Strains, sprains, lameness HELP ????

[Twigben]

Bit of background - had my girlies back checked two weeks ago, by vet respected chiro (routine 4 monthly visit), she found slight soreness in her "right quarter", had some treatment, two days off, two days hacking in straight lines (as set out by the chiro). Third day gentle schooling, worked beautifully.

Since then been working fantastically well, slightly "opinionated" when asking for her to really work round my left leg (shoulder-in, 10m canter circles into leg yield etc) but then buckled down and did some great work and even went on to do some beautiful extension work last Saturday in my lesson.

She lives in at night, out in the day. I didnt turn her out on Wednesday got to the yard to bring her in for my lesson, tacked her up, all seemed fine, got on walked to the school all seemed fine, walked round school popped into trot bam lame on left hind. Got off took her into the field trotted her up seemed 90% sound.

Decided to put her on box rest, called vet for advice and was told if lame on soft but sounder on hard ground likely to be tendon, ligament or sprain/strained muscle. Felt round all legs hard and cold (except for wingalls which she has always had).

Just sooo confused - would have thought there would be some swelling or heat??

Only thing i can think is a slip/stumble in the field or stable?

Any ideas - only thing to see on her legs are tiny inch long lines of hair loss in diagonal lines - v faint and all but one with no blood just hair loss - could she have been cast?

Lost my boy 1st August last year (bone spavins and arthritis in the spine - only 5) and am panicing

Sorry for the long post x

PS had new set of shoes a week ago today - no sign of hoof pain.

 

[angiebaby]

Hind leg lameness can be a pain to diagnose. I would box rest for a few days; If still lame, get to a vets for a scan

If I had taken my own advise a year ago, my pony probably wouldn't have had to have an op on his suspensory ligament. At the time vets didn't know what was wrong, as there is no heat or swelling higher up in the leg

 

[clairencappelli]

This sounds to me jo like it possibly coming from higher up.

As you know i am the queen of injury to TB legs brigade.

If it were sort tissue damage id still expect the to be some swelling or mild heat.

Peli had a fall with me on her during my last lesson and has had a suspected small tear in the tendon and that is been swelling a bit but i think much of thats down to this awful dry ground and this heat.

Why not whip her down to the vets and get them to examine her and then they can scan and that will at least tell you if the tendons and ligaments are showing any adhesions or damage.

I find the call out and the examination fee put me off calling them out- at least if shes goes there they can scan without you having to pay the 90 to tell you they need to scan it.

 

[Marchtime]

Echo Jakesmydog. Hind suspensory injuries can be a pain to diagnose as there is often no obvious heat, swelling or injury. Often the horse is only intermittently lame. I would get a vet out in the next few days and have a lameness assessment. Don't panic - my boy did a hind suspensory but because we caught it early he was back in work within three months.

 

[GinaGem]

Hi Amanda,

Haven't got any good advice but i hope she gets better soon.

Remember Ben taught you to go with your gut instinct and he's now in a happy pain free place.

I'd say trust your instincts with N and if your not happy then peace of mind is worth the money it will cost to do some investigations.

Gina xxx