What is wrong with my horse?!

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SophieandDougie

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I own a 16.2, 15 year old TB cross. Having very flat feet we have had problems with bruising etc, but after finding a good farrier this seems to have changed. However, he went lame around 3 weeks ago on his front left foot. Farrier came and a little bruising was present, but this soon went after a week. Rode him for 2 days then had a day of due to me being at work. I went to ride him the next day and he was lame through his back right leg. After trotting him up, i decided to give him a couple of days off and re asses the situation. Got our back lady to have a look as i suspected it to be his old ham string injury as it was last time. She couldn't find anything, and i've been told to get the vet out. When trotting him up several time he got worse where it came to a point where we had to stop as he was hopping lame.

I don't know what this lameness can be! Theres no heat, no swelling, his back/feet/legs have been checked, hes fine and happy in himself, eating normally and drinking, and doesn't seem to be in any pain. Any suggestions at what this could be?!
 
P3 is the pedal bone which can rotate and descend in conditions such as laminitis. It needs urgent treatment and can be very serious BUT don't freak yourself out with internet diagnosis, just call the vet out asap and get a proper answer to what is going on before you stress too much.
 
could be foot infection, a horse at my yard has one which we're waiting to drain out- he has no heat though.


(booboos, your signature asyas you always wear hats around horses, you're not in your picture (if its's you)).
 
Sorry, that was rude of me.

Stressful evening, someone opened my gates, police, horses on road, youngest of them stressed and colicking....got to go back in a couple of hours. Nightmare. :mad:

If the sole is flat, typically the pedal bone will be low in the hoof capsule. you may even be able to find a dip at the front of the coronatry band in extreme cases

Shoes won't help with that other than keeping the sole off the ground a bit. Maybe think this way - if the sole is flat, and it is potentially thin, is it right to put the sole into a bridging role when you are only providing peripheral support?

If this were my horse I'd be thinking shoes off, on to a supportive surface and then thinking boots with 12mm pads for movement/work.

Need to consider LGL - maybe have him in off the grass for a couple of weeks and see if that makes a difference - give him soaked hay.

Also minerals adn a hoof supportive diet.

A good book to get is Feet First by Nic Barker and Sarah Braithwaite. Nic runs Rockley Farm, you've no doubt seen reports from her rehab clients on here.
 
Had the vet out today. Due to him being kicked in front right leg around 2 weeks ago, hes still a little sore on that so is on bute for 2 weeks. Vet is then coming back to sort out his back end, as we can't really do alot with it at the moment untill the front is sorted out. It's not clear yet whats wrong with his back because of his front as he maybe over compensating with his back end or not. But we shall wait for another 2 weeks and we shall see!
Thanks alot :)
 
my old mare went lame, literally took 20 minutes to get her in from the field, really thought her time had come, took a week for vet and farrier to find it, but very deep rooted absess which came out through a tiny hole in coronet band, (we were very lucky!!)
She was compensating, absess was in front and looked far worse in her backend!
fingers crossed she is just over compensating!!
 
dizzyf said:
(booboos, your signature asyas you always wear hats around horses, you're not in your picture (if its's you)).
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(it is me, photo was taken about 6 years ago, have been wearing hats while handling for the last 4 years. Unfortunately I am not perfect, but at least I am improving!).

OP, sorry to hijack! Glad you had the vet out and I hope he can resolve the issues one by one!
 
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