Shortness in strides but no lameness - HELP!

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Steph88

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Hi,

My horse is short in his offside hind leg, he always rests it when standing still however he shows no signs of lameness. He had his back done about a month ago with nothing really wrong. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I'm going to call the vet out but just wanted to know more about it first.

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Steph
 
I'm no vet but could be any number of things that cause them to be short striding- IME it could be something very subtle that needs some good investigation by a Vet- If it were my horse I'd get them to take a look so you can get to the bottom of it.

Sometimes but not always a sore back is secondary to something else lower down than the back itself ie limb prob.

Maybe get a full lameness investigation done, and ask them to check hocks as well.

(Assume feet/ foot balance/shoeing all ok too?)
 
Well once he is worked and fully warmed up he tracks up and is fine its just the rest of the time. Yea feet and shoeing is all perfect. No swelling or lumps or anything. Yea like I said I'm going to get him checked out just wanted to know a bit more first.

Thanks for the help!
 
I think you need a vet and a full lameness workup as the horse does sound lame. Sorry to be blunt but you don't need lumps or swelling for lameness. There are so many causes it's easier to get the vet out than speculate, but it could be anything from back, pelvis, stifles, hocks, to even teeth and jaw problems.
 
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