Splint??

[4faults]

Hin my youngster has come in from the field today with a hard lump on the inside of his near fore on the cannon.

He is not lame and it doesn't seem to hurt him at all or have any heat in, I think it may be a splint but never had a horse with one before.
Vet is due out on monday as didn't deem it emergency, does anyone have any ideas in the meantime of what to do with it? Is there any way I can help it go down? Or any ideas of anything else it can be?
It is on the bone of the leg definitely not the tendon and feels like a bit of bone.

thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice

 

[Shilasdair]

Hin my youngster has come in from the field today with a hard lump on the inside of his near fore on the cannon.

He is not lame and it doesn't seem to hurt him at all or have any heat in, I think it may be a splint but never had a horse with one before.
Vet is due out on monday as didn't deem it emergency, does anyone have any ideas in the meantime of what to do with it? Is there any way I can help it go down? Or any ideas of anything else it can be?
It is on the bone of the leg definitely not the tendon and feels like a bit of bone.

thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice

Could well be a splint, but you'd need your vet to diagnose it.
In the meantime you could cold hose the limb for 10 - 15 mins three times a day, avoid riding on the road, or turnout on hard ground or where the horse is likely to gallop about like an idiot.
Good luck
S