Slight front limb lameness - Growing pains

[Tidy Paquet]

My rising 5 Arab/ T.B stands approx 16hh at present and looks to be growing again.
8 weeks ago he felt slightly lame and therefore popped him to the vet. After a thorough examination and flexion tests the vet confirmed that he was 1/10th lame in the right fore and less on the left. There was nothing to see or feel apart from his knees having a little more fluid on than she would expect. In the past , once as a yearling and once as a 3 yr old, all 4 legs filled dramatically but went down after 3 days with cold hosing and at the time he lived out.
The vet said to box rest him and hack out at walk for a fortnight for up to 2 hours and then gradually introduce trot. This has made no difference except for his legs are now beginning to fill slightly .
I am reluctant to start a full scale investigation, as nervous of blocking ( lost a horse through blocking) and because the lameness is so slight.
I would like to rough him off for a month and see what happens as the vet said it could be "growing pains"
Has anyone had anything similar or are their any vets out there with an opinion please?
Many thanks, goodness it's difficult to make a decision!!

 

[Marchtime]

At that age I'd personally want any lameness investigated. A quick diagnosis could save you a long battle in the future.
I'm sorry you lost one through blocking but I would imagine this is highly unusual. Mine has been blocked numerous times, on all four legs and I've never had a problem. If he is bilaterally lame it is likely that when nerve blocked the lameness will be far worse than you imagine, as his movement is probably currently compromised.

 

[millitiger]

i'm afraid i wouldn't be very impressed if my vet said 'growing pains' as i don't think horses should get growing pains!
lots of young horses can get sore shins if over worked?

personally if it was my horse, i would bute it up for a week or so and throw it in the field for a month or so and then see what happens when it comes back into work.

how hard is your horse working at the moment?
are his feet ok? that would be my first port of call for a horse that is slightly lame as it is surprising how many horses have unbalanced feet.

 

[Tidy Paquet]

Millitiger, had a little giggle about feet as my husband shoes him! So we are with you on the " No foot , no orse " Hubby is super experienced and feet are in good working order.
He is presently doing an hours road work with two short trots of about 100 metres. The vet wanted this built up to 2 hours but this is not practical .
Prior to going lame he was being ridden 5 times a week. 1 day was lunging in side reins for 30 mins. 2 days of hacking on the road for 30 to 45 mins. 2 days in the school for 40 mins just flat work.

 

[scotsmare]

Sorry but I don't believe in 'growing pains' in horses. If it's lame it needs investigated (well, I would anyway

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Can you get a second opinion from another vet?