weird lameness - vet stumped to cause, anyone seen this before?

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So Roo was fine when turned out this morning, coming in I kept hearing a really loud 'clunk' noise (even over conversation with my friend) seemed to come from her hind leg so watched her walk and while her stride was pretty much normal you can see something move/give in a really weird way just above her hock.
She's not comfortable - didnt' want to stand on it when tied up and was fussing / wouldn't settle. Vet came out and agrees with me it's completely not normal and she's uncomfortable but couldn't work out why. There's no swelling or heat anywhere and couldn't find anythign on palpation.
The plan at the moment is box rest for next 5/6 days (assuming nothing gets worse) on danilon and then re-assess. If not better then the thinking at the moment is to take her up for investigations. We took some video which the vet is going to show to the other vets at the vet hospital to see if any of them have come across it before. There's a link below - it doesn't show brilliantly on the video unfortunatly.

has anyone come across anythign similar before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MZoBxkwpY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6SF7hAMW68&feature=youtu.be
 
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Could this be something like displacement of the superficial flexor tendon at the point of the hock? Known as slipping tendon.
Looks similar to one of ours that had it.
 
I think thats the thing the vet initially thought it was but then said it wasn't because nothing felt abnormal on palpation - not sure if thats normal or if they can slip the tendon off and it feels normal when they're stood. She didn't make it easy tho as wouldn't stand square and was reluctant to stand with weight through that leg at all
 
So she's bust an abcess out the back of her foot - this is despite not reacting to hoof testing!!!!! Have to say never been so pleased to see pus
 
mynutmeg said:
Absolutely. She's now got to stay in for a few weeks until its healed up as she's got a large gap round her coronet band
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Once it comes clean on the poultice get some terramycin from your vet and spray that on - it will help the hoof harden and heal over much quicker so you can get back to turning out and riding.
 
The gap doesn't heal up per se, it grows out with the horn. I've always kept my horses out and flushed out the hole for a few days, then just wait a few months for it to grow down.
 
Previously I would have just chucked out and flushed however the yard we're on now shed be standing in either water or mud - there is no dry area for her which is why I reckon she's got it in the first place! I've had to put front shoes on her this winter for the first time in the 6 years I've had her cause her feet have gone so soft from.how wet her field.is
 
What a pain. I completely understand why you want to keep her in for a bit then. Hopefully the hole (and the ground) will dry up quickly so you can get her out again before long. :)
 
That would be nice - she's not too bad from a hole point of view - her coronet band seperated off the inside and while thats still a bit up it's easy enough to flush but it dropped down and left about a 1 1/2 inch long, 1/4' wide 'wound' that while it has some nice granulation tissue is going to take a while to heal through.
 
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