Puffy foreleg

[Firewell]

My Tb has a puffy near foreleg. It's been feeling a little thick for the past couple of days down the back from knee to fetlock but not enough to be noticeable, just enough for me to get a little niggling doubt. Then this morning when I pulled him out the stable it was really quite puffy.
I've trotted him up and he's sound and I can't feel any heat in it at all. I've chucked him out with boots on (so he doesn't bash it) and will put some witchhazel on it later.
If it was his tendon he would be lame and have heat in it wouldn't he?!
I've checked for little nicks on his skin but I can't find any, however to the left (outside) of his cannon bone the fur is all ruffled up and rough, again I've checked the skin under the hair and it's fine.
I'm not going to call the vet just yet, will give it a couple of days as like I said he's not lame.
Do you think he will be Ok? I rode him yesterday morning and he was fine. His field is very boggy though, especially by the gate and he does like to go running around in it

 

[Andalucian]

Mine was like this a couple of weeks ago after hooning about in the field. Not lame, just puffy, with no cuts or pulses. I gave 1 bute for 2 days, for its anti inflammatory effect and rested her. The puffiness reduced after about 4 days and she came back to work with no further problems.

I'd keep any work to walking until you're sure.

 

[Firewell]

Thanks, fingers crossed it's a similar thing!
I got him in just now (early as it's raining and I didn't want him galloping ) and the swelling has gone down quite a bit, phew! It's still thicker then the other one but no way near as bad as it was this morning!
He's still sound. I've hosed it, put some witchhazel and arnica on it and bandaged it for the night. I don't have any bute . Hopefully a couple of easy days and it should be back to normal *fingers crossed!!*.

 

[blood_magik]

if he's sound and theres no heat it could be from standing about.
my old horse had puffy legs constantly from standing around but they went down with exercise and the vet said it was just one of those things.
hope he's ok