What would you do?

[EmmaJ]

My horse had a chipped canon bone injury which happened July last year, the last 2 months she's been lame on twice but all of a sudden sound again! In the meantime, i noticed she wasnt moving right, i took her in the school and se that she wasn't tracking up like she usually does! Had a feel down her legs & her hind leg was swollen with slight heat in it. She must have had a bad fall too out in the field as she would barely let me touch her hind thigh! (Due to her gallopping around like a loon). called the vet as presumed the worse, he advised to bute for 2 days and see how she goes. Anyway he came out after 3 days and said it was nothing worrie about and i can start riding from Monday (today) but im still not sure as her leg is slightly up still (feels like 2 small balloons either side just above her fetlock) even though shes tracking up well now & showing no sign on pain, im still not convinced its just a "type of fall shes had" Surely it would have gone down by now?!?! Im so paranoid she's had so many knocks, kicks and inurys the past few months, and shes not the calmest of horse neither so she dont help herself!
Has anyone ever come across anything simular? what would u do? i just dont want to make anything worse if it is anything if u see what i mean

 

[cheekycharley]

I know exactly what you mean about being paronoid, my horse had a splint in the summer (the one with a swollen fetlock now) and my pony before that had problems.

We have a horse (not the one i posted about) who if left in his stable for a few days (ob with being ridden as well!) gets a slightly swollen leg. So I would go for it and get riding again. This may well help.

Horses for you I guess!

 

[mistque84]

i would ride again and hose leg after riding and just keep an eye on it. my mare had two splint on her leg and we used to ice pack them every day after riding otherwise she would sometimes go lame . good luck

 

[Marchtime]

I think (but please don't quote me... not my most knowledgeable subject) that what you are referring to are windgalls. My boy has them - soft circular like lumps on either side of his hind fetlocks. Don't worry - they can be the result of many things but in my boys case (and by the sound of it your horses) it's from where he prats about in the field and causes concussion to his leg. If your girl is sound I wouldn't panic. They've never caused a problem for me.