ponyparty
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Turned out as normal this morning, no issues then. About to leave the yard 1.5 hours later and my friend shouts and points to B, who is holding up his off hind leg very high - we thought it might be caught in a leg strap, he was some distance away so couldn’t really see.
When I got over there, his leg wasn’t caught in a leg strap; as I approached he put it down although very tentatively and was very lame on it. He started walking towards me, and the lameness lessened. He followed me out of the field with no head collar on (the horse that usually has to be turned in and out in a chifney!). We checked his leg and foot - no heat or swelling, but definitely lame. Not abscess, hopping lame (and no heat in foot); toe dragging lame, more apparent in trot. I have a video, if I can work out how to post it.
Phoned vet who has said to keep in, walk in hand for 20 minutes twice today and keep an eye out for heat/swelling. He seemed to think it could be an abscess; I really don’t. He said to update him later and if no better or heat/swelling appears, get him booked in tomorrow.
(He’s already under the vet for hock arthritis, which is worse in that leg.)
Any ideas? It rained heavily last night and the field is muddy but not deep. It’s sticky, slippy, clay - I’m wondering if he’s tweaked something pulling his leg up out of the mud, or has slipped. They weren’t hooning around or anything. Seems he was just stood there, or walking, and it suddenly happened.
Just as we were getting back into it and making good progress! He had a day off yesterday as was too busy with baby so if anything should be feeling sprightly today!
When I got over there, his leg wasn’t caught in a leg strap; as I approached he put it down although very tentatively and was very lame on it. He started walking towards me, and the lameness lessened. He followed me out of the field with no head collar on (the horse that usually has to be turned in and out in a chifney!). We checked his leg and foot - no heat or swelling, but definitely lame. Not abscess, hopping lame (and no heat in foot); toe dragging lame, more apparent in trot. I have a video, if I can work out how to post it.
Phoned vet who has said to keep in, walk in hand for 20 minutes twice today and keep an eye out for heat/swelling. He seemed to think it could be an abscess; I really don’t. He said to update him later and if no better or heat/swelling appears, get him booked in tomorrow.
(He’s already under the vet for hock arthritis, which is worse in that leg.)
Any ideas? It rained heavily last night and the field is muddy but not deep. It’s sticky, slippy, clay - I’m wondering if he’s tweaked something pulling his leg up out of the mud, or has slipped. They weren’t hooning around or anything. Seems he was just stood there, or walking, and it suddenly happened.
Just as we were getting back into it and making good progress! He had a day off yesterday as was too busy with baby so if anything should be feeling sprightly today!