What could be wrong with my mare? Help!

Lady lala - if she is clearly lame I am not going to ride her. When she is slightly short which could be down to stiffness I do not believe it will do her harm to lightly be worked (walked round a field) obviously if she is in any discomfort doing so I won't ride her.

I did not say that she was lame when I jump her as I you read my other posts I clearly state I would never jump her If I thought she was lame, and obviously reusing jumps does suggest somethings wrong which is why I have stopped jumping her, I you have commented on my post just to tell me that I have contradicted myself then is there not better things you could be doing and making me waste my time writing this?

Wagtail- stiffness is possible as she is a heavily worked horse, hunted a lot before i got her, getting the vet out anyway so fingers crossed I should know what's wrong soon :)
 
Jadey- thanks i did not know this to be the case before reading it on my post so will get vet out tomorrow instead and cancel chiropractor until I know whats wrong and see what vet suggests , thanks will keep you updated :)
 
MissHocusPocus said:
Obviously it all links that's why I posted in the first place and stated her symptoms to see what the overall diagnosis could be, I don't jump her when se goes slightly lame, but as said she isn't lame all the time it only occasionally
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A horse that is regularly and intermitently lame and refusing to jump has a problem. A horse showing these symptoms should be a red light for getting a vet in to investigate sooner rather than later.

From what you've said it sounds as if you have attempted to jump the horse in between lameness episodes - choosing to 'whip' her over a fence rather than immediately recognising there is a problem and stopping all riding activities until you have a diagnosis.

It's a very short leap to connect the two.
 
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MissHocusPocus said:
Lady lala - if she is clearly lame I am not going to ride her. When she is slightly short which could be down to stiffness I do not believe it will do her harm to lightly be worked (walked round a field) obviously if she is in any discomfort doing so I won't ride her.

I did not say that she was lame when I jump her as I you read my other posts I clearly state I would never jump her If I thought she was lame, and obviously reusing jumps does suggest somethings wrong which is why I have stopped jumping her, I you have commented on my post just to tell me that I have contradicted myself then is there not better things you could be doing and making me waste my time writing this?

Wagtail- stiffness is possible as she is a heavily worked horse, hunted a lot before i got her, getting the vet out anyway so fingers crossed I should know what's wrong soon :)
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I didn't make you waste your time, you made that decision all on your own.

I wasn't trying to be rude, just pointing out that there are one or two inconsistencies in your post.

IMO, if a horse is stepping 'short' in one particular leg as you've described.. it isn't sound. If it isn't sound.. it's lame. You also didn't say you had stopped jumping her altogether, you said you didnt jump her 'as much' ..So apologies for the confusion, but I'm sure you'll understand how I came to such a conclusion.

Glad you're getting the vet out to your girl, hopefully you'll get her sorted relatively quickly.
Good luck with it, and let us know how she gets on with the vet.
 
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Papafriat(what ever) When I said out I meant muscles as my vet has said before about my old mare her pelvis is out, she meant her muscles on righthand side:p:p:p:p:p
 
Wagtail said:
Actually, Amy, it may not be a lameness at all. My friend had a horse that was stiff down his left side and looked lame. He had a massively inflamed liver. I could be anything, but people are bound to suggest things that they have had experience of themselves.
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Even more reason not to pull theories out of the air, and encourage veterinary intervention....

When she is slightly short which could be down to stiffness I do not believe it will do her harm to lightly be worked (walked round a field) obviously if she is in any discomfort doing so I won't ride her.
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OP, If your horse is offering a shortened stride - she is exhibiting pain. So riding her when she's like this (despite what you think may be causing it) is in fact causing her discomfort.
 
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I'm afraid that I totally agree with amymay and lady la la.
Shortened strides and reluctance to jump = unsound = lame!!

Mine started bucking for the first time ever, so got the vet out and had an assessment and turned out my horse was intermittently lame on three legs on a tight circle on hard ground (not something you do often) and had a £1,000 investigation done to get no diagnosis. So turned her away for 12months and is now back in full-time hard work sound as a pound!

Little changes = subtle hints to invisible issues!!
 
Thanks everyone I get very argumentative when it comes o my horse ;) vet is out on Monday I will not be riding her until then and will let you all know how it goes :) thanks
 
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