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Hi,

Some of you may remember my boy did his suspensory in March this year had the surgery to cut the nerve and 8 weeks later we were walking and hacking etc. Since August he has been back in full work and going very very well. Sometimes to start with he can be a bit nappy but after 5/10 mins works very well. Accepts contact and works in a beautiful outline.
I have jumped him a couple of times nothing too big and he has loved it and been fine days afterwards.

However, I went to ride on Saturday and the sandschool was quite hard. He was extremley unhappy but I got him going as didnt know if it was just his nappy 5 mins. He felt very uneven and foot sore on his left fore (right hind is the one he had surgery on). I took him out and the next day took him out on the roads for a hack instead and he felt fine as normal. Last night took him in the sandschool again and the same thing very uneven and seem a little lame.

He did have an abcess in his hoof a few weeks ago but that was the right fore and healed up no problems.

I dont want to jump the gun and pay for him to go up the vets and I think if they saw him at the yard they would either say rest and see how it is when ground softens or take him up there.

I thought considering its very cold and snowing now I would give him this week off and possibly next week and see how he is once the ground softens up? Would you advise this or take him up the vets?

Also he still knocks/drags the back toe in trot where he had the psd but I was told as long as he is not lame this is nothing to worry about.

Should I maybe bandage his back legs at night? Or try magnetic wraps? Any ideas or anyone had the same? Maybe he has soft soles and thats why the paddock is where he seemed sore?

Sorry for the essay and thanks in advance
 
Speak to your vet on the phone, I have disscussed quite a few things with mine since my boy has had an op, and the vet has put my mind at rest most times without a visit
 
Definitely have a chat with your vet - but it is unlikely that a week or so's rest will do him any harm.

If your chap has had a long term problem with his right hind - it wouldn't surprise me if the left fore has taken the strain for some time and therefore may be showing some signs of wear and tear.

That, and the fact that it has also supported the left fore recently, plus the hard ground may have meant that he is feeling that leg a little - and a break may help? It is quite common that the diagonal pair of a injured limb begins to show issues, particularly if it has been a long term lameness.

Your vet will know the score and a phone call costs little - I have found vets happy to give advice over the phone rather than a trip out - especially if out of hours!!!:D
 
I have put a call into the vet so hoping to get a call back today.

It only happened this year so has not been a long long time that he has had an issue with that leg....

I think like you said with the cold weather and very hard ground we have at the moment he is probably really feeling it.

Anyone think bandaging will help? Of a night?
 
Spoke to vet last night. She doesnt think it has anything to do with his hind leg (one which had surgery for the PSD) she thinks either a bruised sole or think soles and where the paddock is a bit frozen and hard and bumpy thats probably what it is as he was fine out hacking on roads and does not trot up sore/lame.

Going to give him a week or two off until weather clears - thanks for the replies/advice
 
bertthefrog said:
Definitely have a chat with your vet - but it is unlikely that a week or so's rest will do him any harm.

If your chap has had a long term problem with his right hind - it wouldn't surprise me if the left fore has taken the strain for some time and therefore may be showing some signs of wear and tear.
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Ditto this. I'd be keeping a careful eye. Jesper had PSD in his left hind. It healed and he returned to work but had intermittent problems with his right fore. This was originally diagnosed as bruised soles/thin soles but after investigation it was found he had soft tissue damage. Apparently it isn't uncommon to have injuries like this due to the horse compensating.
 
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