Mud fever, do you ride?

[Flowerofthefen]

I rode Friday morning in the school and my horse was fine. Turned him out, brought him in at lunch as usual and noticed a puffy leg. Took him in school on the lunge, not lame but definitely not quite right. If you didn't know him you probably wouldn't have noticed anything. This morning he had 2 puffy legs. I did a bit of digging and found mudfever on both pasterns. Cleaned both, dried and put cream on. His puffy legs look slightly better tonight. He is now in until I get on top of it. Obviously he needs some sort of exercise but would you ride? It would be road work so no mud. Other option is just to walk him inhand round the school.

 

[AmyMay]

If he’s sound, then yes.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

If he’s sound, then yes.

Thank you. It will just be a bumble along on the buckle end so I did think it would be ok. Nice to have others thoughts.

 

[Ditchjumper2]

Yes.

 

[Hobo2]

Vet told me when mine had a really bad case of mud fever to ride her out to help with any swelling.

 

[Fieldlife]

Yes if sound and not going to get muddy / arena surface on affected areas.

 

[Carrottom]

Definitely ride, after warming up, a few short brisk trots to get everything pumping.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Yes, unless they are very sore but if sound then it’s fine

 

[BMA2]

Yes...but tend to stick places that won't contaminate. So that tends to end up being road work

 

[First Frost]

If you can keep him on the road, so he is away from the mud and school surface, then definitely. The exercise will help reduce the swelling.
I hope it heals up quickly.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Thanks all. He legs were looking better last night but I'm expecting them to be quite puffy again this morning. If no real headway made in the next few days then I will call the vet.