Splints in 4yr old Treat or leave alone ?

[chestnutcob]

Hi I have a 4yr old Trekkaner x Sec D as you can imaging he is quite a big lad, broke last Autumn and turned away for winter. Now has 2 splints both front legs just below knees on inside ! Dilemma is do I treat them and if so how ? Or just leave them alone ? There is no heat, and he has not been lame on them.

 

[ameeyal]

I would just leave them, i dont think there is any thing you can treat them with anyway, some horses may be lame with them and have swellings, others they just appear with no other signs.

 

[chestnutcob]

Thanks I wasn't too sure ? He defo hasn't been lame, they just appeared and are the same on both sides ! So at least its equal. Do you know how long they usually take to disappear or is it something he will always have ? You hear of youngsters splints disappearing ?

 

[figgy]

Hi, my horse had four splints when he was 4 , i had them treated with sockwave treatment it didnt work , so leave them and hopefully they will go, my horses went at 7 years old in the end. good luck . xx