Morrigan_Lady
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Its been about six weeks now!! Vet came out and wasnt really too sure what was wrong and thought it was some bruising to the foot and said for me to hot bandage the leg for 3 days and see how he went and then I may want to consider x-rays, scans, nerve blocks etc.
He did get quite a bit better, so I started just hacking him out in walk and thats pretty much all Ive done with him since, as when I school him he is lame on the left leg in trot ONLY!!
Now I know riding a lame horse is not ideal, but he's not hopping lame, more short than anything and it really is only in trot when being schooled, so Ive just stuck to walk hacks on soft ground to keep him ticking over and sane!
Thismorning I had the physio out and she didnt find anything that would make him lame and advised to maybe ask my farrier to put rubber pads on his front feet when he's shod. Ive spoken to the farrier and that is being done as we speak. So Im thinking that ill give it a couple of weeks with pads and see how it goes, as the ground has been very hard up till recently, then if they dont make any difference where do I go next!! Im considering getting a second opinion from a different vet. Obviously I could just turn him away, but Id rather know whats going on. Any ideas??
He did get quite a bit better, so I started just hacking him out in walk and thats pretty much all Ive done with him since, as when I school him he is lame on the left leg in trot ONLY!!
Now I know riding a lame horse is not ideal, but he's not hopping lame, more short than anything and it really is only in trot when being schooled, so Ive just stuck to walk hacks on soft ground to keep him ticking over and sane!
Thismorning I had the physio out and she didnt find anything that would make him lame and advised to maybe ask my farrier to put rubber pads on his front feet when he's shod. Ive spoken to the farrier and that is being done as we speak. So Im thinking that ill give it a couple of weeks with pads and see how it goes, as the ground has been very hard up till recently, then if they dont make any difference where do I go next!! Im considering getting a second opinion from a different vet. Obviously I could just turn him away, but Id rather know whats going on. Any ideas??