she is running a very oddly on her her right hind leg. She is very lazy when I started riding her but when she warms up she goes fine. I was just wondering is that sign for arthritis and what the treatment for arthritis. The vet is coming out next Monday.

 

[twiggy2]

If she is lame it's a good idea not to ride her until the vet has seen her

 

[Tiddlypom]

Interesting post, OP, seeing as you revived a zombie thread yesterday with the following comment.

Sorry to bring up a old thread . I think the problem nowadays is people now there horse horse is lame but choose to a ignore they don’t want to get the vet out because of the money. Lameness investigation is very expensive you won’t be long having a big bill without insurance. I now a lot of people without insurance.

Agree with twiggy2, not ride her until the vet has seen her. It could be any number of things.

 

[twiggy2]

A basic lameness investigation is not very expensive either.

 

[Tiddlypom]

IME, if you have access to transport it works out cheaper to take the horse straight to the vets, assuming that your vet has a horsespital. They can x ray and scan all at the one visit, which saves multiple call outs bringing various bits of diagnostic kit to the yard.

Plus my vets have very good lameness workup areas - arena, long concrete trot up, and a hard ground lunge area. It all helps.

 

[Lex2009]

Interesting post, OP, seeing as you revived a zombie thread yesterday with the following comment.



Agree with twiggy2, not ride her until the vet has seen her. It could be any number of things.

I have stopped riding her. It’s the truth though i have multiple people told me they horse where lame and they won’t get a vet because they don’t want to pay the money the horses ware hopping lame and the horses wasn’t getting batter.