Mystery lameness

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A few months ago end of july my mare went lame whilst i was riding her the vet came out and thought it was an abcess he said to turn her away for a few weeks and see how she was and start riding her which i did and she was ok.then whilst riding her in the menage a couple of weeks later she went lame again.This time she had a rotated pelvis which was causing her discomfort the back man came out and set it back in place and came out the second time to check it and all was ok.But she's been lame ever since iv had 2 vets out to her who dont know what the problem is.When you ride her in walk she is fine but when you trot her you can feel a stifness on one side.the side the pelvis had rotated onto.one vet put it down to stifness and said use her as a broodmare.which i dont want to do.He said if i were to take her to a specialist it would cost £3000.as its so far up in the muscle of her leg..So for the time being iv got her on as much turnout as possible and am giving her some blue chip dynamic in the hope next spring she comes sound again..Anyone had similar problems/ experiences????
 
Were you using a specialist equine practise?

Is she insured for vets fees?

It sounds like she needs a full work up as it could be anything!

Failing that - give her the winter off and see if she comes back sounder in the spring?
 
Yes both vets were equine specialists.No unfortunately she's not insured she has had her frtlock and hock nerve blocked and it showed nothing.She seems to be lame on the left rein noticably more than the right rein.I think you are right in that plenty of turnout and leave her until next year might see her right i hope,
 
It will certainly give anything that has flared up time to settle down again. Fingers crossed she comes right for you - bloody horses are a constant source of worry....:D
 
What about getting a physio in to have a look at her - ours is much better than the vets at detecting soft tissue injuries - they could then give you an idea as how best to proceed?
 
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yes the worry us to death.iv had a mc timothy practitioner out to have a look at her and she said she could definately feel something in her hind leg but couldnt pin-point the problem.She has given me some stretches to practise with her.She is fine in walk and trots round the field and can also gallop and buck in exitment so i kind of think she is ok in herself.Only time will tell i so hope she comes right next year as she is my perfect horse
 
I have a mare who had a problem with her hip, and found it difficult to canter on one lead. Also, if you turned her in a tight circle, you could see she was coming up short on one hind leg (I think the alignment was slightly out).
We did eventually get it sorted after months of vet advice and physio.
However, after having a foal, the problem recurred and this time I got a Bowen practitioner to look at her. She had only 2 sessions, and the problem was resolved.
I'd never considered Bowen before, but was extremely impressed with the results and would not hesitate to use again.
Don't know if it would work with your horse, but certainly worth considering.
 
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