what could it be ??

[PaintboxEDT]

my lad has been in on box rest since monday,first thoughts an abcess,same symptoms as the 2 previous ones so called farrier who came out tuesday and had a good look ect and found nothing but said it could be very deep abcess/bruising and to pultice it hoping it would draw somthing out,well he came back tonite horse still lame and no sign of abcess/bruising

so he said couple more days box rest and pulticing to see if again its a deep abcess it mite help it on its way,but also he said that as he was miffed as much as we are and that its prob time to get the vet out,yes he mite have pulled something or twisted but i dont know,the long and the short of it is.......he is 23 has been a very hard working carriage horse nearlly 20 years,came to me just over 2 years ago to have a quieter life

i just think that maybe this is a sign of his hard life taking its toll and is more serious than we think,farrier said worse case maybe fractured pedal bone or navicular,he is a 17hh gelderlander weighing in at 700kg so no lightweight,am i overthinging/worrying for no reason,hes not really a sick or sorry horse but the lameness isnt inproving !!!!

any ideas ??

 

[Echo Bravo]

could be a sidebone developing, and they do settle down after awhile. the only problem with my old Gelding was he wanted to walk in the middle of the road as the camber was better than walking at the edge where he was basically walking lobsided.

 

[Paula18]

You will only worry yourself more thinking of what it could be until you actually know. Best bet to get the vet and get a diagnosis to put your mind at rest and hopefully get your boy back on the road to recovery. Good luck, hope he's okay.

 

[PaintboxEDT]

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could be a sidebone developing, and they do settle down after awhile. the only problem with my old Gelding was he wanted to walk in the middle of the road as the camber was better than walking at the edge where he was basically walking lobsided.

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its funny you should say that as my farrier said tonite that he has it and has always been slighty lame in trot and like you horse mine is the same with the camber on the road but its not a new thing as he always had lame thing on uneven roads,it is in the same leg but he is not convinced its the sidebone causeing this lameness

 

[Rudey]

I agree with all of the above posts. Sometimes it can be the most simplest thing, so try not panic until you have discovered the cause. After 2 - 3 weeks lameness, and if your farrier can't help, I would give the vet a bell! No doubt they can't advise you over the phone without seeing your horse, but if a call out's needed, warn the bank! Vets don't come cheap eh

xx

My friends mare went really lame, and after 10days she got the vet out. It turned out to be fresh splints on the mares legs... not just 1 leg, or 2, the poor mare got a splint on 3 legs at the same time....OUCH!!

Along the same lines as side bone, one of my other mates had a 17hander with poor conformation and had done alot of hard road work and he developed ring bone. The farrier said it was inevitable with his poor conformation and use. He leads a very happy life now, he's retired and enjoying a laid back life in the field. It appears that he is only lame if he is stabled or the ground is very hard, so he lives out 24/7 and the majority of the time is fairly sound.

But if in doubt, call the vets xx

 

[Rudey]

p.s. good luck, and I hope he's okay xx